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Asking rent £997/month · Gross yield 4.8% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
City of Wolverhampton: asking rent £997/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 2,232 lets).
£997/month 12 months to Sep 2026
2,232 lets
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, 2,232 lets.
4.8% 12 months to Sep 2026
2,884 lets
-0.5% 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, 2,884 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
662 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Asking rent in City of Wolverhampton runs from £716/month for 1 bedroom to £1,400/month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £716/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +2.4% on the previous 12 months | 795 |
| 2 bedrooms | £919/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +1.2% on the previous 12 months | 821 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,151/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +0.8% on the previous 12 months | 932 |
| 4 bedrooms | £1,400/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | — | 137 |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings 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.
Corporate landlords hold 78% of the 4,636 units in City of Wolverhampton whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
City of Wolverhampton ranks 5th of 7 local authorities in West Midlands for asking rent, at £997/month.
City of Wolverhampton ranks 5th of 7 local authorities in West Midlands for asking rent, at £997/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solihull | £1,392/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,511 | measured |
| 2 | Birmingham | £1,028/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 21,503 | measured |
| 3 | Sandwell | £1,015/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,404 | measured |
| 4 | Coventry | £1,010/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 6,418 | measured |
| 5 | City of Wolverhampton | £997/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,232 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across local authorities in West Midlands
City of Wolverhampton ranks 4th of 7 local authorities in West Midlands for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.8%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 5.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 52,403 | measured |
| 2 | Sandwell | 4.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 4,013 | measured |
| 3 | Coventry | 4.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 11,278 | measured |
| 4 | City of Wolverhampton | 4.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,884 | measured |
| 5 | Walsall | 4.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,465 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in West Midlands
WV4 leads the 6 postcode districts within City of Wolverhampton for asking rent, at £1,086/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WV4 | £1,086/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 191 | measured |
| 2 | WV10 | £1,046/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 391 | measured |
| 3 | WV2 | £1,024/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 269 | measured |
| 4 | WV14 | £1,022/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 315 | measured |
| 5 | WV3 | £953/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 306 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts within City of Wolverhampton
WV2 leads the 6 postcode districts within City of Wolverhampton for gross yield, asking basis, at 5.9%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WV2 | 5.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 454 | measured |
| 2 | WV14 | 5.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 478 | measured |
| 3 | WV10 | 5.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 593 | measured |
| 4 | WV1 | 5.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 456 | measured |
| 5 | WV4 | 4.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 312 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts within City of Wolverhampton
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
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| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 2,232 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 2,884 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |