Housing in Wales
NationOne of the four nations of the United Kingdom. 3,175,181 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 20,783 square kilometres.
17 layers about housing for Wales, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Sales per year by neighbourhood
Worked out by Open Index · 2025
There is no house sales per year figure for Wales’s neighbourhoods yet.
Average house price
NationWales’s average house price was £215,037 in July 2026.
That is 21% lower than United Kingdom and 21% lower than the UK average.
Prices rose 2.6% in the year to July 2026.
- Against United Kingdom
- 21% lower£272,611
- Against the UK
- 21% lower£272,611
House prices since 2000
Monthly average house price, smoothed. Wales’s is 4.4 times its 2000 level, faster than United Kingdom’s.
House price to pay
CouncilGreat Britain onlyPublished for councils, not as one figure for the whole of Wales. The map shows each one.
Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey.
Sold prices
PostcodeEngland and Wales onlyPublished as points, so there is no single figure for Wales. The map shows each one.
Average private rent
NationThe average private rent in Wales was £846 a month in August 2026.
That is 40% lower than United Kingdom and 40% lower than the UK average.
Rents in Wales rose 4.3% in the year to August 2026.
For average private rent, Wales is the cheapest of 3 in the UK.
- Against United Kingdom
- 40% lower£1,400
- Against the UK
- 40% lower£1,400
Rent since 2015
Monthly average private rent, smoothed. Wales’s is 1.6 times its 2015 level, in step with United Kingdom’s.
House sales per year
CouncilEngland and Wales onlyPublished for councils, not as one figure for the whole of Wales. The map shows each one.
Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
Median sale price
CouncilEngland and Wales onlyPublished for councils, not as one figure for the whole of Wales. The map shows each one.
Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
Annual price change
Nation- Against United Kingdom
- 1.9 times1.4%
- Against the UK
- 1.9 times1.4%
Detached house price
NationThe average price of a detached home in Wales was £336,301 in July 2026.
That is 24% lower than United Kingdom and 24% lower than the UK average for detached homes.
- Against United Kingdom
- 24% lower£444,936
- Against the UK
- 24% lower£444,936
Flat price
NationThe average price of a flat in Wales was £128,586 in July 2026.
That is 33% lower than United Kingdom and 33% lower than the UK average for flats.
- Against United Kingdom
- 33% lower£192,704
- Against the UK
- 33% lower£192,704
Semi-detached house price
NationThe average price of a semi-detached home in Wales was £215,065 in July 2026.
That is 23% lower than United Kingdom and 23% lower than the UK average for semi-detached homes.
- Against United Kingdom
- 23% lower£278,555
- Against the UK
- 23% lower£278,555
Terraced house price
NationThe average price of a terraced home in Wales was £172,261 in July 2026.
That is 26% lower than United Kingdom and 26% lower than the UK average for terraced homes.
- Against United Kingdom
- 26% lower£231,945
- Against the UK
- 26% lower£231,945
House sales per month
Nation2,232 home sales were recorded in Wales in May 2026.
Figures for the latest months are revised as more sales are registered.
One-bedroom private rent
NationThe average private rent for a home with 1 bedroom in Wales was £636 a month in August 2026.
That is 44% lower than United Kingdom and 44% lower than the UK average for the same size of home.
For one-bedroom rent, Wales is the cheapest of 3 in the UK.
- Against United Kingdom
- 44% lower£1,136
- Against the UK
- 44% lower£1,136
Two-bedroom private rent
NationThe average private rent for a home with 2 bedrooms in Wales was £779 a month in August 2026.
That is 39% lower than United Kingdom and 39% lower than the UK average for the same size of home.
For two-bedroom rent, Wales is the cheapest of 3 in the UK.
- Against United Kingdom
- 39% lower£1,281
- Against the UK
- 39% lower£1,281
Three-bedroom private rent
NationThe average private rent for a home with 3 bedrooms in Wales was £890 a month in August 2026.
That is 38% lower than United Kingdom and 38% lower than the UK average for the same size of home.
For three-bedroom rent, Wales is the cheapest of 3 in the UK.
- Against United Kingdom
- 38% lower£1,430
- Against the UK
- 38% lower£1,430
Four-bedroom or larger private rent
NationThe average private rent for a home with 4 or more bedrooms in Wales was £1,247 a month in August 2026.
That is 40% lower than United Kingdom and 40% lower than the UK average for the same size of home.
For four-bedroom or larger rent, Wales is the cheapest of 3 in the UK.
- Against United Kingdom
- 40% lower£2,080
- Against the UK
- 40% lower£2,080
Annual rent change
NationPrivate rents in Wales changed by 4.3% in the year to August 2026.
Wales is strongest of 3 for annual rent change.
- Against United Kingdom
- 13% higher3.8%
- Against the UK
- 13% higher3.8%