Homes in Brecon sell for a median £246,500
That is the middle of 326 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.
41% of Brecon’s sales are terraced houses
326 homes sold in three years: 82 detached houses, 87 semi-detached houses, 134 terraced houses and 23 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 3.3 times what a flat does.
median sale · 82 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £290K–£418K
- Last 12 months
- £335K29 sold
median sale · 87 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £230K–£300K
- Last 12 months
- £251K28 sold
- New build
- £300K
median sale · 134 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £156K–£234K
- Last 12 months
- £193K34 sold
median sale · 23 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £98K–£175K
A terraced town: 41% 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 Brecon’s homes sold for between £175K and £310K
One sale in ten was under £140K and one in ten over £410K. 51% sold for under £250K.
The median, £246,500, sits in the £200–250K band
326 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 £50,000 in 1995 to £250,000 in the last 12 months (£172,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
94 sales in the last 12 months, against 195 in 2006, the busiest year, and 77 in 2008. Sales fell by 51% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 6%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 68% more sales than 2020.
Brecon costs more than Wales as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Brecon, 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 | £75K | £93K | £226K | £236K | £220K | £255K | £335K |
| Semi-detached houses | £51K | £71K | £154K | £170K | £172K | £196K | £251K |
| Terraced houses | £40K | £49K | £130K | £143K | £130K | £160K | £193K |
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: 1.1% of sales in the last 12 months
264 new homes have been sold in Brecon since 1995; the share peaked at 23% in 2013.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £305,000
against £240,000 for a home sold on, 27% 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.
7% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0% sold leasehold in Brecon. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Hoggan Park is Brecon’s busiest street, with 27 sales in three years
23 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 | Hoggan Park | LD3 | 27 | £299,950 | Mixed · new builds |
| 2 | Beacons Park | LD3 | 14 | £310,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 3 | Beech Grove | LD3 | 13 | £260,000 | Mixed |
| 4 | The Struet | LD3 | 12 | £152,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 5 | Gwenllian Morgan Court | LD3 | 12 | £107,500 | Mostly flats |
| 6 | Camden Road | LD3 | 10 | £381,250 | Mixed |
| 7 | Pontwilym | LD3 | 9 | £252,500 | Mixed |
| 8 | Pendre Gardens | LD3 | 7 | £290,000 | Mixed |
| 9 | Parc Pendre | LD3 | 7 | £270,000 | Mixed |
| 10 | Watton | LD3 | 7 | £185,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 11 | Dan Y Crug | LD3 | 7 | £175,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 12 | Newmarch Street | LD3 | 7 | £168,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 13 | Cerrigcochion Lane | LD3 | 6 | £335,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 14 | Honddu Court | LD3 | 6 | £221,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 15 | Charles Street | LD3 | 6 | £161,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
Camden Road: £381,250
Glamorgan Street: £98,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 3.9 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.
Brecon is the most expensive of 7 towns in Powys
Brecon is one of Powys’s dearest towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Powys with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Brecon’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brecon | — | £247K | 94 | +47% |
| Talgarth | 7.4 | £237K | 12 | +36% |
| Llangynidr | 8.7 | £440K | 6 | +74% |
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 Brecon
What is the average house price in Brecon?
The median home in Brecon sold for £246,500 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 326 standard sales (£250,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £343,750, semi-detached houses £263,000, terraced houses £185,000 and flats and maisonettes £105,000.
Are house prices going up in Brecon?
The median was £263,000 in 2025, up 16% on 2024 (£227,500), and £250,000 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 Brecon each year?
94 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 123 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Brecon?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Camden Road (LD3, £381,250), Cerrigcochion Lane (LD3, £335,000) and Beacons Park (LD3, £310,000).
How much does a new build cost in Brecon?
New homes sold for a median £305,000 over three years, against £240,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 5.8% of sales.
Is Brecon expensive for Powys?
Brecon is the most expensive of 7 towns of 2,500 or more in Powys 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.