UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/torfaen
Council areaWales
House prices in Torfaen
Homes in Torfaen sold for a median of £200,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 1,952 standard sales.
That makes it the ninth cheapest of the 22 council areas in Wales with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £217,500.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 477 | £330,000 | £290,000 to £387,000 | £3,008/m²from 22 sales |
| Semi-detached | 519 | £215,000 | £180,000 to £260,000 | £2,561/m²from 21 sales |
| Terraced | 882 | £165,000 | £144,000 to £195,000 | £2,027/m²from 39 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 74 | £116,000 | £85,000 to £130,000 | Too few |
Terraced houses were the most common type sold in Torfaen, at 45% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 27%.
Flats and maisonettes stand out against Wales as a whole: a median of £116,000 here, 20% less than the £145,000 across the region.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £2,342 per m², 10% below the £2,609 across Wales as a whole.
Prices over time
The median rose 56%, from £128,500 in 2016 to £200,000 in 2025, more than the 46% rise across Wales as a whole.
Postcode districts in Torfaen
District medians are close together, from £187,000 in NP4 (Pontypool) to £212,000 in NP44 (Cwmbran).
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Clos Capel Llwyd, Pontrhydyrun (NP44)29 sales
- Maes Celyn, Cwmbran (NP44)24 sales
- Heol Ewen, Pontrhydyrun (NP44)23 sales
- James Prosser Way, Llantarnam (NP44)22 sales
- Heol Lowri, Pontrhydyrun (NP44)20 sales
- Cwrt Celyn, St Dials (NP44)17 sales
- Gifford Close, Two Locks (NP44)13 sales
- Chester Close, New Inn (NP4)12 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Clos Capel Llwyd, Pontrhydyrun (NP44, detached houses, £326,000), Heol Lowri, Pontrhydyrun (NP44, £310,000) and Oakfield Grange, Oakfield (NP44, detached houses, £310,000).
The cheapest were Osborne Road, Pontypool (NP4, £110,000), Blaen Bran Close, Cwmbran (NP44, flats, £125,000) and Pentre Close, Coed Eva (NP44, £170,000).
Living in Torfaen
Crime
104 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 84 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
86% of homes can get it
Lower than 65 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
96% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 93 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,156 a year in Torfaen for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 92 in 100 council areas. Wales: £2,283. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as the police and any community council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Welsh Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in Wales
Median sale price of the 22 council areas in Wales with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Torfaen and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Isle of Anglesey£225,000
- Pembrokeshire£225,000
- Conwy£218,000
- Bridgend£218,000
- Flintshire£215,500
- Denbighshire£200,000
- Swansea£200,000
- Torfaen, this council area£200,000
- Wrexham£200,000
- Carmarthenshire£197,500
- Caerphilly£195,000
- Gwynedd£195,000
- Neath Port Talbot£165,000
- Rhondda Cynon Taf£165,000
- Merthyr Tydfil£145,000
About these figures
Torfaen's figures come from 1,952 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.