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1. Headline statistics for February 2021

Estimates for the most recent months are provisional and are likely to be updated as more data is incorporated into the index. Read the revision policies.

2. Economic statement

Wales house prices increased by 8.4% in the year to February 2021, down from 11.0% in January 2021. Wales house prices were growing slower than the UK annual rate of 8.6% in the year to February 2021. On a non-seasonally adjusted basis average house prices in Wales decreased by 0.7% between January and February 2021, with an increase of 1.7% during the same period a year earlier (January and February 2020). On a seasonally adjusted basis, average house prices in Wales decreased by 0.9% between January and February 2021.

Comparing the provisional volume estimate for December 2019 with the provisional estimate for December 2020, volume transactions increased by 14.8% in Wales. UK volume transactions increased by 18.3% over the same period.

In Wales, 21 out of 22 local authority areas showed an increase in average house prices in February 2021 when compared with February 2020. Blaenau Gwent showed the strongest growth, rising by 18.4% to 拢108,000 in the year to February 2021. In contrast, Flintshire showed the lowest annual change, with a decrease of 1.1% in the year to February 2021, with the average house price at 拢173,000.

Of all property types, terraced houses and flats and maisonettes showed the biggest annual growth, both rising by 8.9% in the year to February 2021, to 拢141,000 and 拢124,000 respectively. The lowest annual change of all property types was for semi-detached houses, with an increase of 7.4% in the year to February 2021 to 拢173,000.

As with other indicators in the housing market, which typically fluctuate from month to month, it is important not to put too much weight on one month鈥檚 set of house price data.

3. Price change

3.1 Annual price change

Annual price change for Wales over the past 5 years

In Wales, average prices increased by 8.4% in the year to February 2021, down from 11.0% in January 2021.

Annual price change by local authority for Wales

Low numbers of sales transactions in some local authorities can lead to volatility in the series.

While we make efforts to account for this volatility, the change in price in these local levels can be influenced by the type and number of properties sold in any given period.

Geographies with low number of sales transactions should be analysed in the context of their longer-term trends rather than focusing on monthly movements.

Local authorities	February 2021	February 2020	Difference
Blaenau Gwent	拢108,049	拢91,222	18.4%
Bridgend	拢174,973	拢155,911	12.2%
Caerphilly	拢151,238	拢139,747	8.2%
Cardiff	拢225,925	拢209,838	7.7%
Carmarthenshire	拢173,959	拢151,502	14.8%
Ceredigion	拢206,435	拢188,242	9.7%
Conwy	拢181,716	拢168,187	8.0%
Denbighshire	拢178,603	拢159,042	12.3%
Flintshire	拢173,252	拢175,092	-1.1%
Gwynedd	拢179,018	拢160,711	11.4%
Isle of Anglesey	拢199,690	拢180,907	10.4%
Merthyr Tydfil	拢129,082	拢112,003	15.2%
Monmouthshire	拢302,780	拢274,761	10.2%
Neath Port Talbot	拢127,643	拢123,466	3.4%
Newport	拢211,332	拢186,831	13.1%
Pembrokeshire	拢210,376	拢180,650	16.5%
Powys	拢211,801	拢185,168	14.4%
Rhondda Cynon Taf	拢124,828	拢115,578	8.0%
Swansea	拢169,324	拢152,185	11.3%
Torfaen	拢170,586	拢151,070	12.9%
Vale of Glamorgan	拢238,745	拢231,874	3.0%
Wrexham	拢169,330	拢155,389	9.0%
Wales	拢179,861	拢165,953	8.4%

Average price by local authority for Wales

In February 2021, the most expensive area to purchase a property was Monmouthshire, where the average cost was 拢303,000. In contrast, the cheapest area to purchase a property was Blaenau Gwent, where the average cost was 拢108,000.

3.2 Average price change by property type

Average price change by property type for Wales

Property type	February 2021	February 2020	Difference
Detached	拢272,097	拢250,414	8.7%
Semi-detached	拢172,565	拢160,638	7.4%
Terraced	拢140,825	拢129,311	8.9%
Flat or maisonette	拢123,542	拢113,441	8.9%
All	拢179,861	拢165,953	8.4%

4. Sales volumes

The amount of time between the sale of a property and the registration of this information varies. It typically ranges between 2 weeks and 2 months but can be longer. Volume figures for the most recent 2 months are not yet at a reliable level for reporting, so they are not included in the report. Published transactions for recent months will increase as later registered transactions are incorporated into the index.

Sales volume data is also available by property status (new build and existing property) and funding status (cash and mortgage) in our downloadable data tables. Transactions involving the creation of a new register, such as new builds, are more complex and require more time to process. Read Revisions to the UK HPI data for more information.

4.1 Sales volumes by local authority

Sales volumes for Wales by local authority

Local authorities	December 2020	December 2019
Blaenau Gwent	71	78
Bridgend	194	203
Caerphilly	177	224
Cardiff	406	503
Carmarthenshire	241	270
Ceredigion	109	94
Conwy	181	167
Denbighshire	174	129
Flintshire	226	210
Gwynedd	187	160
Isle of Anglesey	98	77
Merthyr Tydfil	56	70
Monmouthshire	126	108
Neath Port Talbot	210	160
Newport	203	178
Pembrokeshire	178	207
Powys	217	142
Rhondda Cynon Taf	319	301
Swansea	306	279
Torfaen	126	157
Vale of Glamorgan	185	237
Wrexham	156	135
Wales	4,146	4,089

Comparing the provisional volume estimate for December 2019 with the provisional estimate for December 2020, volume transactions increased by 14.8% in Wales.

UK Property Transaction Statistics published by HM Revenue & Customs (which differ in coverage but are more complete for this period) report that on a non-seasonally adjusted basis, volume transactions increased by 25.9% in Wales in the year to December 2020.

4.2 Sales volumes

Sales volumes for Wales over the past 5 years

Date	Sales volumes for Wales
December 2016	4,581
December 2017	4,659
December 2018	4,255
December 2019	4,089
December 2020	4,146

5. Property status

Transactions involving the creation of a new register, such as new builds, are more complex and need more time to process. This means they can take longer to appear in the land registers. The volume of new build transactions for the most recent 2 months are not at a reliable level for reporting the breakdown between new build and existing resold property, so they are not included in the report.

New build and existing resold property for Wales

Property status	Average price December 2020	Monthly change	Annual change
New build	拢229,665	0.5%	8.4%
Existing resold property	拢179,168	1.5%	9.4%

6. Buyer status

First time buyer and former owner occupier for Wales

Type of buyer	Average price February 2021	Monthly change	Annual change
First time buyer	拢155,687	-0.2%	8.5%
Former owner occupier	拢207,914	-1.4%	8.2%

7. Funding status

Cash and mortgage indicator for Wales

Funding status	Average price February 2021	Monthly change	Annual change
Cash	拢175,983	-0.2%	9.2%
Mortgage	拢182,363	-1.0%	8.0%

8. Repossession sales volume

Due to a period of 2 weeks to 2 months between completion and registration of sales, repossession volume figures for the most recent 2 months are not yet complete, so they are not included in the report.

Repossession sales volume

Country	Repossession sales volume December 2020
Wales	18

9. Access the data

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Data revisions

View any revisions to previously published data in the data downloads or find out more about revisions in our guidance About the UK HPI.

10. About the UK House Price Index

The UK House Price Index (UK HPI) is calculated by the Office for National Statistics and Land & Property 天美影院 Northern Ireland. Find out about the methodology used to create the UK HPI.

Data for the UK House Price Index is provided by HM Land Registry, , and the Valuation Office Agency.

Find out more about the UK House Price Index.

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