marketcodeAsking price
£250,353 12 months to Aug 2026
56,650 listings
-0.7% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
County or region
West Midlands property market
Index +1.8% y/y
What does West Midlands cost?
West Midlands: asking price £250,353 (12 months to Aug 2026, 56,650 listings). -0.7% on the previous 12 months.
Asking to sold
99% 12 months to Nov 2024
2,623 matched sales
+0.5% on the previous 12 months.
Settled months to Dec 2025; the dashed tail is the pipeline's 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
How does West Midlands vary by home size?
Asking price in West Midlands runs from £122,873 for 1 bedroom to £584,741 for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking price | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £122,873 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -6.3% on the previous 12 months | 3586 |
| 2 bedrooms | £188,709 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -2.1% on the previous 12 months | 14870 |
| 3 bedrooms | £260,946 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +1.5% on the previous 12 months | 26805 |
| 4 bedrooms | £421,233 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +3.3% on the previous 12 months | 8073 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £584,741 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +6.9% on the previous 12 months | 3079 |
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, over the last 12 observed months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is West Midlands?
West Midlands: new listings 35,251 (12 months to Aug 2026, 35,251 listings). +4.2% on the previous 12 months.
New listings
35,251 12 months to Aug 2026
35,251 listings
+4.2% on the previous 12 months.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Price reductions
21,399 12 months to Aug 2026
21,399 listings
+11.2% on the previous 12 months.
Reductions dated by the last reduction; several reductions of one listing count once.
Days to completion
171 days 12 months to Nov 2024
2,623 matched sales
-4.2% on the previous 12 months.
Who is active in West Midlands?
490 agents listed homes for sale in West Midlands; the three largest took 6.2% of the listings.
- Agents active
- 490
- Top three agents’ share
- 6.2%
- New homes among listings
- 3.6%
days_to_completion is on the registry-matched subset (sold_matched_n), not a sell-through rate.
Where does West Midlands rank?
Solihull leads the 7 local authorities within West Midlands for sold price per m², at £3,734/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities within West Midlands
Solihull leads the 7 local authorities within West Midlands for sold price per m², at £3,734/m².
| # | Area | Sold price per m² | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solihull | £3,734/m² | 2,116 | measured |
| 2 | Birmingham | £2,967/m² | 7,034 | measured |
| 3 | Dudley | £2,934/m² | 2,687 | measured |
| 4 | Coventry | £2,838/m² | 2,628 | measured |
| 5 | Sandwell | £2,743/m² | 1,941 | measured |
Full table: sold price per m² across local authorities within West Midlands →
Gross yield, asking basis · local authorities within West Midlands
Birmingham leads the 7 local authorities within West Midlands for gross yield, asking basis, at 5.6%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 5.6% | 50,940 | measured |
| 2 | Sandwell | 4.9% | 3,907 | measured |
| 3 | Coventry | 4.8% | 11,371 | measured |
| 4 | City of Wolverhampton | 4.8% | 2,856 | measured |
| 5 | Walsall | 4.6% | 2,411 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities within West Midlands →
Turnover · local authorities within West Midlands
Solihull leads the 7 local authorities within West Midlands for turnover, at 2.5%.
| # | Area | Turnover | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solihull | 2.5% | 2,393 | measured |
| 2 | Dudley | 2.2% | 3,126 | measured |
| 3 | Walsall | 2.0% | 2,353 | measured |
| 4 | Coventry | 1.8% | 3,086 | measured |
| 5 | Birmingham | 1.7% | 8,182 | measured |
Full table: turnover across local authorities within West Midlands →
Where next from West Midlands?
- EnglandThe wider market this area sits in.
- BirminghamLocal authority · £3,162/m²
- City of WolverhamptonLocal authority · £2,880/m²
- CoventryLocal authority · £2,921/m²
- DudleyLocal authority · £3,153/m²
- SandwellLocal authority · £3,037/m²
- SolihullLocal authority · £4,251/m²
- WalsallLocal authority · £2,961/m²
- Greater ManchesterNeighbouring county or region
- MerseysideNeighbouring county or region
- South YorkshireNeighbouring county or region
- Tyne and WearNeighbouring county or region
- West YorkshireNeighbouring county or region
Questions about West Midlands
- How quickly do homes sell in West Midlands?
- Homes that were listed and then registered as sold took a median 171 days from first listing to completion, over the 12 months to Nov 2024, 2,623 matched sales.
Everything else about West Midlands
- Properties in West MidlandsEvery addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Buildings in West MidlandsFootprints, heights and the units inside them.
- Land and plots in West MidlandsRegistered parcels with their area, tenure and what stands on them.
- Homes for sale in West MidlandsWhat is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Homes to rent in West MidlandsWhat is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Recent house sales in West MidlandsRegistered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in West MidlandsWhat was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents active in West MidlandsWho actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking price | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 56,650 listings |
| Asking to sold | Portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 | 2,623 matched sales |
| New listings | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 35,251 listings |
| Price reductions | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 21,399 listings |
| Days to completion | first listing to registered completion, over the registry-matched subset; not a sell-through rate | 12 months to Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 | 2,623 matched sales |