Esplanade, Porthcawl house prices are built from 100 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 2005 and the most recent on 18 Dec 2025. The median price paid across the whole record is £215,000. Across the 14 years from 2011 to 2025 the median moved +28.2% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is -14.5%.
Median price paid
£215,000
Change in cash, 2011–2025
+28.2%
Change in real terms
-14.5%
Median per m²
£3,039
HM Land Registry100 sales27 with floor areaLatest sale 18 Dec 2025
Section 01
How Esplanade, Porthcawl prices moved
The chart tracks the median Esplanade, Porthcawl house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 2005 to 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | £179,000 | £326,085 |
| 2010s | 2 | £195,000 | £274,950 |
| 2020s | 2 | £250,000 | £255,435 |
The highest yearly median on record for Esplanade, Porthcawl is £295,000 in 2024; the lowest is £179,000 in 2006. Across the full 21-year record the cash median has moved from £216,500 to £250,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £394,399, so the real change over the whole record is -35.2% — about -2.15% 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: +28.2% in cash against -14.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Esplanade House | 18 Dec 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £215,000 | £219,674 |
| 33 Esplanade House | 1 Aug 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £250,000 | £255,435 |
| 31 Esplanade House | 9 May 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £245,000 | £250,326 |
| 2 Esplanade House | 24 Apr 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £265,000 | £270,761 |
| 4 Esplanade House | 21 Mar 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £257,000 | £262,587 |
| 22 Esplanade House | 8 Oct 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £227,500 | £239,384 |
| 1 Esplanade House | 22 Aug 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £220,000 | £231,493 |
| 6 Esplanade House | 7 Jun 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £310,000 | £326,194 |
| 28 Esplanade House | 18 Apr 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £295,000 | £310,410 |
| Flat 4 5 | 14 Mar 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £360,000 | £378,806 |
| 5 Brogden Building | 11 Dec 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £320,000 | £345,747 |
| 5 Esplanade House | 6 Oct 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £290,000 | £313,333 |
| 10 Esplanade House | 4 Aug 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £200,000 | £216,092 |
| 16 Esplanade House | 13 Jan 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £320,000 | £345,747 |
| 12 Esplanade House | 22 Dec 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £193,000 | £223,607 |
| Flat 1 5 | 3 Aug 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £371,000 | £429,836 |
| 18 Esplanade House | 30 Jun 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £330,000 | £382,334 |
| 29 Esplanade House | 18 May 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £350,000 | £405,505 |
| 3 Esplanade House | 22 Nov 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £162,666 | £205,519 |
| Flat 3 5 | 5 Nov 2020 | Flat or maisonette | £328,250 | £425,007 |
| 3 Brogden Building | 5 Oct 2020 | Flat or maisonette | £271,000 | £350,882 |
| 25 Esplanade House | 23 Sep 2020 | Flat or maisonette | £285,000 | £369,008 |
| 41 Esplanade House | 3 Jan 2020 | Flat or maisonette | £435,000 | £563,223 |
| 33 Esplanade House | 9 Aug 2019 | Flat or maisonette | £164,000 | £214,508 |
| 31 Esplanade House | 29 Mar 2019 | Flat or maisonette | £215,000 | £281,215 |
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 Esplanade, Porthcawl values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 ESPLANADE HOUSE Esplanade | £190,000 (2005) | £215,000 (2025) | +0.6% | -2.2% |
| 33 ESPLANADE HOUSE Esplanade | £165,000 (2005) | £250,000 (2025) | +2.1% | -0.8% |
| 31 ESPLANADE HOUSE Esplanade | £210,000 (2005) | £245,000 (2025) | +0.8% | -2.1% |
| 2 ESPLANADE HOUSE Esplanade | £235,000 (2005) | £265,000 (2025) | +0.6% | -2.3% |
| 4 ESPLANADE HOUSE Esplanade | £235,000 (2005) | £257,000 (2025) | +0.4% | -2.4% |
| 22 ESPLANADE HOUSE Esplanade | £160,000 (2005) | £227,500 (2024) | +1.9% | -1.0% |
| 1 ESPLANADE HOUSE Esplanade | £170,000 (2005) | £220,000 (2024) | +1.4% | -1.5% |
