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Torfaen house prices

Average sold prices for Torfaen, broken down by property type, buyer status, funding status and property status, from HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index.

Average price

£201,540

Annual change

+4.3%

Homes sold, March 2026

Wales average

£215,252

The average property in Torfaen sold for £201,540 in May 2026, up 4.3% on the year. That is about 6% below the Wales average of £215,252. 44 homes sold in Torfaen in March 2026, the most recent month HM Land Registry have published transaction counts for.

Price trend

Over the 12 months to May 2026, the average price in Torfaen rose 3%, peaking at £202,291 in March 2026.

£202,291 £193,539

June 2025May 2026

Peak £202,291 in March 2026.

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By property type

Detached homes are the most expensive in Torfaen at £337,964, 240% above flat or maisonette at £99,395. Every type is up on the year bar Flat or maisonette, which is broadly flat.

Average sold price by property type, May 2026.
Property type	Average price	Annual change
Detached	£337,964	+3.4%
Semi-detached	£211,475	+5%
Terraced	£167,037	+4.8%
Flat or maisonette	£99,395	Broadly flat

By buyer status

First-time buyers in Torfaen paid £57,953 less than people who already owned, a gap of 32%.

Average sold price by buyer status, May 2026.
Buyer	Average price	Annual change
First-time buyer	£179,169	+4.6%
Former owner-occupier	£237,122	+3.8%

By funding status

Cash buyers in Torfaen paid 5% less than those with a mortgage. Cash accounted for 7% of the sales counted in March 2026.

Average sold price by funding status, May 2026. Sales volumes are for March 2026, the most recent month published. Cash and mortgage sales are counted separately and do not necessarily add up to the total above.
Paid with	Average price	Annual change	Sales
Cash	£193,812	+4%	2
Mortgage	£203,751	+4.4%	25

By property status

New builds in Torfaen sold for 66% more than existing homes.

Average sold price by property status, March 2026. Sales volumes are not shown for new builds: they are registered months after completion, so recent counts are incomplete rather than low.
Property status	Average price	Annual change
New build	£329,343	+6.1%
Existing property	£197,923	+4.5%

Month by month

Average sold price and annual change over the last 12 published months. Sales volumes stop two months short because HM Land Registry withhold the most recent counts until more transactions are registered.
Month	Average price	Annual change	Sales
May 2026	£201,540	+4.3%	n/a
April 2026	£200,517	+3.9%	n/a
March 2026	£202,291	+4.6%	44
February 2026	£199,775	+3.2%	53
January 2026	£193,539	-0.7%	44
December 2025	£193,613	-0.6%	86
November 2025	£195,769	+1.3%	86
October 2025	£199,587	+4.4%	121
September 2025	£199,598	+5%	110
August 2025	£200,599	+5.9%	95
July 2025	£200,253	+5.3%	98
June 2025	£196,611	+2%	111

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Figures for a local authority are a three-month average rather than a single month's transactions. HM Land Registry revise the most recent twelve months as more sales are registered, so recent figures are provisional.