Photo: Ian S · CC BY-SA 2.0Homes in Kinmel Bay sell for a median £185,000
That is the middle of 429 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. The typical home sells for 4.5 times as much as in 1995. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
62% of Kinmel Bay’s sales are detached houses
429 homes sold in three years: 265 detached houses, 128 semi-detached houses, 26 terraced houses and 10 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.5 times what a flat does.
median sale · 265 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £170K–£255K
- Last 12 months
- £215K86 sold
median sale · 128 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £150K–£188K
- Last 12 months
- £177K34 sold
median sale · 26 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £130K–£160K
- Last 12 months
- £150K9 sold
median sale · 10 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £79K–£91K
Mostly detached: 62% of homes sold stand on their own plot
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Half of Kinmel Bay’s homes sold for between £153K and £233K
One sale in ten was under £125K and one in ten over £275K. 80% sold for under £250K.
The median, £185,000, sits in the £150–200K band
429 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 4.5 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than Wales’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £42,250 in 1995 to £192,000 in the last 12 months (£146,500 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
133 sales in the last 12 months, against 325 in 2002, the busiest year, and 91 in 2011. Sales fell by 55% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 12%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 50% more sales than 2020.
Kinmel Bay costs less than Wales as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Kinmel Bay, every standard sale in Wales, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £47K | £60K | £145K | £138K | £135K | £160K | £215K |
| Semi-detached houses | £40K | £45K | £113K | £105K | £106K | £127K | £177K |
| Terraced houses | £39K | £36K | £88K | £77K | £93K | £115K | £150K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 5 sales of the type, so gaps are years with fewer.
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
Hardly any new homes: 0% of sales in the last 12 months
603 new homes have been sold in Kinmel Bay since 1995; the share peaked at 30% in 1996.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
4% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 2.1% sold leasehold in Kinmel Bay. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Towyn Way West is Kinmel Bay’s busiest street, with 14 sales in three years
30 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 4 of them ten or more. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Towyn Way West | LL22 | 14 | £205,500 | Mixed |
| 2 | Gors Road | LL22 | 13 | £184,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 3 | Owain Glyndwr | LL18 | 12 | £265,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 4 | Foryd Road | LL18 | 12 | £126,750 | Mixed |
| 5 | Bodelwyddan Avenue | LL18 | 9 | £225,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 6 | St Asaph Avenue | LL18 | 9 | £180,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 7 | Llys Madoc | LL22 | 9 | £160,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | Langford Drive | LL18 | 9 | £138,000 | Mixed |
| 9 | Clwyd Gardens | LL18 | 9 | £125,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 10 | Woodside Avenue | LL18 | 9 | £120,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 11 | Lon Glanfor | LL22 | 8 | £238,750 | Mostly detached houses |
| 12 | Clwyd Park | LL18 | 7 | £250,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 13 | Kendal Road | LL18 | 7 | £190,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 14 | Llys Charles | LL22 | 7 | £167,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 15 | Rhos Fawr | LL22 | 6 | £247,000 | Mostly detached houses |
Old Foryd Road: £265,000
Plastirion Park: £89,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 3 times the cheapest’s. Street medians mix types: a street of detached houses beats one of flats.
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
Kinmel Bay is the 28th most expensive of 39 towns in Clwyd
Kinmel Bay is in the middle of Clwyd’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Clwyd with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Kinmel Bay’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinmel Bay | — | £185K | 133 | +47% |
| Rhyl | 2.3 | £170K | 287 | +46% |
| Bodelwyddan | 2.3 | £233K | 19 | +33% |
| Pensarn | 2.3 | £160K | 15 | +43% |
| Rhuddlan | 2.6 | £220K | 47 | +50% |
| Abergele | 2.9 | £223K | 147 | +48% |
| St Asaph | 4.4 | £250K | 45 | +47% |
| Dyserth | 4.5 | £220K | 21 | +32% |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in Kinmel Bay
What is the average house price in Kinmel Bay?
The median home in Kinmel Bay sold for £185,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 429 standard sales (£192,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £215,000, semi-detached houses £172,750, terraced houses £150,000 and flats and maisonettes £87,500.
Are house prices going up in Kinmel Bay?
The median was £193,750 in 2025, up 8% on 2024 (£180,000), and £192,000 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in Kinmel Bay each year?
133 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 162 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Kinmel Bay?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Old Foryd Road (LL18, £265,000), Owain Glyndwr (LL18, £265,000) and Clwyd Park (LL18, £250,000).
Is Kinmel Bay expensive for Clwyd?
Kinmel Bay is the 27th most expensive of 39 towns of 2,500 or more in Clwyd by median sale price.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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