Wales
NationOne of the four nations of the United Kingdom. 3,175,181 people in 20,783 square kilometres.
Deprivation by neighbourhood
Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Most deprived 10%Least
There is no Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 figure for Wales’s neighbourhoods yet.
House prices since 2000
Monthly average house price, smoothed. Wales’s is 4.4 times its 2000 level, faster than United Kingdom’s.
Councils in Wales
| Name | Average house price, Jul 2026 | Population, 2021 | Female lifespan, 2022 to 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaenau GwentWelsh council | £144,294 | 66,904 | 79.2 years |
| BridgendWelsh council | £209,569 | 145,488 | 81.9 years |
| CaerphillyWelsh council | £197,542 | 175,952 | 80.6 years |
| CardiffWelsh council | £272,252 | 362,308 | 82.2 years |
| CarmarthenshireWelsh council | £199,025 | 187,897 | 81.9 years |
| CeredigionWelsh council | £235,160 | 71,475 | 83.3 years |
| ConwyWelsh council | £217,829 | 114,741 | 82.6 years |
| DenbighshireWelsh council | £201,452 | 95,817 | 81.2 years |
| FlintshireWelsh council | £215,892 | 154,962 | 82.4 years |
| GwyneddWelsh council | £204,974 | 117,393 | 83.3 years |
| Isle of AngleseyWelsh council | £231,943 | 68,878 | 82.7 years |
| Merthyr TydfilWelsh council | £156,721 | 58,836 | 79.7 years |
| MonmouthshireWelsh council | £335,093 | 92,957 | 84.6 years |
| Neath Port TalbotWelsh council | £168,082 | 142,289 | 81.4 years |
| NewportWelsh council | £229,200 | 159,592 | 82.1 years |
| PembrokeshireWelsh council | £208,615 | 123,360 | 83.1 years |
| PowysWelsh council | £237,762 | 133,169 | 83.6 years |
| Rhondda Cynon TafWelsh council | £164,192 | 237,651 | 81.3 years |
| SwanseaWelsh council | £205,383 | 238,490 | 82.2 years |
| TorfaenWelsh council | £199,184 | 92,276 | 81.6 years |
| Vale of GlamorganWelsh council | £303,112 | 131,939 | 83.9 years |
| WrexhamWelsh council | £212,778 | 135,117 | 82.1 years |
Wales in brief
Wales’s average house price was £215,037 in July 2026.
Wales had 3,107,494 usual residents at the census.
A baby girl born in Wales could expect to live 82.2 years, based on deaths in 2022 to 2024.
In Wales, 83.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.