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Machen

Middle area

South Caerphilly. 5,292 people in 33 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 Machen’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£228,750
2,180th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,289
2,063rd lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
84.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Machen compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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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. Machen is £228,750.
£228,7505th highest
Population24 middle areas, Caerphilly · 2021
Population: every middle area in Caerphilly24 areas from 5,085 to 10,624. The middle area is 7,128. Machen is 5,289.
5,2892nd 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%. Machen is 84.0%.
84.0%4th lowest
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%. Machen is 3.0%.
3.0%5th lowest

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 Machen 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
Machen in brief

The median price paid for a home in Machen was £228,750 in 2025.

Machen had 5,289 usual residents at the census.

In Machen, 84.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Machen, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.