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UK House Price Index Wales: March 2022

Published 18 May 2022

1. Headline statistics for March 2022

The average price of a property in Wales was £206,395

The annual price change of a property for Wales was 11.7%

The monthly price change of a property for Wales was 0.4%

The index figure for Wales (January 2015 = 100) was 151.6

Estimates for the most recent months are provisional and are likely to be updated as more data is incorporated into the index. Read the revision policies.

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2. Economic statement

Wales house prices increased by 11.7% in the year to March 2022, down from 14.5% in February 2022. Wales house prices were growing faster than the UK annual rate of 9.8% in the year to March 2022. On a non-seasonally adjusted basis average house prices in Wales increased by 0.4% between February and March 2022, compared with an increase of 2.9% during the same period a year earlier (February 2021 and March 2021). On a seasonally adjusted basis, average house prices in Wales increased by 0.2% between February and March 2022.

Comparing the provisional volume estimate for January 2021 with the provisional estimate for January 2022, the volume of transactions decreased by 29.9% in Wales. UK volume transactions decreased by 37.0% over the same period.

In Wales, all local authority areas showed an increase in average house prices in the year to March 2022. Vale of Glamorgan showed the strongest growth, rising by 24.3% in the year to March 2022 to £313,000. In contrast, Denbighshire showed the lowest annual change, with an increase of 7.9% in the year to March 2022, with the average house price at £193,000.

Of all property types, detached houses showed the largest annual growth, rising by 14.5% in the year to March 2022 to £321,000. Flats and maisonettes showed the lowest annual growth, rising by 5.2% in the year to March 2022, to an average price of £129,000.

As with other indicators in the housing market, which typically fluctuate from month to month, it is important not to put too much weight on one month’s set of house price data.

3. Price change

3.1 Annual price change

Annual price change for Wales over the past 5 years

In Wales, average prices increased by 11.7% in the year to March 2022, down from 14.5% in February 2022.

Annual price change by local authority for Wales

Low numbers of sales transactions in some local authorities can lead to volatility in the series.

While we make efforts to account for this volatility, the change in price in these local levels can be influenced by the type and number of properties sold in any given period.

Geographies with low number of sales transactions should be analysed in the context of their longer-term trends rather than focusing on monthly movements.

Local authorities March 2022 March 2021 Difference
Blaenau Gwent £125,622 £104,879 19.8%
Bridgend £190,691 £173,699 9.8%
Caerphilly £174,261 £154,035 13.1%
Cardiff £248,958 £227,722 9.3%
Carmarthenshire £200,873 £170,219 18.0%
Ceredigion £247,001 £209,727 17.8%
Conwy £206,285 £182,080 13.3%
Denbighshire £193,223 £179,024 7.9%
Flintshire £203,354 £183,970 10.5%
Gwynedd £208,395 £179,909 15.8%
Isle of Anglesey £227,506 £203,657 11.7%
Merthyr Tydfil £145,269 £121,343 19.7%
Monmouthshire £342,225 £299,118 14.4%
Neath Port Talbot £152,384 £130,879 16.4%
Newport £226,443 £202,690 11.7%
Pembrokeshire £229,882 £199,970 15.0%
Powys £243,443 £210,510 15.6%
Rhondda Cynon Taf £145,311 £130,503 11.3%
Swansea £185,560 £166,612 11.4%
Torfaen £185,046 £164,179 12.7%
Vale of Glamorgan £313,180 £251,871 24.3%
Wrexham £198,184 £175,654 12.8%
Wales £206,395 £184,807 11.7%

Average price by local authority for Wales

In March 2022, the most expensive area to purchase a property was Monmouthshire, where the average cost was £342,000. In contrast, the cheapest area to purchase a property was Blaenau Gwent, where the average cost was £126,000.

3.2 Average price change by property type

Average price change by property type for Wales

Property type March 2022 March 2021 Difference
Detached £320,539 £279,878 14.5%
Semi-detached £199,786 £178,224 12.1%
Terraced £159,608 £144,838 10.2%
Flat or maisonette £129,412 £123,056 5.2%
All £206,395 £184,807 11.7%

4. Sales volumes

The amount of time between the sale of a property and the registration of this information varies. It typically ranges between 2 weeks and 2 months but can be longer. Volume figures for the most recent 2 months are not yet at a reliable level for reporting, so they are not included in the report. Published transactions for recent months will increase as later registered transactions are incorporated into the index.

