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League table · Price change over 12 months

Fastest-rising prices in Wales

Where are prices rising fastest? All 22 council areas in Wales ranked on price change over 12 months. Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, July 2026.

Fastest broadbandMost affordable homesFastest-rising pricesCleanest airLowest recorded crime
1stVale of Glamorgan+6.2%
2ndCarmarthenshire+6.0%
3rdGwynedd+5.5%

Not a better-or-worse measure: cheap can mean good value or low demand. Ranked to answer the question, not to judge the place.

#AreaPrice change over 12 monthsEngland & Wales
1Vale of Glamorgan+6.2%21st
2Carmarthenshire+6.0%23rd
3Gwynedd+5.5%35th
4Rhondda Cynon Taf+4.7%52nd
5Blaenau Gwent+4.5%57th
6Caerphilly+4.2%64th
7Merthyr Tydfil+4.0%68th
8Powys+3.8%76th
9Bridgend+3.7%82nd
10Denbighshire+3.6%83rd
11Neath Port Talbot+2.9%114th
12Monmouthshire+2.8%120th
13Cardiff+2.7%126th
14Flintshire+2.3%145th
15Wrexham+2.2%149th
16Newport+2.0%156th
17Conwy+1.7%168th
18Swansea-0.2%233rd
19Isle of Anglesey-0.3%236th
20Torfaen-0.5%241st
21Ceredigion-1.2%263rd
22Pembrokeshire-4.7%302nd

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