House prices in Merthyr Tydfil
The average house price in Merthyr Tydfil over the last three years is £163,119, with a median sold price of £130,000 — well below the ~£290,000 England & Wales norm.
HM Land Registry sold-price data · updated August 2026
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Sold prices in Merthyr Tydfil
Based on 2,044 sales recorded in the last three years (HM Land Registry).
The average house price in Merthyr Tydfil over the last three years is £163,119, with a median sold price of £130,000 — well below the ~£290,000 England & Wales norm. The mean sits notably higher than the median here, which usually means a tail of larger or higher-value sales pulling the average up. That's drawn from 2,044 recorded sales — a liquid, actively-traded local market.
Merthyr Tydfil price trend
Quarterly median sold price (smoothed), against Wales and England & Wales. Hover for the value at any quarter.
Over five years, prices in Merthyr Tydfil have risen (+17.2%). Across a full decade they are +59.6%. The last twelve months alone: -4.3%. Prices in Merthyr Tydfil still sit about 4.3% below their 2025 peak on our smoothed index — worth knowing when a seller's asking price was set with the top of the market in mind.
How Merthyr Tydfil growth compares
Sold prices rebased to 100 at 2015 — so you can compare the pace of change in Merthyr Tydfil directly against Wales and England & Wales, regardless of price level.
Indexed to 100 in 2015. A line at +20% means prices are 20% above their 2015 level.
What it costs to buy in Merthyr Tydfil
From entry-level to premium — where sold prices actually land, not just the headline median.
Homes in Merthyr Tydfil span an unusually wide range: the cheapest tenth of sales went for under £70,000, while the top tenth fetched over £299,995. Half of all sales fell between £95,000 and £195,000 — the practical "middle of the market" a typical buyer competes in.
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Upfront cash ≈ £13,100 (deposit + stamp duty), before legal and survey fees. Illustration only, not financial advice — English SDLT main-residence rates for 2026/27; second homes pay a surcharge, and your mortgage rate and multiple will vary.
How Merthyr Tydfil compares
Average sold price here against its wider area and England (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index).
At £163,119, homes in Merthyr Tydfil sell for 44% below the England average. Prices here have moved slower than England as a whole over the past year (-4.3% vs +3.9%).
Prices by property type
Median sold price and share of the market, by type, across Merthyr Tydfil.
The most-traded type in Merthyr Tydfil is terraced (1,152 sales, median £110,000), which tends to set the tone of the area. Flats (£84,000) and houses (~£154,470) trade well apart, so the headline figure moves a lot with the mix of what's for sale.
The Merthyr Tydfil market: activity & mix
How busy the market is, and what kind of homes actually change hands.
* 2026 is a part year — Land Registry sales are recorded a few weeks after completion.
Around 583 homes changed hands in Merthyr Tydfil in 2025 — in line with the area's average of roughly 684 sales a year over the past decade. The busiest recent year was 2021 (824 sales). Steady turnover means a reasonable flow of fresh listings through the year. 4% of recent sales in Merthyr Tydfil were leasehold — almost entirely freehold.
Where Merthyr Tydfil is
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Merthyr Tydfil house prices — FAQs
Over the last three years the median sold price in Merthyr Tydfil was £130,000, with a mean of £163,119, based on 2,044 HM Land Registry sales.
At a £130,000 median, Merthyr Tydfil is cheaper than the ~£290,000 England & Wales average.
On our smoothed index, Merthyr Tydfil prices have moved -4.3% over the past year. Local trends are noisy, so this is a guide to direction rather than a precise figure.
Of the common types, flat / maisonette have the lowest median at £84,000 (50 sales).
Entry-level homes (the cheapest 10% of sales) went for under £70,000, and most buyers competed in the £95,000–£195,000 band. The top 10% of sales exceeded £299,995.
Prices in Merthyr Tydfil are +17.2% over the last five years, and +59.6% over ten, on our smoothed index of Land Registry sales.
On the £130,000 median-priced Merthyr Tydfil home, a home-mover pays about £100 in Stamp Duty Land Tax at 2026/27 rates, and a first-time buyer about £0 with first-time-buyer relief. Second homes pay a surcharge on top.
A 10% deposit on the median £130,000 Merthyr Tydfil home is £13,000 (5% would be £6,500). Borrowing the remaining £117,000 implies a household income of roughly £26,000 at a typical 4.5× lending multiple.
Roughly 583 sales a year have been recorded in Merthyr Tydfil recently (HM Land Registry). That’s a liquid market — homes come up regularly, and pricing is well-evidenced.
Area figures set the scene, but every home differs. A Housometer report scores an individual Merthyr Tydfil address across value, energy, flood & ground risk, crime, schools, transport, noise, air and more — search any address to see it.
Sold-price figures derived from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (© Crown copyright), under the Open Government Licence v3.0; £/m² combines PPD with MHCLG EPC floor areas. Full Housometer reports also draw on HM Land Registry, Ordnance Survey, Environment Agency, VOA, Ofsted, Police.uk, DEFRA, ONS and more. Area figures summarise the market and are not a valuation of any individual home.