The median home in Aberdare sells for £148,500
That is the middle of 1,342 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.
54% of Aberdare’s sales are terraced houses
1,342 homes sold in three years: 264 detached houses, 322 semi-detached houses, 728 terraced houses and 28 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 4.8 times what a flat does.
median sale · 264 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £247K–£350K
- Last 12 months
- £315K80 sold
- New build
- £335K
median sale · 322 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £140K–£230K
- Last 12 months
- £183K89 sold
- New build
- £235K
median sale · 728 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £97K–£150K
- Last 12 months
- £135K215 sold
median sale · 28 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £52K–£84K
- Last 12 months
- £65K7 sold
A terraced town: 54% 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 Aberdare’s homes sold for between £112K and £220K
One sale in ten was under £83K and one in ten over £310K. 82% sold for under £250K.
The median, £148,500, sits in the £100–150K band
1,342 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 £30,750 in 1995 to £155,000 in the last 12 months (£97,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
391 sales in the last 12 months, against 793 in 2003, the busiest year, and 308 in 2009. Sales fell by 54% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 9%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 47% more sales than 2020.
Aberdare costs less than Wales as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Aberdare, every standard sale in Wales, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Flats and maisonettes rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £60K | £74K | £156K | £169K | £175K | £235K | £315K |
| Semi-detached houses | £43K | £45K | £98K | £115K | £115K | £139K | £183K |
| Terraced houses | £26K | £27K | £64K | £71K | £70K | £84K | £135K |
| Flats and maisonettes | — | £8K | £40K | — | £48K | — | £65K |
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: 1% of sales in the last 12 months
1,388 new homes have been sold in Aberdare since 1995; the share peaked at 17% in 1997.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £329,950
against £145,000 for a home sold on, 128% 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, 0.5% sold leasehold in Aberdare. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Rhodfa Linton is Aberdare’s busiest street, with 26 sales in three years
86 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 20 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 | Rhodfa Linton | CF44 | 26 | £250,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 2 | Brynmair Road | CF44 | 20 | £129,997 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 3 | Cardiff Road | CF44 | 19 | £117,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 4 | Brook Street | CF44 | 17 | £120,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 5 | John Street | CF44 | 15 | £82,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 6 | Bwllfa Road | CF44 | 14 | £146,250 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 7 | Tan Y Bryn Gardens | CF44 | 12 | £250,000 | Mixed |
| 8 | Harriet Street | CF44 | 12 | £140,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 9 | Maesgwyn | CF44 | 12 | £124,997 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 10 | Rhodfa Cae Uchel | CF44 | 11 | £329,950 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 11 | Llys Fothergill | CF44 | 11 | £286,500 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 12 | Coniston Rise | CF44 | 11 | £210,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 13 | Fothergill Street | CF44 | 11 | £110,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 14 | Heol Y Deri | CF44 | 10 | £308,250 | Mostly detached houses |
| 15 | Parc Aberaman | CF44 | 10 | £280,000 | Mixed |
Rhodfa'r Hen Ysbyty: £440,000
High Street: £53,500
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 8.2 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.
Aberdare is the 17th most expensive of 32 towns in Mid Glamorgan
Aberdare is in the middle of Mid Glamorgan’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Mid Glamorgan with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Aberdare’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Maerdy, Ferndale and Mountain Ash.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdare | — | £149K | 391 | +69% |
| Maerdy | 3.1 | £90K | 24 | +80% |
| Ferndale | 3.6 | £98K | 47 | +78% |
| Mountain Ash | 4.1 | £119K | 116 | +83% |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 4.3 | £150K | 266 | +67% |
| Treorchy | 4.4 | £127K | 67 | +69% |
| Troedyrhiw and Pentrebach | 4.5 | £123K | 30 | +54% |
| Treherbert | 4.6 | £108K | 57 | +96% |
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 Aberdare
What is the average house price in Aberdare?
The median home in Aberdare sold for £148,500 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 1,342 standard sales (£155,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £305,000, semi-detached houses £187,000, terraced houses £122,393 and flats and maisonettes £63,497.
Are house prices going up in Aberdare?
The median was £155,000 in 2025, up 7% on 2024 (£144,997), and £155,000 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 Aberdare each year?
391 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 526 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Aberdare?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Rhodfa'r Hen Ysbyty (CF44, £440,000), Rhodfa Cae Uchel (CF44, £329,950) and Heol Y Deri (CF44, £308,250).
How much does a new build cost in Aberdare?
New homes sold for a median £329,950 over three years, against £145,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 3.6% of sales.
Is Aberdare expensive for Mid Glamorgan?
Aberdare is the 17th most expensive of 32 towns of 2,500 or more in Mid Glamorgan 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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