Average sale prices · HM Land Registry / UK HPI
The average property in Torfaen sells for £190,111, down 2.4% over the past year. Prices have grown from around £38k in the mid-1990s.
House price ÷ median earnings · ONS data
A home in Torfaen costs 5.5x the local median salary — moderate, improving from a peak of 5.8x in 2007.
Average monthly rent · ONS Private Rental Index
Average monthly rent in Torfaen is £851, up 3.6% year-on-year. Rents have risen consistently over the past five years.
Monthly residential transactions · HMRC (seasonally adjusted)
2yr fixed · 75% LTV · 25yr term · BoE avg. rate
Based on the average Torfaen price of £190,111 with a 25% deposit (£48k), a 2-year fixed mortgage at 3.97% costs around £750 per month.
Monthly cost comparison based on current data
Monthly mortgage payments (£750) are £101 less than renting (£851). However, buying requires an upfront deposit of £48k — it would take around 7 years to recoup that cost compared to renting and investing the difference.
Latest transactions · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
| Address | Type | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
16, GARTH CLOSE, TREVETHIN NP4 8EH | Semi-detached | £152,500 | 27 Jan 2026 |
NEW HOUSE, ALBERT ROAD, TALYWAIN NP4 7RL | Detached | £370,000 | 16 Jan 2026 |
82, CHURCHWOOD, GRIFFITHSTOWN NP4 5SX | Detached | £362,500 | 15 Jan 2026 |
37, ST AUGUSTINE ROAD, GRIFFITHSTOWN NP4 5EZ | Detached | £310,000 | 14 Jan 2026 |
164, PARC PANTEG, GRIFFITHSTOWN NP4 5YN | Detached | £350,000 | 9 Jan 2026 |
18, JERUSALEM LANE, NEW INN NP4 0NR | Semi-detached | £120,000 | 22 Dec 2025 |
1, RAILWAY TERRACE, SEBASTOPOL NP4 5EJ |
Data sources (all free & public): HM Land Registry Price Paid Data & UK House Price Index · ONS Housing Affordability Ratios · ONS Private Rental Index · Bank of England Quoted Household Interest Rates · HMRC Monthly Property Transactions
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
There were 94,680 residential property transactions across the UK in January 2026 (seasonally adjusted), down 0.8% compared to a year ago. The highest monthly volume on record was 204,980 in June 2021.
| Terraced |
| £50,000 |
| 22 Dec 2025 |
19, SALISBURY TERRACE, VARTEG NP4 7UN | Terraced | £147,500 | 19 Dec 2025 |
6, UPPER WAUN STREET, BLAENAVON NP4 9QF | Terraced | £118,000 | 19 Dec 2025 |
36, JOHN JOBBINS WAY, PENYGARN NP4 8EG | Detached | £315,000 | 19 Dec 2025 |
100, CANDWR PARK, PONTHIR NP18 1HN | Detached | £525,000 | 19 Dec 2025 |
5, GROVE TERRACE, PONTNEWYNYDD NP4 6SN | Terraced | £117,500 | 19 Dec 2025 |
5, USK ROAD NP4 8AQ | Detached | £275,000 | 19 Dec 2025 |
10, WAYFIELD CRESCENT NP44 1NJ | Terraced | £190,000 | 19 Dec 2025 |
1, CAPEL NEWYDD AVENUE, BLAENAVON NP4 9LN | Semi-detached | £182,500 | 19 Dec 2025 |
22, WELLINGTON DRIVE, GREENMEADOW NP44 5HH | Detached | £345,000 | 18 Dec 2025 |
39, PARC AVENUE, PONTNEWYDD NP44 1RU | Semi-detached | £254,000 | 18 Dec 2025 |
48, MIDSUMMER ROAD, PONTRHYDYRUN NP44 1FR | Detached | £305,000 | 18 Dec 2025 |
10, MILTON CLOSE NP44 3NW | Flat/Maisonette | £107,000 | 18 Dec 2025 |
173, MANOR ROAD, ABERSYCHAN NP4 7DN | Terraced | £160,000 | 18 Dec 2025 |
The most recent recorded sale in Torfaen was a semi-detached property on Garth Close for £152,500 in January 2026. Across the last 20 sales, the median price was £254,000.