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The most affordable towns in Wales

Where homes in Wales sell for the least — towns and cities ranked by lowest median sold price over the last three years, from HM Land Registry data.

Ferndale tops the table with a £82,500 median. New Tredegar and Treorchy follow at £90,000 and £105,000, and the No. 30 entry, Kidwelly, sits at £180,000 — a 2.2× spread from top to bottom. Every town or city here links to its full guide — the trend, prices by type and how it compares to England.

#Town or cityMedian · 5-yr
1Ferndale£82,500+35%2New Tredegar£90,000+41.2%3Treorchy£105,000+37%4Pentre£105,000+39.9%5Tonypandy£107,000+36.5%6Abertillery£108,000+48.4%7Mountain Ash£110,000+54.1%8Blaenau Ffestiniog£121,500+9.3%9Tredegar£125,000+28.7%10Maesteg£125,000+23%11Porth£132,000+14.2%12Merthyr Tydfil£132,250+21.4%13Bargoed£135,000+30.8%14Aberdare£135,000+26.2%15Ebbw Vale£137,000+21.8%16Treharris£140,000+10.7%17Port Talbot£148,000+23.3%18Neath£150,000+22.4%19Llanelli£160,000+21.5%20Pembroke Dock£160,000+19.5%21Milford Haven£160,500+19.8%22Pontypridd£170,000+17.5%23Pontypool£173,000+21.8%24Ammanford£175,000+24.3%25Rhyl£175,000+13.6%26Flint£177,000+13.7%27Holywell£177,000+7.2%28Prestatyn£178,500+15%29Hengoed£180,000+32.7%30Kidwelly£180,000+19.1%

Median sold price over the last three years from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; 5-year change is on a mix-robust median index. Only towns and cities with a meaningful number of recent sales are ranked.

Wales house-price guide →Most expensive towns in Wales

Most affordable towns in Wales — FAQs

What is the most affordable town or city in Wales?

Ferndale, with a £82,500 median (HM Land Registry sold-price data, among Wales towns and cities with at least 150 recent sales).

Which are the top three most affordable towns and cities?

1. Ferndale (£82,500); 2. New Tredegar (£90,000); 3. Treorchy (£105,000).

How is this ranking calculated?

From HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: each town or city's median sold price over the last three years, with a floor of 150 recent sales so thin, noisy markets don't distort the table. Updated daily.

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