West Midlands county property prices

The average property price in West Midlands county county is £260k, the median price is £228k. The average price increased by £7.2k (3%) over the last twelve months. The price of an established property is £259k. The price of a newly built property is £279k. There were 23.4k property sales and sales dropped by 14.8% (-4.5k transactions). Most properties were sold in the £200k-£250k price range with 5177 (22.1%) properties sold, followed by £150k-£200k price range with 4973 (21.2%) properties sold.

Current residential property prices
December 2024 - November 2025West Midlands county countyEngland & Wales
Average price£260k£350k
Median price£228k£282k

West Midlands county property sales share by price range

shows a number of properties sold in a given price range between December 2024 - November 2025.

West Midlands county property sales share by price range
Market Analysis of Sales Volume and Share by Property Price Range
Property price rangeMarket shareSales volume
under £50k0.6%137
£50k-£100k4.7%1.1k
£100k-£150k11.8%2.8k
£150k-£200k21.2%5.0k
£200k-£250k22.1%5.2k
£250k-£300k14.9%3.5k
£300k-£400k14.1%3.3k
£400k-£500k5.3%1.2k
£500k-£750k4.0%947
£750k-£1M0.9%202
over £1M0.5%106

West Midlands county house prices map

This price map shows the average property price in a given postcode sector. The most affordable place is 'WS1 1' with the average price of £104k. The most expensive place is 'CV1 1', £915k.

West Midlands county house prices map

West Midlands county house prices compared to other counties

Comparison of the average property price and an average price percentage change by county. Price % change compares the average property price between December 2024 - November 2025 to the average price in the previous 12 months. The size of the circle shows the number of property transactions. The bigger the circle the higher the sales volumes in county.

West Midlands county house prices compared to other countiesAverage price percentage change
Average property price

West Midlands county house price rank

With the average price of £260k, West Midlands county is the 20. cheapest county out of 55 England and Wales' counties.

West Midlands county house price rank
Ranking of county by Average House Price
RankcountyAverage price
1.Greater London£652k
2.Surrey£587k
3.Hertfordshire£529k
4.Berkshire£485k
5.Buckinghamshire£479k
6.Oxfordshire£463k
7.West Sussex£436k
8.East Sussex£409k
9.Essex£403k
10.Rutland£401k
...
45.Cumbria£228k
46.Gwynedd£228k
47.Lincolnshire£224k
48.Merseyside£220k
49.South Yorkshire£213k
50.East Riding of Yorkshire£209k
51.Lancashire£208k
52.West Glamorgan£208k
53.Tyne and Wear£203k
54.Mid Glamorgan£189k
55.Durham£166k

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West Midlands county real house prices

Yearly average nominal house prices adjusted for inflation.

West Midlands county real house prices

Yearly Real Average House Prices for West Midlands county county
YearWest Midlands county countyEngland & Wales
2025£260k£349k
2024£263k£371k
2023£287k£407k
2022£318k£458k
2021£317k£451k
2020£293k£428k
2019£281k£406k
2018£287k£418k
2017£284k£427k
2016£272k£420k
2015£263k£407k
2014£257k£400k
2013£256k£394k
2012£254k£393k
2011£264k£403k
2010£288k£427k
2009£271k£384k
2008£292k£408k
2007£315k£430k
2006£313k£411k
2005£302k£392k
2004£298k£383k
2003£266k£343k
2002£226k£309k
2001£193k£271k
2000£178k£253k
1999£163k£229k
1998£157k£210k
1997£153k£199k
1996£147k£186k
1995£149k£183k

West Midlands county house prices

Yearly average nominal prices compared to England & Wales' house prices

West Midlands county house prices

West Midlands county house prices and nearby counties

Yearly average nominal prices

West Midlands county house prices and nearby counties

West Midlands county house prices by property type

Yearly average nominal prices

West Midlands county house prices by property type

Current Average Prices by Property Type in West Midlands county county
Property typeCurrent average price
Detached£445k
Flat£157k
Semi-Detached£270k
Terraced£217k

West Midlands county house price to earnings ratio

The median property price to median earnings ratio is ranging between 6.2 in Wolverhampton and 7.7 in Solihull. Ie. Wolverhampton resident with middle-income needs 6.2 gross annual salaries to buy a medium-priced property. Resident in Solihull needs 7.7 annual salaries. The England and Wales ratio was 7.54 in 2024.
West Midlands county house price to earnings ratio history
Housing Affordability: Median House Price to Median Salary Ratio byLocal authority
Local authorityRatio in 2024
Wolverhampton6.2
Coventry6.3
Walsall6.3
Dudley6.4
Sandwell6.4
Birmingham6.6
England and Wales7.54
Solihull7.7

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