Caerphilly: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£313,953

Semi-detached

£201,948

Terraced

£168,126

Flat or maisonette

£106,676

First-time buyers

£179,372

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  170,615 in 1991 → 176,865 in 2024 (+3.7%)

  Wales over the same years: +10.9%

• Average house price

  £106,712 in 2005 → £197,542 in 2026 (+85.1%)

  Wales over the same years: +75.1%

• Median weekly pay

  £350 in 2008 → £599 in 2025 (+71.1%)

  Wales over the same years: +73.1%

• Employment rate

  62.7% in 2004 → 75.9% in 2023 (+21.1%)

  Wales over the same years: +6.9%

• Claimant count

  3.0% in 2001 → 3.4% in 2025 (+13.3%)

  Wales over the same years: +13.8%

• Disposable income per head

  £9,096 in 1997 → £20,773 in 2024 (+128.4%)

  Wales over the same years: +131.7%

33 official indicators are published for Caerphilly; 26 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• High-growth businesses · Economy & work6.1% (2024) · 45th highest of 361
• Housing affordability · Housing5.4× earnings (April 2025) · 39th lowest of 316
• New homes · Housing4.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 6th highest of 22
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment3.9 t per person (2024) · 130th lowest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Job density · Economy & work0.54 jobs per resident (2024) · 334th highest of 350
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access98.8% (January 2026) · 317th highest of 361
• Three-year business survival · Economy & work47.8% (2021) · 321st highest of 374
• Disposable income per head · Economy & work£20,773 (2024) · 307th highest of 361