House prices increased by 1.2% in Flintshire in May, new figures show.

The rise contributes to the longer-term trend, which has seen property prices in the area grow by 2.7% over the last year.

The average Flintshire house price in May was £217,344. Land Registry figures show a 1.2% increase on April.

Over the month, the picture was different to that across Wales, where prices increased 2.5%.

Over the last year, the average sale price of property in Flintshire rose by £5,800 – putting the area 10th among Wales’s 22 local authorities with price data for annual growth.

First-time buyers in Flintshire spent an average of £183,600 on their property – £5,100 more than a year ago, and £41,800 more than in May 2019.

By comparison, former owner-occupiers paid £242,800 on average in May – 32.2% more than first-time buyers.

Property types

Owners of detached houses saw the biggest rise in property prices in Flintshire in May – they increased 1.4%, to £301,317 on average. Over the last year, prices rose by 2.4%.

Among other types of property:

  • Semi-detached: up 1.1% monthly; up 3.2% annually; £189,674 average
  • Terraced: up 0.9% monthly; up 2.7% annually; £153,818 average
  • Flats: up 0.9% monthly; up 1.1% annually; £106,409 average

How do property prices in Flintshire compare?

Buyers paid 0.6% more than the average price in Wales (£216,000) in May for a property in Flintshire. Across Wales, property prices are low compared to those across the UK, where the average cost is £285,000.

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The most expensive properties in Wales were in Monmouthshire – £332,000 on average, and 1.5 times the price as in Flintshire. Monmouthshire properties cost 2.6 times the price as homes in Merthyr Tydfil (£129,000 average), at the other end of the scale.

Factfile

Average property price in May

  • Flintshire: £217,344
  • Wales: £216,002
  • UK: £285,201

Annual growth to May

  • Flintshire: +2.7%
  • Wales: +2.4%
  • UK: +2.2%