UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/wolverhampton
Council areaWest Midlands, England
House prices in Wolverhampton
Homes in Wolverhampton sold for a median of £223,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 4,095 standard sales.
That makes it the fourth cheapest of the 30 council areas in the West Midlands with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £255,000.
Prices over time
The median rose 65%, from £134,500 in 2016 to £222,000 in 2025, the second biggest rise of the 30 council areas in the West Midlands.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 794 | £330,000 | £274,000 to £416,000 | £3,237/m²from 34 sales |
| Semi-detached | 1,943 | £230,000 | £195,000 to £263,000 | £2,794/m²from 86 sales |
| Terraced | 967 | £190,000 | £159,000 to £221,000 | £2,480/m²from 41 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 391 | £110,000 | £88,000 to £130,000 | Too few |
Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold in Wolverhampton, at 47% of sales, ahead of terraced houses at 24%.
Flats and maisonettes stand out against the West Midlands as a whole: a median of £110,000 here, 22% less than the £141,500 across the region.
Postcode districts in Wolverhampton
The dearest district was WV6 (Perton), at £263,000, and the cheapest was WV1 (Eastfield), at £175,000.
The next dearest were WV4 (Wolverhampton) and WV3 (Wolverhampton), and the next cheapest WV2 (Wolverhampton) and WV14 (Bilston).
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- WV6Wolverhampton, 1,042 salesMedian price £263,000Price per square metre £3,451Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 0%
- WV4Wolverhampton, 596 salesMedian price £250,000Price per square metre £2,937Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +4%
- WV3Wolverhampton, 581 salesMedian price £245,000Price per square metre £2,879Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +4%
- WV9Wolverhampton, 150 salesMedian price £241,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 Too few
- WV11Wolverhampton, 679 salesMedian price £226,000Price per square metre £2,635Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +9%
- WV10Wolverhampton, 923 salesMedian price £220,000Price per square metre £2,739Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
- WV14Bilston, 716 salesMedian price £204,000Price per square metre £2,450Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +6%
- WV2Wolverhampton, 167 salesMedian price £190,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 Too few
- WV1Wolverhampton, 146 salesMedian price £175,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 Too few
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median held or rose in every district with enough sales to compare, most in WV11 (Wednesfield), up 9%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Douglas Fir Drive, Wolverhampton (WV10)25 sales
- Penn Road, Wolverhampton (WV4)23 sales
- Aldersley Road, Wolverhampton (WV6)20 sales
- Goodwood Drive, Wolverhampton (WV10)18 sales
- Blackthorn Drive, Wolverhampton (WV10)17 sales
- Church Road, Bradmore (WV3)16 sales
- Cornwall Road, Wolverhampton (WV6)16 sales
- Broad Lane South, Wolverhampton (WV11)15 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were York Avenue, Finchfield (WV3, detached houses, £470,000), Tyninghame Avenue, Wolverhampton (WV6, detached houses, £415,500) and Aspen Road, Essington (WV11, £335,000).
The cheapest were Grosvenor Park, Wolverhampton (WV4, flats, £38,500), Beechwood Court, Wolverhampton (WV6, flats, £85,000) and The Lindens, Wolverhampton (WV6, flats, £87,500).
Living in Wolverhampton
Crime
102 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 82 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
98% of homes can get it
Higher than 98 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
52% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Near the middle of all council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,539 a year in Wolverhampton for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 77 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the West Midlands
Median sale price of the 30 council areas in the West Midlands with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Wolverhampton and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Wyre Forest£257,000
- Tamworth£248,000
- Nuneaton and Bedworth£244,000
- Birmingham£240,000
- Dudley£240,000
- East Staffordshire£240,000
- Telford and Wrekin£235,000
- Coventry£230,000
- Staffordshire Moorlands£228,500
- Cannock Chase£227,000
- Walsall£227,000
- Wolverhampton, this council area£223,000
- Sandwell£220,000
- Newcastle-under-Lyme£200,000
- Stoke-on-Trent£160,000
About these figures
Wolverhampton's figures come from 4,095 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 9 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Wolverhampton, so their sales add up to 5,000 instead (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.