Photo: Jaggery · CC BY-SA 2.0The median home in Ystrad Mynach sells for £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 6.6 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.
42% of Ystrad Mynach’s sales are semi-detached houses
429 homes sold in three years: 95 detached houses, 180 semi-detached houses, 122 terraced houses and 32 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.8 times what a flat does.
median sale · 95 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £270K–£355K
- Last 12 months
- £335K30 sold
median sale · 180 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £156K–£245K
- Last 12 months
- £225K57 sold
median sale · 122 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £137K–£185K
- Last 12 months
- £178K41 sold
median sale · 32 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £107K–£125K
- Last 12 months
- £118K9 sold
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 42% 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 Ystrad Mynach’s homes sold for between £150K and £265K
One sale in ten was under £120K and one in ten over £325K. 70% 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 6.6 times as much as in 1995, a faster rise than Wales’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £32,750 in 1995 to £215,000 in the last 12 months (£140,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
137 sales in the last 12 months, against 268 in 2006, the busiest year, and 108 in 2020. Sales fell by 57% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 12%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 107% more sales than 2020.
Ystrad Mynach costs less than Wales as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Ystrad Mynach, every standard sale in Wales, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Semi-detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £58K | £86K | £165K | £180K | £200K | £239K | £335K |
| Semi-detached houses | £33K | £42K | £94K | £113K | £126K | £136K | £225K |
| Terraced houses | £31K | £36K | £95K | £94K | £110K | £123K | £178K |
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
930 new homes have been sold in Ystrad Mynach since 1995; the share peaked at 41% in 2012.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
9% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 1.8% sold leasehold in Ystrad Mynach. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Winding Wheel Lane is Ystrad Mynach’s busiest street, with 17 sales in three years
28 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 6 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 | Winding Wheel Lane | CF82 | 17 | £112,500 | Mostly flats |
| 2 | Buzzard Way | CF82 | 16 | £222,500 | Mixed |
| 3 | Heron Drive | CF82 | 12 | £203,500 | Mixed |
| 4 | Hengoed Avenue | CF82 | 11 | £155,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 5 | Gelligaer Road | CF82 | 10 | £131,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 6 | Lansbury Avenue | CF82 | 10 | £127,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 7 | Bedwlwyn Road | CF82 | 9 | £215,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | Penallta Road | CF82 | 9 | £165,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 9 | The Avenue | CF82 | 8 | £312,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 10 | Birch Crescent | CF82 | 8 | £148,750 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 11 | Dragon Way | CF82 | 7 | £155,000 | Mixed |
| 12 | Raglan Road | CF82 | 7 | £138,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 13 | Griffin Drive | CF82 | 6 | £275,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 14 | Harrier Avenue | CF82 | 6 | £260,500 | Mixed |
| 15 | Stryd Hywel Harris | CF82 | 6 | £231,250 | Mixed |
Starling Walk: £395,000
Winding Wheel Lane: £112,500
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 3.5 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.
Ystrad Mynach is the 19th most expensive of 38 towns in Gwent
Ystrad Mynach 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.
Ystrad Mynach’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ystrad Mynach | — | £185K | 137 | +48% |
| Maesycwmmer | 0.6 | £186K | 23 | +43% |
| Fleur-de-lis and Pengam | 1.2 | £180K | 18 | +79% |
| Tir-y-berth and Glan-y-nant | 1.2 | £160K | 14 | +60% |
| Pen-pedair-heol | 1.3 | £206K | 46 | +61% |
| Gelligaer | 1.4 | £148K | 5 | — |
| Blackwood | 1.8 | £195K | 111 | +56% |
| Pontllanfraith | 1.8 | £210K | 91 | +100% |
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 Ystrad Mynach
What is the average house price in Ystrad Mynach?
The median home in Ystrad Mynach sold for £185,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 429 standard sales (£215,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £315,000, semi-detached houses £190,000, terraced houses £165,000 and flats and maisonettes £112,250.
Are house prices going up in Ystrad Mynach?
The median was £196,000 in 2025, up 15% on 2024 (£170,750), 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 Ystrad Mynach each year?
137 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 173 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Ystrad Mynach?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Starling Walk (CF82, £395,000), The Avenue (CF82, £312,500) and Kingfisher Way (CF82, £300,000).
Is Ystrad Mynach expensive for Gwent?
Ystrad Mynach is the 19th 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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