Wolverhampton: the market in figures
Wolverhampton has risen 63.4% since 2016, from £132,045 to £215,801, a gain of £83,756. Even so, it is 93rd on the national list of 135 and 12th on the West Midlands list of 13. The regional figure is £250,731, so the area is 13.9% below it, and it is 21% below £273,037 for the UK. Year on year the price is up 2.7%, against 1.2% for the region.
Growth came in layers. The early years brought 4.3% in 2017, followed by 6% in 2018, then the years 2021 and 2022 added 10.7% and 11.6%. A fresh push came in 2024 with 7.4%, after only 0.5% the year before. 2025 added 1.8%. There have been no falls at all, and the current figure is the highest recorded. The step from £192,116 in 2023 to £206,326 in 2024 was followed by £210,092 in 2025.
Close neighbours sit very near the same price. Walsall, 11 km from here, averages £216,878, just 0.5% more, and Sandwell averages £207,065, 4% less, with no change over the year. Dudley averages £233,819, 8.3% more. South Staffordshire, also 11 km away, is the exception at £308,695, or 43% more. In annual terms Dudley rose 3.4%, while Walsall rose 2.6% and South Staffordshire 2.3%, so Wolverhampton's 2.7% is in the middle of that range. Flats at £112,899 and terraced homes at £185,350 sit below the headline figure, while semi-detached homes at £230,304 sit above it. Taken together, the figures describe an area where a first-time buyer pays no tax and someone moving home pays 0.8% of the price.
Detached houses average £343,043 and semi-detached £230,304, while terraced homes are £185,350 and flats £112,899. Detached against flat is £230,144 apart, or 203.8%. The first-purchase average is £197,788, 8.3% below the all-buyer figure.
Moving home at the average costs £1,816 in SDLT, or 0.8% of the price. A first-time buyer at this level pays £0, and an additional property costs £12,606. The HM Land Registry fee is £150. Sales over June 2025 to May 2026 numbered 2,233.
Payotte, from the UK HPI and the calculator.
Property professionals in Wolverhampton
One firm per trade, selected by Payotte on public data (4 of 5 trades filled in Wolverhampton). 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 | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mortgage adviser | PIA Mortgage Solutions | 5 | 48 | 77 | Selected | View |
| Conveyancer | Davisons Law Wolverhampton | 4.6 | 336 | 80 | Selected | View |
| Surveyor | R & S Surveying Consultants Ltd | 4.6 | 10 | 61 | Partial | View |
| Valuer | R & S Surveying Consultants Ltd | 4.6 | 10 | 61 | 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 Wolverhampton?
The average price of a home in Wolverhampton was £215,801 in August 2026, +2.7% over twelve months (UK House Price Index).
Have house prices gone up in Wolverhampton?
The average price in Wolverhampton went from £132,045 in August 2016 to £215,801 in August 2026, a change of +63.4%; +2.7% over the last twelve months (UK House Price Index).
How much Stamp Duty Land Tax on an average-priced home in Wolverhampton?
On £215,801, Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) comes to £1,816 for a home mover, £0 for a first-time buyer and £12,606 for an additional property, at the rates in force in England.
How much tax when you sell a home in Wolverhampton?
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 Wolverhampton in August 2016 (£132,045) and sold at the August 2026 average (£215,801), the gain of £83,756 costs a higher rate taxpayer £19,381, before deducting the costs of buying, selling and improving. The tax is reported and paid within 60 days of completion (HMRC).
Is Wolverhampton expensive?
Wolverhampton ranks 93rd 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 | £343,043 | £419,192 |
| Semi-detached | £230,304 | £254,804 |
| Terraced | £185,350 | £206,529 |
| Flat or maisonette | £112,899 | £138,513 |
| All types | £215,801 | £250,731 |
| First-time buyers | £197,788 | £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 | £132,045 | — |
| 2017 | £137,706 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | £146,003 | +6% |
| 2019 | £150,090 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | £154,763 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | £171,363 | +10.7% |
| 2022 | £191,167 | +11.6% |
| 2023 | £192,116 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | £206,326 | +7.4% |
| 2025 | £210,092 | +1.8% |
| 2026 | £215,801 | +2.7% |
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).