The average property price in West Midlands county county is £261k, the median price is £230k. The average price increased by £6.0k (2%) over the last twelve months. The price of an established property is £260k. The price of a newly built property is £305k. There were 24.5k property sales and sales dropped by 16.7% (-5.3k transactions). Most properties were sold in the £200k-£250k price range with 5424 (22.1%) properties sold, followed by £150k-£200k price range with 5073 (20.7%) properties sold.
| February 2025 - January 2026 | West Midlands county county | England & Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Average price | █ £261k | █ £351k |
| Median price | █ £230k | █ £282k |
shows a number of properties sold in a given price range between February 2025 - January 2026.
| Property price range | Market share | Sales volume |
|---|---|---|
| █ under £50k | 0.5% | 134 |
| █ £50k-£100k | 4.6% | 1.1k |
| █ £100k-£150k | 12.0% | 2.9k |
| █ £150k-£200k | 20.7% | 5.1k |
| █ £200k-£250k | 22.1% | 5.4k |
| █ £250k-£300k | 14.8% | 3.6k |
| █ £300k-£400k | 14.2% | 3.5k |
| █ £400k-£500k | 5.4% | 1.3k |
| █ £500k-£750k | 4.1% | 1.0k |
| █ £750k-£1M | 0.9% | 222 |
| █ over £1M | 0.5% | 123 |
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 £120k. The most expensive place is 'B2 5', £2.7M.
Comparison of the average property price and an average price percentage change by county. Price % change compares the average property price between February 2025 - January 2026 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.
Average price percentage changeWith the average price of £261k, West Midlands county is the 20. cheapest county out of 55 England and Wales' counties.
| Rank | county | Average price |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Greater London | £648k |
| 2. | Surrey | £592k |
| 3. | Hertfordshire | £533k |
| 4. | Berkshire | £488k |
| 5. | Buckinghamshire | £485k |
| 6. | Oxfordshire | £471k |
| 7. | West Sussex | £436k |
| 8. | East Sussex | £413k |
| 9. | Essex | £405k |
| 10. | Rutland | £399k |
| ... | ||
| 45. | Gwynedd | £230k |
| 46. | Cumbria | £228k |
| 47. | Lincolnshire | £226k |
| 48. | Merseyside | £222k |
| 49. | Tyne and Wear | £213k |
| 50. | South Yorkshire | £212k |
| 51. | Lancashire | £210k |
| 52. | West Glamorgan | £210k |
| 53. | East Riding of Yorkshire | £209k |
| 54. | Mid Glamorgan | £191k |
| 55. | Durham | £166k |
Yearly average nominal house prices adjusted for inflation.
| Year | West Midlands county county | England & Wales |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | £0 | £0 |
| 2025 | £260k | £352k |
| 2024 | £264k | £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 |
Yearly average nominal prices compared to England & Wales' house prices
Yearly average nominal prices
Yearly average nominal prices
| Property type | Current average price |
|---|---|
| █ Detached | £453k |
| █ Flat | £153k |
| █ Semi-Detached | £267k |
| █ Terraced | £217k |
| Local authority | Ratio in 2024 |
|---|---|
| Wolverhampton | 6.2 |
| Coventry | 6.3 |
| Walsall | 6.3 |
| Dudley | 6.4 |
| Sandwell | 6.4 |
| Birmingham | 6.6 |
| England and Wales | 7.54 |
| Solihull | 7.7 |
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