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Aber Valley

Middle area

South west Caerphilly. 6,386 people in 13 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Aber Valley’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£163,000
708th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,508
3,533rd lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Aber Valley compares

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Median sale price24 middle areas, Caerphilly · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Caerphilly24 areas from £115,000 to £265,000. The middle area is £193,250. Aber Valley is £163,000.
£163,0005th lowest
Population24 middle areas, Caerphilly · 2021
Population: every middle area in Caerphilly24 areas from 5,085 to 10,624. The middle area is 7,128. Aber Valley is 6,508.
6,5089th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage24 middle areas, Caerphilly · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Caerphilly24 areas from 44.3% to 98.4%. The middle area is 94.3%. Aber Valley is 96.2%.
96.2%5th highest
Claimant rate24 middle areas, Caerphilly · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Caerphilly24 areas from 2.1% to 5.2%. The middle area is 3.5%. Aber Valley is 5.0%.
5.0%3rd highest

Figures for the whole of Caerphilly

These figures are published for the whole of Caerphilly, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Caerphilly and not Aber Valley alone. See Caerphilly

Average house price
£197,542
Up 4.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,367
78th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.6×
65th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Female life expectancy
80.6years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Aber Valley in brief

The median price paid for a home in Aber Valley was £163,000 in 2025.

Aber Valley had 6,508 usual residents at the census.

In Aber Valley, 96.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Aber Valley, 5.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.