Princes Drive, Colwyn Bay house prices are built from 84 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1998 and the most recent on 25 May 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £90,000. Across the 8 years from 1998 to 2006 the median moved +240.9% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +192.7%.
Median price paid
£90,000
Change in cash, 1998–2006
+240.9%
Change in real terms
+192.7%
Median per m²
£918
HM Land Registry84 sales17 with floor areaLatest sale 25 May 2026
Section 01
How Princes Drive, Colwyn Bay prices moved
The chart tracks the median Princes Drive, Colwyn Bay house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1998 to 2006. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | £44,000 | £97,701 |
| 2000s | 2 | £73,500 | £133,895 |
The highest yearly median on record for Princes Drive, Colwyn Bay is £150,000 in 2006; the lowest is £44,000 in 1998. Across the full 9-year record the cash median has moved from £44,000 to £150,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £91,235, so the real change over the whole record is +192.7% — about +14.37% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +240.9% in cash against +192.7% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 4 45 | 25 May 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £105,000 | £105,000 |
| Plas Newydd, 79 | 3 Mar 2026 | Semi-detached | £178,000 | £178,000 |
| 74d | 8 Oct 2025 | Semi-detached | £200,000 | £204,348 |
| Second Floor Flat 15 | 7 Aug 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £84,500 | £86,337 |
| 81 | 29 Jul 2025 | Semi-detached | £175,000 | £178,804 |
| Flat C | 5 Jun 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £40,000 | £40,870 |
| 72a | 20 Nov 2024 | Terraced | £170,000 | £178,881 |
| 55 | 31 Jan 2024 | Semi-detached | £235,000 | £247,276 |
| Flat 1 45 | 9 Jun 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £135,000 | £145,862 |
| 17 | 8 Jul 2022 | Terraced | £220,000 | £254,889 |
| Flat 4 45 | 31 Mar 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £100,000 | £115,859 |
| Flat 3 45 | 18 Mar 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £134,500 | £155,830 |
| 75 | 27 Jul 2021 | Semi-detached | £280,000 | £353,763 |
| 70 | 9 Apr 2021 | Terraced | £133,000 | £168,038 |
| Flat 4 45 | 7 Aug 2020 | Flat or maisonette | £65,000 | £84,160 |
| 66 | 15 Jul 2020 | Detached | £185,000 | £239,532 |
| 74c | 14 Jul 2020 | Semi-detached | £135,000 | £174,793 |
| Flat 1 45 | 16 Oct 2018 | Flat or maisonette | £107,000 | £142,599 |
| 68a | 22 Jun 2018 | Terraced | £95,000 | £126,607 |
| 49 | 20 Dec 2017 | Detached | £168,531 | £229,371 |
| 65 | 18 May 2016 | Terraced | £112,000 | £156,356 |
| Flat 1 45 | 31 Mar 2016 | Flat or maisonette | £103,000 | £143,792 |
| 81 | 18 Jan 2016 | Semi-detached | £120,000 | £167,525 |
| 74b | 5 Nov 2015 | Terraced | £115,000 | £162,150 |
| 67 | 21 Nov 2014 | Terraced | £125,000 | £179,298 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to Princes Drive, Colwyn Bay values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLAT 4 45 Princes Drive | £65,000 (2020) | £105,000 (2026) | +8.3% | +3.8% |
| PLAS NEWYDD, 79 Princes Drive | £75,000 (2002) | £178,000 (2026) | +3.7% | +0.9% |
| 74D Princes Drive | £120,000 (2010) | £200,000 (2025) | +3.5% | +0.4% |
| SECOND FLOOR FLAT 15 Princes Drive | £59,950 (2005) | £84,500 (2025) | +1.7% | -1.2% |
| 81 Princes Drive | £37,500 (1999) | £175,000 (2025) | +6.1% | +3.3% |
| 55 Princes Drive | £170,000 (2010) | £235,000 (2024) | +2.3% | -0.7% |
| FLAT 1 45 Princes Drive | £103,000 (2016) | £135,000 (2023) | +3.9% | +0.2% |
| 17 Princes Drive | £90,000 (2013) | £220,000 (2022) | +10.4% | +7.7% |
| 75 Princes Drive | £145,000 (2011) | £280,000 (2021) | +6.8% | +4.8% |
| 70 Princes Drive | £44,000 (1998) | £133,000 (2021) | +4.9% | +2.7% |
| 66 Princes Drive | £42,000 (1997) | £185,000 (2020) | +6.7% | +4.4% |
| 74C Princes Drive | £78,500 (2002) | £135,000 (2020) | +3.1% | +0.8% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Princes Drive, Colwyn Bay is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | 30 | 35.7% | £78,500 | £32,500 – £280,000 |
| Terraced | 23 | 27.4% | £89,000 | £32,500 – £220,000 |
| Flat or maisonette | 20 | 23.8% | £86,500 | £20,000 – £150,000 |
| Detached | 11 | 13.1% | £150,000 | £42,000 – £300,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Princes Drive, Colwyn Bay
16 of the sales on record are leasehold and 68 freehold — 19.0% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
The median leasehold sale is £101,500 and the median freehold sale £89,500 — a gap of -11.8%. Most of that gap is property type rather than tenure itself: leasehold here is largely flats, freehold largely houses.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 16 | 19.0% | £101,500 |
| Freehold | 68 | 81.0% | £89,500 |
| New build | 6 | 7.1% | £44,000 |
| Existing home | 78 | 92.9% | £95,000 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -53.7%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 13 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 07
Living in Princes Drive, Colwyn Bay
Every certificate carries an energy efficiency band as well as a floor area. Across Conwy, 32.3% of 64,056 certificates sit in bands A to C, and 10.2% in F or G — the bands that cost the most to heat and are hardest to mortgage.
