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New Tredegar & Darren Valley: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the New Tredegar & Darren Valley neighbourhood of Caerphilly, Wales (ONS area Caerphilly 002). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes CF48, CF81, NP12, NP24. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near NP24 6HB.

One of the most income-deprived neighbourhoods in Wales, showing clear signs of gentrification

New Tredegar & Darren Valley is one of the most income-deprived neighbourhoods in Wales; it shows clear signs of gentrification against Caerphilly (5 of 18 signals rising, none falling). Houses here typically resell for £108,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Caerphilly (1.0 times the borough's rate) and the nearest station, Tir-phil, is about a 5-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£108,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +58% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Among the most income-deprived

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Clear signs

Weighted balance +0.32; 5 of 18 signals up, 0 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Average household income

£33,400

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.0 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where New Tredegar & Darren Valley sits in Caerphilly

Typical house price: the lowest of 24 neighbourhoods in Caerphilly
Average household income: the lowest of 24 neighbourhoods in Caerphilly

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in New Tredegar & Darren Valley

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Caerphilly, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

5 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Caerphilly, 0 the other way and 13 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Resale prices
Recorded crime
Air quality
Homes improving their energy rating
Borough against the region

Stations nearby

Nearest station

Tir-phil Railway station, about a 5-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (350 m in a straight line). About 2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Transport for Wales to Barry Island (about 88 min) and Rhymney (about 9 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Questions about New Tredegar & Darren Valley

What is the typical house price in New Tredegar & Darren Valley?

£108,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +58% against 2017-2019.

How does New Tredegar & Darren Valley compare with the rest of Caerphilly?

Typical house price: the lowest of 24 neighbourhoods in Caerphilly. Average household income: the lowest of 24 neighbourhoods in Caerphilly.

Is New Tredegar & Darren Valley an affluent area?

Among the most income-deprived. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is New Tredegar & Darren Valley gentrifying?

Clear signs. Weighted balance +0.32; 5 of 18 signals up, 0 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to New Tredegar & Darren Valley?

Tir-phil. Railway station, about a 5-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (350 m in a straight line). About 2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Transport for Wales to Barry Island (about 88 min) and Rhymney (about 9 min).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.