The median home in Pontllanfraith sells for £210,000
That is the middle of 378 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 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.
Half of Pontllanfraith’s sales are semi-detached houses
378 homes sold in three years: 134 detached houses, 174 semi-detached houses, 67 terraced houses and 3 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 134 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £270K–£350K
- Last 12 months
- £325K25 sold
- New build
- £322K
median sale · 174 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £160K–£218K
- Last 12 months
- £189K43 sold
- New build
- £230K
median sale · 67 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £137K–£165K
- Last 12 months
- £150K22 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 3 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 46% 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 Pontllanfraith’s homes sold for between £160K and £280K
One sale in ten was under £137K and one in ten over £350K. 65% sold for under £250K.
The median, £210,000, sits in the £200–250K band
378 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5 times as much as in 1995, in step with Wales
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £39,000 in 1995 to £195,000 in the last 12 months (£159,495 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
91 sales in the last 12 months, against 182 in 2006, the busiest year, and 55 in 2011. Sales fell by 45% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 8%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 65% more sales than 2020.
Pontllanfraith costs about what Wales does
Median sale price each calendar year: Pontllanfraith, 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 | £68K | £81K | £175K | £165K | £173K | £260K | £325K |
| Semi-detached houses | £37K | £47K | £100K | £97K | £102K | £140K | £189K |
| Terraced houses | £23K | £39K | £81K | £75K | £76K | £123K | £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.
4% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
583 new homes have been sold in Pontllanfraith since 1995; the share peaked at 37% in 1996.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £310,000
against £190,000 for a home sold on, 63% 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.
3% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 1.9% sold leasehold in Pontllanfraith. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Woodfieldside Road is Pontllanfraith’s busiest street, with 38 sales in three years
24 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 | Woodfieldside Road | NP12 | 38 | £325,495 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 2 | Sirhowy Crescent | NP12 | 18 | £287,500 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 3 | Chartist Rise | NP12 | 16 | £286,737 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 4 | St Marys Road | NP12 | 10 | £156,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 5 | St Andrews Drive | NP12 | 9 | £197,000 | Mixed |
| 6 | Fleur de Lys Avenue | NP12 | 9 | £122,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 7 | Lon Rhymni | NP12 | 8 | £260,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 8 | Rhodfa Sirhywi | NP12 | 8 | £232,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Brynteg Avenue | NP12 | 8 | £167,500 | Mixed |
| 10 | Station Street | NP11 | 8 | £156,475 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 11 | Orchid Grove | NP12 | 7 | £265,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 12 | Forest Hill | NP12 | 7 | £225,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 13 | Highfield Crescent | NP12 | 7 | £202,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 14 | High Street | NP11 | 7 | £170,000 | Mixed |
| 15 | Newbridge Road | NP12 | 7 | £145,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
Woodfieldside Road: £325,495
Fleur de Lys Avenue: £122,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 2.7 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.
Pontllanfraith is the 13th most expensive of 38 towns in Gwent
Pontllanfraith is in the middle of Gwent’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Gwent with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Pontllanfraith’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Fleur-de-lis and Pengam, Ystrad Mynach and Newbridge.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontllanfraith | — | £210K | 91 | +100% |
| Blackwood | 1.1 | £195K | 111 | +56% |
| Fleur-de-lis and Pengam | 1.4 | £180K | 18 | +79% |
| Maesycwmmer | 1.5 | £186K | 23 | +43% |
| Oakdale | 1.8 | £230K | 68 | +59% |
| Ystrad Mynach | 1.8 | £185K | 137 | +48% |
| Tir-y-berth and Glan-y-nant | 1.9 | £160K | 14 | +60% |
| Newbridge | 2.3 | £157K | 82 | +85% |
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 Pontllanfraith
What is the average house price in Pontllanfraith?
The median home in Pontllanfraith sold for £210,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 378 standard sales (£195,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £306,750, semi-detached houses £190,000 and terraced houses £153,000.
Are house prices going up in Pontllanfraith?
The median was £210,000 in 2025, about the same on 2024 (£208,000), and £195,000 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 Pontllanfraith each year?
91 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 131 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Pontllanfraith?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Woodfieldside Road (NP12, £325,495), Sirhowy Crescent (NP12, £287,500) and Chartist Rise (NP12, £286,737).
How much does a new build cost in Pontllanfraith?
New homes sold for a median £310,000 over three years, against £190,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 19% of sales.
Is Pontllanfraith expensive for Gwent?
Pontllanfraith is the 13th most expensive of 38 towns of 2,500 or more in Gwent 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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