| Energy band | Certificates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 368 | 0.6% |
| B | 4,408 | 6.9% |
| C | 15,931 | 24.9% |
| D | 24,997 | 39.0% |
| E | 11,810 | 18.4% |
| F | 4,380 | 6.8% |
| G | 2,162 | 3.4% |
The Office for National Statistics puts the mean private rent in Conwy at £786 a month as of Jun 2026 — £581 for a one-bedroom home and £851 for three bedrooms.
Against the median sale of £90,000 here, that rent is a gross yield of 10.48% a year. It is a measured figure rather than an assumption: a real local rent over a real local price, before any cost of ownership.
Police forces publish every recorded street-level crime. Within a mile of the centre of LL29, 186 crimes were recorded in Jun 2026: 79 violent, 7 burglary, 1 vehicle-related and 47 anti-social behaviour. The median postcode district in this archive recorded 167 in the same month, so this one is about typical.
Against the 114,741 residents the 2021 census counted in Conwy, that is 1.62 recorded crimes per thousand people in the month. The count covers a mile around the district centre while the population covers the whole council, so read the rate as an order of magnitude rather than a precise figure.
A count is not a rate. A district with shops and a station records more crime than a residential one of the same size, because more people pass through it. Read this next to the median, not on its own.
Section 08
The neighbourhood around Princes Drive, Colwyn Bay
The 2021 census counted 114,741 residents in Conwy across 52,235 households. 69.0% of those households own their home and 31.0% rent — a split the sold record cannot show, because only owners appear in it.
| Station | Mode | Distance from the district centre |
|---|---|---|
| Colwyn Bay Rail Station | Rail | 1.4 km |
| Glan Conwy Rail Station | Rail | 6.4 km |
| Llandudno Junction Rail Station | Rail | 6.7 km |
| Conwy Rail Station | Rail | 8.2 km |
Section 09
How Princes Drive, Colwyn Bay compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Princes Drive, Colwyn Bay sits below that national figure — -42.9%.
Within Colwyn Bay the street ranks 391 of 482 by median price, and its median is below the town figure of £125,000 (-28.0%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £918 per square metre, across 17 of the 84 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £20,000 to £300,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Princes Drive, Colwyn Bay sits in Conwy, in Wales.
The Office for National Statistics puts the median home in Conwy at 6.8 times median local earnings of £32,484 a year, measured to Sep 2025. Across England and Wales the same ratio is 7.6. That number, not the price alone, is what decides whether a place is within reach of the people who work in it.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- Conway Road£59,950 median
- Abergele Road£78,250 median
- Marine Road£62,000 median
- Coed Pella Road£66,975 median
- Llysfaen Road£105,000 median
- St Andrews Road£149,750 median
- Bryn Cadno£111,000 median
- Coed Coch Road£122,000 median
- Llanelian Road£123,500 median
- Park Road£89,500 median
- Greenfield Road£68,000 median
- Gwynant£297,000 median
- Bryn Celyn£110,000 median
- Lawson Road£65,000 median
- Grove Park£91,000 median
- Station Road£87,475 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 66 Princes Drive5 sales
- FLAT 4, 45 Princes Drive3 sales
- 81 Princes Drive3 sales
- FLAT 1, 45 Princes Drive3 sales
- 70 Princes Drive3 sales
- 49 Princes Drive3 sales
- 68D Princes Drive3 sales
- 12 Princes Drive3 sales
- PLAS NEWYDD, 79 Princes Drive2 sales
- 74D Princes Drive2 sales
- SECOND FLOOR FLAT, 15 Princes Drive2 sales
- 55 Princes Drive2 sales
- 17 Princes Drive2 sales
- 75 Princes Drive2 sales
- 74C Princes Drive2 sales
- 68A Princes Drive2 sales
- 74B Princes Drive2 sales
- 76C Princes Drive2 sales
- APARTMENT 1, ASHWOOD, 45 Princes Drive2 sales
- 23 Princes Drive2 sales
- 68 Princes Drive2 sales
- 27 Princes Drive2 sales
- 68C Princes Drive2 sales
- 62 Princes Drive2 sales
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Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Princes Drive, Colwyn Bay?
The median price paid in Princes Drive, Colwyn Bay across every sale on the register is £90,000. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in Princes Drive, Colwyn Bay?
84 sales are on record for Princes Drive, Colwyn Bay, the most recent completing on 25 May 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Princes Drive, Colwyn Bay house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +240.9% between 1998 and 2006. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +192.7%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Princes Drive, Colwyn Bay house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £150,000, set in 2006. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in Princes Drive, Colwyn Bay?
£918 per square metre, from the 17 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 25 May 2026. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “Princes Drive, Colwyn Bay house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.