| 6 ESPLANADE HOUSE Esplanade | £270,000 (2016) | £310,000 (2024) | +1.7% | -1.8% |
| 28 ESPLANADE HOUSE Esplanade | £249,950 (2005) | £295,000 (2024) | +0.9% | -2.0% |
| FLAT 4 5 Esplanade | £219,000 (2010) | £360,000 (2024) | +3.6% | +0.6% |
| 5 BROGDEN BUILDING Esplanade | £199,950 (2012) | £320,000 (2023) | +4.4% | +1.3% |
| 5 ESPLANADE HOUSE Esplanade | £172,000 (2015) | £290,000 (2023) | +6.7% | +3.3% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Esplanade, Porthcawl 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat or maisonette | 92 | 92.0% | £215,000 | £50,000 – £435,000 |
| Terraced | 6 | 6.0% | £145,000 | £90,000 – £300,000 |
| Detached | 1 | 1.0% | £25,000 | £25,000 – £25,000 |
| Semi-detached | 1 | 1.0% | £500,000 | £500,000 – £500,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Esplanade, Porthcawl
92 of the sales on record are leasehold and 8 freehold — 92.0% 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 £215,750 and the median freehold sale £157,500 — a gap of -27.0%. 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 | 92 | 92.0% | £215,750 |
| Freehold | 8 | 8.0% | £157,500 |
| New build | 32 | 32.0% | £202,500 |
| Existing home | 68 | 68.0% | £219,500 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -7.7%. 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 4 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 09
How Esplanade, Porthcawl compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Esplanade, Porthcawl sits above that national figure — +36.5%.
Within Porthcawl the street ranks 76 of 237 by median price, and its median is above the town figure of £165,000 (+30.3%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £3,039 per square metre, across 27 of the 100 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 £25,000 to £500,000. 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.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- New Road£105,000 median
- Victoria Avenue£165,000 median
- Fulmar Road£180,000 median
- Suffolk Place£105,950 median
- West Park Drive£163,250 median
- Newton Nottage Road£164,000 median
- West Road£242,000 median
- Stoneleigh Court£147,450 median
- Park Avenue£118,000 median
- Birch Walk£145,500 median
- West End Avenue£195,000 median
- Long Acre Drive£193,500 median
- Hookland Road£151,000 median
- Pavilion Court£90,750 median
- South Road£187,500 median
- Woodland Avenue£145,000 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 31, ESPLANADE HOUSE Esplanade4 sales
- 22, ESPLANADE HOUSE Esplanade4 sales
- 16, ESPLANADE HOUSE Esplanade4 sales
- 33, ESPLANADE HOUSE Esplanade3 sales
- 1, ESPLANADE HOUSE Esplanade3 sales
- 28, ESPLANADE HOUSE Esplanade3 sales
- FLAT 4, 5 Esplanade3 sales
- 10, ESPLANADE HOUSE Esplanade3 sales
- 34, ESPLANADE HOUSE Esplanade3 sales
- 43, ESPLANADE HOUSE Esplanade3 sales
- 30, ESPLANADE HOUSE Esplanade2 sales
- 2, ESPLANADE HOUSE Esplanade2 sales
- 4, ESPLANADE HOUSE Esplanade2 sales
- 6, ESPLANADE HOUSE Esplanade2 sales
- 5, BROGDEN BUILDING Esplanade2 sales
- 5 ESPLANADE HOUSE Esplanade2 sales
- FLAT 1, 5 Esplanade2 sales
- 29 ESPLANADE HOUSE Esplanade2 sales
- 3, ESPLANADE HOUSE Esplanade2 sales
- FLAT 3, 5 Esplanade2 sales
- 3, BROGDEN BUILDING Esplanade2 sales
- 25, ESPLANADE HOUSE Esplanade2 sales
- 20, ESPLANADE HOUSE Esplanade2 sales
- 26, ESPLANADE HOUSE Esplanade2 sales
Back to Porthcawl house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Esplanade, Porthcawl?
The median price paid in Esplanade, Porthcawl across every sale on the register is £215,000. 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 Esplanade, Porthcawl?
100 sales are on record for Esplanade, Porthcawl, the most recent completing on 18 Dec 2025. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Esplanade, Porthcawl house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +28.2% between 2011 and 2025. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is -14.5%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Esplanade, Porthcawl house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £295,000, set in 2024. 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 Esplanade, Porthcawl?
£3,039 per square metre, from the 27 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 18 Dec 2025. 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, “Esplanade, Porthcawl 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.