Coventry: the market in figures
Coventry's £227,721 average is 9.2% lower than the West Midlands figure (£250,731) and 16.6% lower than the UK figure (£273,037). Within the region it is 8th of the 13 covered areas; across the 135 areas in the data it is 78th. The latest twelve-month change, a rise of 3.8%, is well ahead of the 1.2% recorded for the region. Growth has arrived in bursts. Coventry gained 7.1% (2017) and 6.3% (2018), stalled at 1% in each of 2019 and 2020, then jumped 7.8% (2021) and 10.2% (2022). A fall of 1.5% in 2023 broke the run, and 2024 and 2025 each added just 0.9%. The series starts at £158,380 in 2016, which is its lowest point, and 2026 is its highest. That adds up to 43.8%, or £69,341, since 2016.
A buyer's type of property changes the picture sharply. By property type the averages run £129,386 for flats, £212,250 for terraced homes, £268,326 for semi-detached and £407,173 for detached. £277,787 separates a flat from a detached house, a margin of 214.7%. Taking first-time buyers alone, the average drops to £207,081, 9.1% under the overall one. On tax, a home mover buying at the area average owes £2,054 of SDLT, 0.9% of the price; a first-time buyer owes nothing; an additional property carries £13,440. The HM Land Registry fee is £150.
Coventry's neighbours fall into two camps. Nuneaton and Bedworth (10 km) and Birmingham (26 km) are close in price, at £226,730 and £234,867, a difference of 0.4% below and 3.1% above. Solihull (13 km) and Warwick (13 km) sit well higher, at £332,022 and £370,924, which is 45.8% and 62.9% above Coventry. Hinckley and Bosworth, in the East Midlands, is at £258,960. Coventry logged 3,417 sales in the June 2025 to May 2026 window, a count that gives the average a solid base. Coventry's price has been rising faster than the regional one, although the fall of 2023 shows the path does not always run one way.
Payotte, from the UK HPI and the calculator.
Property professionals in Coventry
One firm per trade, selected by Payotte on public data (5 of 5 trades filled in Coventry). Companies, never individuals, with a regulator or register you can check with the official body.
| Trade | Firm | Google rating | Reviews | Score /100 | Status | Listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estate agent | Cloud9 Estate Agents | 4.5 | 1017 | 72 | Selected | View |
| Mortgage adviser | Extend Finance | 5 | 154 | 65 | Partial | View |
| Conveyancer | Maya & Co Solicitors | 4.4 | 253 | 68 | Partial | View |
| Surveyor | Coventry Property Surveys Ltd | 5 | 268 | 68 | Partial | View |
| Valuer | Coventry Property Surveys Ltd | 5 | 268 | 68 | Partial | View |
One firm per trade and per area, chosen on public data and scored out of 100 points — Google reviews (35), age of the company (30), checkable regulator or register (15), local anchoring (15), bonus (5). The ranking is never paid for. No firm can buy its place or its recommendation. How Payotte ranks firms
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Frequently asked questions
What is the average house price in Coventry?
The average price of a home in Coventry was £227,721 in August 2026, +3.8% over twelve months (UK House Price Index).
Have house prices gone up in Coventry?
The average price in Coventry went from £158,380 in August 2016 to £227,721 in August 2026, a change of +43.8%; +3.8% over the last twelve months (UK House Price Index).
How much Stamp Duty Land Tax on an average-priced home in Coventry?
On £227,721, Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) comes to £2,054 for a home mover, £0 for a first-time buyer and £13,440 for an additional property, at the rates in force in England.
How much tax when you sell a home in Coventry?
None on your main home if it was your only home, lived in for all the time you owned it, not let out and not used exclusively for business (Private Residence Relief). A second home or a buy-to-let pays Capital Gains Tax above the £3,000 allowance (2026 to 2027; rates in the calculator above). Bought at the average price in Coventry in August 2016 (£158,380) and sold at the August 2026 average (£227,721), the gain of £69,341 costs a higher rate taxpayer £15,922, before deducting the costs of buying, selling and improving. The tax is reported and paid within 60 days of completion (HMRC).
Is Coventry expensive?
Coventry ranks 78th of the 135 areas Payotte covers for the average price in August 2026, from £1,204,072 in Kensington and Chelsea to £133,782 in City of Aberdeen.
Prices by property type, August 2026
| Type | Average price | West Midlands |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £407,173 | £419,192 |
| Semi-detached | £268,326 | £254,804 |
| Terraced | £212,250 | £206,529 |
| Flat or maisonette | £129,386 | £138,513 |
| All types | £227,721 | £250,731 |
| First-time buyers | £207,081 | £213,012 |
The UK HPI is a mix-adjusted average (a hedonic model), not the price of the homes sold in the month. Northern Ireland figures are quarterly.
The trend, August of each year
| Year | Average price | Change on the year before |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £158,380 | — |
| 2017 | £169,704 | +7.1% |
| 2018 | £180,385 | +6.3% |
| 2019 | £182,149 | +1% |
| 2020 | £183,957 | +1% |
| 2021 | £198,243 | +7.8% |
| 2022 | £218,478 | +10.2% |
| 2023 | £215,307 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | £217,241 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | £219,301 | +0.9% |
| 2026 | £227,721 | +3.8% |
Sources
- Prices and sales: UK House Price Index, file UK-HPI-full-file-2026-08.csv. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2020. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Purchase tax: rates and sources of the calculator (HMRC).
- Tax when you sell: Capital Gains Tax rates, Tax when you sell your home and Report and pay your Capital Gains Tax (GOV.UK, HMRC).