On average Wales has average deprivation and average crime levels, with around 66 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 23% below the Wales average of 86 per 1,000. Approximately 14.2% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Wales is £44,791 per year. Wales is home to around 3,107,494 people, with a population density of about 149.9 per km².
Based on 32,983 recent sales, the median property price is £216,524 (about £234 per square foot) in Wales area, with individual transactions ranging from £26,000 up to £20,000,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 9,784 | £330,000 | £275 |
| Semi-Detached | 9,924 | £215,000 | £237 |
| Terraced | 10,976 | £165,000 | £188 |
| Flats | 2,299 | £145,000 | £228 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £225,000 | £117,500 | £142,000 | £112,000 |
| 2017 | £230,000 | £120,000 | £145,000 | £112,000 |
| 2018 | £240,000 | £122,500 | £150,000 | £117,500 |
| 2019 | £249,950 | £125,995 | £155,725 | £121,500 |
| 2020 | £260,000 | £126,250 | £165,000 | £126,000 |
| 2021 | £291,995 | £133,000 | £179,950 | £139,000 |
| 2022 | £325,000 | £142,484 | £200,000 | £151,000 |
| 2023 | £325,000 | £140,000 | £200,000 | £152,500 |
| 2024 | £325,000 | £144,250 | £209,650 | £158,000 |
| 2025 | £328,000 | £145,000 | £212,500 | £165,000 |
| 2026 | £325,000 | £140,000 | £215,000 | £165,000 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £185 | £184 | £157 | £124 |
| 2017 | £189 | £189 | £160 | £124 |
| 2018 | £199 | £197 | £166 | £130 |
| 2019 | £205 | £203 | £172 | £136 |
| 2020 | £214 | £199 | £181 | £142 |
| 2021 | £235 | £209 | £197 | £156 |
| 2022 | £267 | £219 | £222 | £173 |
| 2023 | £272 | £223 | £225 | £174 |
| 2024 | £271 | £229 | £228 | £179 |
| 2025 | £273 | £229 | £235 | £185 |
| 2026 | £274 | £220 | £238 | £190 |
Wales records about 66 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a average crime rate for England: it scores 5 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level.
Among the 22 districts of Wales, Monmouthshire has the lowest crime rate, with about 31 crimes per 1,000 residents per year (the Wales average is 66 per 1,000) based on official Police.uk data.
The median sale price in Wales is £216,524 (about £234 per square foot) based on 32,983 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
Wales scores 5 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. The typical neighbourhood in Wales sits around rank 985 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The average household income in Wales is around £44,791 per year, and 14% of homes are social housing (ONS data).
All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/07/2026. Read more about how our statistics are calculated.