Help to Buy - Wales (Shared Equity Loan Scheme): April 2021 to March 2022

Main points

• Between 2 January 2014 and 31 March 2022, 13,175 properties were purchased under the Help to Buy - Wales scheme.
• 76% of total purchases were completed by first time buyers.
• Over this period, the total value of equity loans was £517.7 million and the total value of properties purchased was £2,619.7 million.
• Completed purchases using the Help to Buy - Wales scheme in 2021-22 totalled 1,208.
• To date, the mean purchase price paid for all completed purchases was £198,841 whilst the median was lower at £193,500.
• During 2021-22, the mean purchase price paid was £227,438 and the median was £230,997.50.
• Since the start of the scheme to 31 March 2022, almost three quarters (73%) of all completed purchases have been by those with an average household income of between £20,000 and £50,000.
• Over half (54%) of all purchases to date were of three bedroom properties and 47% were for households with 2 adults and no children.

Note

The information is collected on behalf of the Welsh Government by Help to Buy Wales Ltd. Information at a local authority level is published on StatsWales.