Cheapest and most expensive places in Wales to buy a house (August 2026)
Monmouthshire was the most expensive of Wales’s 22 councils in August 2026 (average house price £328,937).
Blaenau Gwent was the cheapest (£143,243). The middle council, Swansea, had £211,177.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monmouthshire | £328,937 |
| 2 | Vale of Glamorgan | £300,358 |
| 3 | Cardiff | £272,443 |
| 4 | Powys | £237,042 |
| 5 | Isle of Anglesey | £236,308 |
| 6 | Ceredigion | £234,314 |
| 7 | Newport | £225,702 |
| 8 | Conwy | £218,235 |
| 9 | Wrexham | £215,035 |
| 10 | Flintshire | £214,882 |
| 11 | Swansea | £211,177 |
| 12 | Pembrokeshire | £211,074 |
| 13 | Bridgend | £210,905 |
| 14 | Denbighshire | £207,130 |
| 15 | Gwynedd | £203,555 |
| 16 | Caerphilly | £198,545 |
| 17 | Carmarthenshire | £195,263 |
| 18 | Torfaen | £194,895 |
| 19 | Neath Port Talbot | £165,787 |
| 20 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | £165,213 |
| 21 | Merthyr Tydfil | £148,656 |
| 22 | Blaenau Gwent | £143,243 |