The median home in Ruthin sells for £220,000
That is the middle of 192 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 3.9 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.
A third of Ruthin’s sales are detached houses
192 homes sold in three years: 71 detached houses, 65 semi-detached houses, 40 terraced houses and 16 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.7 times what a flat does.
median sale · 71 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £245K–£366K
- Last 12 months
- £291K18 sold
median sale · 65 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £180K–£245K
- Last 12 months
- £205K19 sold
median sale · 40 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £120K–£176K
- Last 12 months
- £168K11 sold
median sale · 16 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £106K–£128K
- New build
- £130K
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 37% of sales
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 Ruthin’s homes sold for between £157K and £287K
One sale in ten was under £115K and one in ten over £375K. 65% sold for under £250K.
The median, £220,000, sits in the £200–250K band
192 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 3.9 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than Wales’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £55,000 in 1995 to £215,000 in the last 12 months (£173,250 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
52 sales in the last 12 months, against 125 in 2002, the busiest year, and 58 in 2024.
Ruthin costs more than Wales as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Ruthin, every standard sale in Wales, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Terraced houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £70K | £80K | £180K | £195K | £194K | £245K | £291K |
| Semi-detached houses | £47K | £49K | £125K | £145K | £133K | £187K | £205K |
| Terraced houses | £35K | £43K | £113K | £121K | £111K | £124K | £168K |
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
170 new homes have been sold in Ruthin since 1995; the share peaked at 28% in 2012.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £130,000
against £220,000 for a home sold on, 41% less, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
11% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 2.8% sold leasehold in Ruthin. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Haulfryn is Ruthin’s busiest street, with 13 sales in three years
12 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 3 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 | Haulfryn | LL15 | 13 | £151,000 | Mixed |
| 2 | Erw Goch | LL15 | 12 | £247,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 3 | Bro Deg | LL15 | 12 | £212,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 4 | Market Street | LL15 | 9 | £144,000 | Mostly flats · new builds |
| 5 | Mwrog Street | LL15 | 8 | £129,750 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 6 | Stryd Y Wennol | LL15 | 8 | £108,750 | Mostly flats |
| 7 | Rhos Street | LL15 | 7 | £140,000 | Mixed |
| 8 | Parc Y Dre Road | LL15 | 6 | £200,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Bryn Goodman | LL15 | 5 | £495,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 10 | Bryn Rhydd | LL15 | 5 | £280,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 11 | Tyn Y Parc | LL15 | 5 | £230,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 12 | Llawr Y Dyffryn | LL15 | 5 | £162,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
Bryn Goodman: £495,000
Stryd Y Wennol: £108,750
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 4.6 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.
Ruthin is the 12th most expensive of 39 towns in Clwyd
Ruthin 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.
Ruthin’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruthin | — | £220K | 52 | +29% |
| Denbigh | 6.5 | £200K | 105 | +45% |
| Mold | 7.8 | £210K | 143 | +35% |
| Soughton | 9 | £250K | 18 | +43% |
| Mynydd Isa | 9.1 | £235K | 50 | +51% |
| Leeswood | 9.2 | £157K | 18 | +30% |
| Northop | 9.8 | £245K | 11 | — |
| Pentre Halkyn | 10 | £189K | 18 | +28% |
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 Ruthin
What is the average house price in Ruthin?
The median home in Ruthin sold for £220,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 192 standard sales (£215,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £290,000, semi-detached houses £205,000, terraced houses £147,500 and flats and maisonettes £108,750.
Are house prices going up in Ruthin?
The median was £247,366 in 2025, up 27% on 2024 (£195,000), and £215,000 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 Ruthin each year?
52 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 81 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Ruthin?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Bryn Goodman (LL15, £495,000), Bryn Rhydd (LL15, £280,000) and Erw Goch (LL15, £247,500).
How much does a new build cost in Ruthin?
New homes sold for a median £130,000 over three years, against £220,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 3.1% of sales.
Is Ruthin expensive for Clwyd?
Ruthin is the 11th 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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