The median home in Dolgellau sells for £182,250
That is the middle of 136 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 4.6 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.
Half of Dolgellau’s sales are terraced houses
136 homes sold in three years: 36 detached houses, 22 semi-detached houses, 65 terraced houses and 13 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.6 times what a flat does.
median sale · 36 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £250K–£400K
- Last 12 months
- £275K8 sold
median sale · 22 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £160K–£255K
median sale · 65 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £125K–£192K
- Last 12 months
- £154K18 sold
median sale · 13 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £105K–£182K
- Last 12 months
- £107K5 sold
A terraced town: half of homes sold are terraced
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 Dolgellau’s homes sold for between £140K and £258K
One sale in ten was under £105K and one in ten over £345K. 72% sold for under £250K.
The median, £182,250, sits in the £150–200K band
136 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 4.6 times as much as in 1995, in step with Wales
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £36,750 in 1995 to £170,000 in the last 12 months (£149,500 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
32 sales in the last 12 months, against 67 in 2003, the busiest year, and 27 in 2008. Sales fell by 25% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, though the median held.
Dolgellau costs less than Wales as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Dolgellau, 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 | £95K | £185K | £223K | £225K | £228K | £275K |
| Terraced houses | £32K | £45K | £117K | £95K | £100K | £118K | £154K |
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
105 new homes have been sold in Dolgellau since 1995; the share peaked at 26% in 2012.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
8% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0% sold leasehold in Dolgellau. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Cader Road is Dolgellau’s busiest street, with 7 sales in three years
7 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. 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 | Cader Road | LL40 | 7 | £165,000 | Mixed |
| 2 | Springfield Street | LL40 | 6 | £213,750 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 3 | Lion Street | LL40 | 6 | £99,750 | Mostly flats |
| 4 | Uwch Y Maes | LL40 | 5 | £328,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 5 | Maesbrith | LL40 | 5 | £220,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 6 | Meyrick Street | LL40 | 5 | £175,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 7 | Lombard Street | LL40 | 5 | £110,000 | Mostly terraced 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.
Dolgellau is the 7th most expensive of 13 towns in Gwynedd
Dolgellau is in the middle of Gwynedd’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Gwynedd with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Dolgellau’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolgellau | — | £182K | 32 | +61% |
| Barmouth | 7.4 | £190K | 29 | +38% |
| Machynlleth | 11 | £184K | 12 | +36% |
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 Dolgellau
What is the average house price in Dolgellau?
The median home in Dolgellau sold for £182,250 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 136 standard sales (£170,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £322,500, semi-detached houses £226,750, terraced houses £155,000 and flats and maisonettes £125,000.
Are house prices going up in Dolgellau?
The median was £180,000 in 2025, down 10% on 2024 (£200,000), and £170,000 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 Dolgellau each year?
32 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 48 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
Is Dolgellau expensive for Gwynedd?
Dolgellau is the 7th most expensive of 13 towns of 2,500 or more in Gwynedd 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.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes placed with the ONS Postcode Directory (contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026).
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.