The median home in Ferndale sells for £98,000
That is the middle of 147 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 5.9 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.
86% of Ferndale’s sales are terraced houses
147 homes sold in three years: 9 detached houses, 11 semi-detached houses and 127 terraced houses.
median sale · 11 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £80K–£170K
median sale · 127 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £78K–£125K
- Last 12 months
- £105K39 sold
Detached houses: 9 sold, median £270K
Too few sales for a card of their own.
A terraced town: 86% 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 Ferndale’s homes sold for between £80K and £130K
One sale in ten was under £63K and one in ten over £170K. 97% sold for under £250K.
The median, £98,000, sits in the Under £100K band
147 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.9 times as much as in 1995, a faster rise than Wales’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £18,500 in 1995 to £110,000 in the last 12 months (£59,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
47 sales in the last 12 months, against 118 in 2003, the busiest year, and 37 in 2013. Sales fell by 30% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 24%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 74% more sales than 2020.
Ferndale costs less than Wales as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Ferndale, every standard sale in Wales, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Each type, year by year
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced houses | £18K | £21K | £59K | £58K | £51K | £68K | £105K |
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
5 new homes have been sold in Ferndale since 1995.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
0% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0% sold leasehold in Ferndale. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
North Road is Ferndale’s busiest street, with 12 sales in three years
10 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 1 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 | North Road | CF43 | 12 | £106,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 2 | Duffryn Street | CF43 | 9 | £100,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 3 | Regent Street | CF43 | 9 | £82,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 4 | Lake Street | CF43 | 8 | £86,250 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 5 | New Street | CF43 | 7 | £90,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 6 | Long Row | CF43 | 7 | £54,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 7 | Brynhyfryd Terrace | CF43 | 6 | £144,750 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 8 | Rhondda Terrace | CF43 | 5 | £129,500 | Mixed |
| 9 | Ffaldau Terrace | CF43 | 5 | £87,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 10 | Taff Street | CF43 | 5 | £80,000 | 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.
Ferndale is the 30th most expensive of 32 towns in Mid Glamorgan
Ferndale is one of Mid Glamorgan’s cheapest 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.
Ferndale’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Tylorstown and Pontygwaith.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferndale | — | £98K | 47 | +78% |
| Tylorstown and Pontygwaith | 1.4 | £86K | 42 | +76% |
| Maerdy | 1.7 | £90K | 24 | +80% |
| Rhondda | 1.7 | £125K | 123 | +70% |
| Wattstown | 2.2 | £91K | 10 | — |
| Treorchy | 2.7 | £127K | 67 | +69% |
| Tonypandy | 3.1 | £122K | 152 | +83% |
| Mountain Ash | 3.2 | £119K | 116 | +83% |
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 Ferndale
What is the average house price in Ferndale?
The median home in Ferndale sold for £98,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 147 standard sales (£110,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £270,000, semi-detached houses £117,000 and terraced houses £95,000.
Are house prices going up in Ferndale?
The median was £97,250 in 2025, about the same on 2024 (£94,500), and £110,000 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 Ferndale each year?
47 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 54 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Ferndale?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Brynhyfryd Terrace (CF43, £144,750), Rhondda Terrace (CF43, £129,500) and North Road (CF43, £106,500).
Is Ferndale expensive for Mid Glamorgan?
Ferndale is the 30th 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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