The median home in Llay sells for £260,000
That is the middle of 185 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 6.2 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.
55% of Llay’s sales are detached houses
185 homes sold in three years: 101 detached houses, 63 semi-detached houses, 19 terraced houses and 2 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 101 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £277K–£345K
- Last 12 months
- £317K33 sold
- New build
- £320K
median sale · 63 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £140K–£195K
- Last 12 months
- £200K13 sold
median sale · 19 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £130K–£225K
- Last 12 months
- £145K6 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 2 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
Mostly detached: 55% 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 Llay’s homes sold for between £169K and £320K
One sale in ten was under £135K and one in ten over £360K. 47% sold for under £250K.
The median, £260,000, sits in the £250–300K band
185 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 6.2 times as much as in 1995, a faster rise than Wales’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £45,000 in 1995 to £277,000 in the last 12 months (£145,000 in 2019).
About as many homes sell as usual
53 sales in the last 12 months, against 114 in 2022, the busiest year, and 25 in 2012. Sales fell by 51% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 4%.
Llay costs about what Wales does
Median sale price each calendar year: Llay, 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 | £65K | £98K | £175K | £160K | £190K | £261K | £317K |
| Semi-detached houses | £42K | £47K | £117K | £125K | £130K | £124K | £200K |
| Terraced houses | — | — | £101K | — | — | £150K | £145K |
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.
New builds have slowed: 0% of sales in the last 12 months, after 64% in 2020
372 new homes have been sold in Llay since 1995; the share peaked at 64% in 2020.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £319,995
against £205,000 for a home sold on, 56% more, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
2% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0.5% sold leasehold in Llay. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Carlton Meadows is Llay’s busiest street, with 26 sales in three years
10 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 1 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 | Carlton Meadows | LL12 | 26 | £319,995 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 2 | Prestwich Gardens | LL12 | 8 | £287,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 3 | Gresford Road | LL12 | 7 | £330,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 4 | Ffordd Madoc | LL12 | 7 | £183,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 5 | Parker Court | LL12 | 6 | £322,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 6 | Colliers Gardens | LL12 | 6 | £275,495 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 7 | Gardner Court | LL12 | 6 | £254,995 | Mixed · new builds |
| 8 | Ffordd Gryffydd | LL12 | 6 | £195,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Meadow Rise | LL12 | 5 | £265,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 10 | Llay New Road | LL12 | 5 | £165,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
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.
Llay is the 4th most expensive of 39 towns in Clwyd
Llay is one of Clwyd’s dearest 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.
Llay’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Gwersyllt, Hope and Brynteg.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llay | — | £260K | 53 | +103% |
| Bradley | 1.1 | £203K | 12 | +45% |
| Gresford | 1.5 | £305K | 53 | +26% |
| Gwersyllt | 1.7 | £185K | 63 | +35% |
| Hope | 2 | £215K | 55 | +34% |
| Brynteg | 2.6 | £165K | 95 | +12% |
| Rossett | 2.7 | £368K | 19 | +35% |
| Wrexham | 3 | £190K | 431 | +39% |
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 Llay
What is the average house price in Llay?
The median home in Llay sold for £260,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 185 standard sales (£277,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £315,000, semi-detached houses £168,000 and terraced houses £160,000.
Are house prices going up in Llay?
The median was £204,000 in 2025, down 28% on 2024 (£281,497), and £277,000 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 Llay each year?
53 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 70 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Llay?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Gresford Road (LL12, £330,000), Parker Court (LL12, £322,500) and Carlton Meadows (LL12, £319,995).
How much does a new build cost in Llay?
New homes sold for a median £319,995 over three years, against £205,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 21% of sales.
Is Llay expensive for Clwyd?
Llay is the 4th 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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