Sold £2,730/m² · Median sold £219,670 (1,865 sales) · Index +1.8% y/y · Turnover 1.4% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is Sandwell?
Buildings
123,137
Mixed-use buildings
1.5%
HMO-shaped units
36%
EPC A or B
7.8%
EPC D or worse
55%
What does Sandwell cost?
Sandwell: sold price per m² £2,730/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 1,865 sales). +2.9% on the previous 12 months.
Sold price per m²
£2,730/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
1,865 sales
+2.9% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,865 sales.
Sold price
£219,670 12 months to Jun 2026
1,865 sales
+1.1% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,865 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£236,876 12 months to Sep 2026
6,260 listings
-0.7% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 6,260 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £1,647/m² in Sep 2016 to £2,469/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £131,484 in Sep 2016 to £215,198 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £190,000 in Jan 2022 to £240,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £2,879/m² in Aug 2025 to £2,898/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 106% in Jan 2022 to 86% in Dec 2024.
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
Asking price index: 91.7 in Jan 2022 to 109.6 in Sep 2026.
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,404 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.9% 12 months to Sep 2026
4,013 lets
+2.4% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 4,013 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £1,014/month in Aug 2025 to £1,043/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 4.7% in Jan 2022 to 5.0% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 84 in Jan 2022 to 114.6 in Sep 2026.
How does Sandwell vary by home size?
Asking price in Sandwell runs from £95,176 for 1 bedroom to £429,593 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in Sandwell. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking price
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
£95,176
12 months to Sep 2026
-4.6% on the previous 12 months
250
2 bedrooms
£177,787
12 months to Sep 2026
-2.2% on the previous 12 months
1584
3 bedrooms
£248,483
12 months to Sep 2026
+1.1% on the previous 12 months
3465
4 bedrooms
£346,671
12 months to Sep 2026
-0.4% on the previous 12 months
742
5+ bedrooms
£429,593
12 months to Sep 2026
+3% on the previous 12 months
209
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is Sandwell?
Sandwell: turnover 1.4% (12 months to Mar 2026, 1,919 sales). -24.5% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
1.4% 12 months to Mar 2026
1,919 sales
-24.5% on the previous 12 months.
Registered sales as a share of the dwelling stock, monthly; the 12-month figure adds the months. UPRN-matched sales, a floor on the registry count; the newest months fill in as registrations land. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,919 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
Listings for sale
3,625 12 months to Sep 2026
3,625 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 3,625 listings.
New listings
4,074 12 months to Sep 2026
4,074 listings
+7.9% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 4,074 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Turnover: 0.2% in Sep 2016 to 0.0% in Sep 2026.Listings for sale: 257 in Aug 2025 to 398 in Sep 2026.New listings: 305 in Jan 2022 to 434 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 49 in Jan 2022 to 164 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 1,417 in Sep 2026 to 4,530 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 162 days in Jan 2022 to 308 days in Dec 2024.
Who is active in Sandwell?
108 agents listed homes for sale in Sandwell; the three largest took 12% of the listings.
Agents active
108
Top three agents’ share
12%
New homes among listings
1.5%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns Sandwell?
Corporate landlords hold 72% of the 6,163 units in Sandwell whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords72% of classified · 4,427 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)20% of classified · 1,248 units
Housing associations7.2% of classified · 443 units
RMC0.7% of classified · 42 units
Offshore companies0.0% of classified · 3 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does Sandwell rank?
Sandwell ranks 5th of 7 local authorities in West Midlands for sold price per m², at £2,730/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in West Midlands
Sandwell ranks 5th of 7 local authorities in West Midlands for sold price per m², at £2,730/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in West Midlands, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
CoventryNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,003/m² · Sep 2026
DudleyNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,077/m² · Sep 2026
SolihullNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,081/m² · Sep 2026
WalsallNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,016/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about Sandwell
What is the median house price in Sandwell?
Homes in Sandwell sold for a median £219,670 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,865 sales. Per square metre that is £2,730/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in Sandwell changed?
+2.9% on the previous 12 months.
What is the average rent in Sandwell?
Homes to let in Sandwell asked a median £1,015/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,404 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Sandwell?
4.9% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 4,013 lets. +2.4% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in Sandwell?
1.4% of the homes in Sandwell changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,919 sales.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.