Sales volume data is also available by property status (new build and existing property) and funding status (cash and mortgage) in our downloadable data tables. Transactions involving the creation of a new register, such as new builds, are more complex and require more time to process. Read Revisions to the UK HPI data for more information.

4.1 Sales volumes by local authority

Sales volumes for Wales by local authority

Local authorities January 2022 January 2021
Blaenau Gwent 32 78
Bridgend 90 135
Caerphilly 91 154
Cardiff 186 375
Carmarthenshire 124 185
Ceredigion 43 94
Conwy 62 171
Denbighshire 65 82
Flintshire 113 143
Gwynedd 95 132
Isle of Anglesey 46 75
Merthyr Tydfil 25 48
Monmouthshire 43 87
Neath Port Talbot 68 158
Newport 101 143
Pembrokeshire 75 150
Powys 70 135
Rhondda Cynon Taf 141 215
Swansea 131 240
Torfaen 59 79
Vale of Glamorgan 77 155
Wrexham 83 139
Wales 1,820 3,173

Note: The ‘Difference’ column has been removed from this table as the latest month’s data are not yet complete.

Note: The number of property transactions for January 2022 will increase as more transactions are incorporated into the index. See our Revisions Policy for more information.

Comparing the provisional volume estimate for January 2021 with the provisional estimate for January 2022, volume transactions decreased by 29.9% in Wales.

UK Property Transaction Statistics published by HM Revenue & Customs (which differ in coverage but are more complete for this period) report that on a non-seasonally adjusted basis, volume transactions decreased by 2.3% in Wales in the year to January 2022.

4.2 Sales volumes

Sales volumes for Wales over the past 5 years

Date Sales volumes for Wales
January 2018 3,170
January 2019 3,070
January 2020 3,171
January 2021 3,173
January 2022 1,820

5. Property status

Transactions involving the creation of a new register, such as new builds, are more complex and need more time to process. This means they can take longer to appear in the land registers. The volume of new build transactions for the most recent 2 months are not at a reliable level for reporting the breakdown between new build and existing resold property, so they are not included in the report.

New build and existing resold property for Wales

Property status Average price January 2022 Monthly change Annual change
New build £304,116 7.6% 25.5%
Existing resold property £201,129 0.9% 13.3%

Note: Since the October 2017 release, amendments have been made to our estimation model when calculating our provisional estimate. Find out further information and the impact of this change in methods used to produce the UK HPI.

6. Buyer status

First time buyer and former owner occupier for Wales

Type of buyer Average price March 2022 Monthly change Annual change
First time buyer £177,167 0.4% 11.1%
Former owner occupier £240,878 0.4% 12.4%

7. Funding status

Cash and mortgage indicator for Wales

Funding status Average price March 2022 Monthly change Annual change
Cash £199,660 0.2% 11.1%
Mortgage £210,314 0.5% 11.9%

8. Repossession sales volume

Due to a period of 2 weeks to 2 months between completion and registration of sales, repossession volume figures for the most recent 2 months are not yet complete, so they are not included in the report.

Repossession sales volume

Country Repossession sales volume January 2022
Wales 4

9. Access the data

Download the data as CSV files or access it with our UK HPI tool.

Data revisions

View any revisions to previously published data in the data downloads or find out more about revisions in our guidance About the UK HPI.

10. About the UK House Price Index

The UK House Price Index (UK HPI) is calculated by the Office for National Statistics and Land & Property Services Northern Ireland. Find out about the methodology used to create the UK HPI.

Data for the UK House Price Index is provided by HM Land Registry, Registers of Scotland, The Land & Property Services/Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency and the Valuation Office Agency.

Find out more about the UK House Price Index.

11. Contact for Wales queries

Eileen Morrison, Data Services Team Leader, HM Land Registry

Email eileen.morrison@landregistry.gov.uk

Telephone 0300 006 5288