Bethesda Property Market: House Prices, Sold Data & Development Finance, Q3 2026 Edition

Bethesda: Slate quarry town near Zip World with growing adventure tourism employment.

The Bethesda property market recorded 1,821 residential sales in the 12 months to 31 May 2026, with a median sale price of £192,500. This places Bethesda £5k above the Gwynedd county median of £188,000, and £93k below the approximate UK median of £285,000.

Prices in Bethesda have shown modest growth, a year-on-year change of +2.1%. Within Gwynedd, Bethesda ranks 3rd by price out of 6 principal towns, and 1st by transaction volume.

On a quarterly view, Bethesda median prices moved from £187,500 in Q4 2024 to £200,000 in Q1 2026, a change of +6.7% over 5 quarters. Bethesda has now recorded 2 consecutive quarters of price growth.

Bethesda shares a HM Land Registry reporting district with neighbouring towns, and the source data does not distinguish Bethesda-specific sales from the wider district. The figures above reflect the whole shared district rather than Bethesda alone.

Property prices in Bethesda vary significantly by type. The table below compares Bethesda prices with Gwynedd county averages and UK national figures.

Detached homes in Bethesda command £300,000, while flat properties are most accessible at £106,000. The £194k spread between the most and least expensive types indicates a relatively compressed market where margins between types are tighter.

HM Land Registry has so far registered 4 new-build sales in Bethesda for the past 12 months, 0.2% of registered transactions. New-build sales are typically registered 6 to 18 months after completion, so this understates current delivery and is not a completions figure.

Too few new-build sales have registered yet to quote a reliable new-build premium for Bethesda.

Across the wider Gwynedd market, 1 new-build sales have registered so far. See our Gwynedd property market report for the full county picture.

The table below shows the most recently registered residential sales in Bethesda, evidence of achieved prices for buyers, sellers and developers:

These transactions are sourced from HM Land Registry Price Paid data and represent completed, registered sales. The range from £85,000 to £585,000 illustrates the breadth of the Bethesda market.

For developers considering Bethesda, the local market data translates directly into finance structuring. With a median value of £192,500 and detached homes at £300,000, lenders can assess scheme viability with confidence.

A typical development finance facility for a scheme in Bethesda with a GDV of £300,000 would attract senior debt of approximately £195,000 at 65% LTGDV. Mezzanine finance can stretch total borrowing to 85-90% of costs, while bridging loans enable rapid site acquisitions completing in as little as 5 working days.

With prices rising 2.1% year-on-year, Bethesda presents a supportive environment for new development. Lenders view positive price momentum favourably when assessing loan applications.

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To put Bethesda's market in context, the table below compares it with similarly-priced towns across Gwynedd:

For the full Gwynedd town-by-town breakdown, see our comprehensive Gwynedd property market report.