Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Walsall (July 2026)
The average private rent in Walsall is £916 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £214,577 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 5.1%, ranked 65 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Walsall
The average private rent across all property types is £916 a month (+8.7% on a year earlier). The regional median in the West Midlands is £942.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £648 | £7,776 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £790 | £9,480 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £945 | £11,340 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £1,316 | £15,792 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Walsall: one to two bedrooms adds 21.9% to the rent, two to three adds 19.6% and three to four-plus adds 39.3% (England-and-Wales medians 27.3%, 20.9% and 40.9%). The biggest step here is three to four or more bedrooms — the size where an extra room earns most, and the first place to look when comparing a conversion against its cost.
House prices in Walsall
The average price paid is £214,577 (+2.2% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £353,721 |
| Semi-detached | £229,330 |
| Terraced | £189,125 |
| Flat | £120,534 |
Rents are outrunning prices in Walsall. Rents moved +8.7% over the year against +2.2% for prices — a gap of 6.5 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. Walsall ranks 14th of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 190th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Walsall
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £790 | £120,534 | 7.9% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £945 | £189,125 | 6% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £945 | £229,330 | 4.9% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £1,316 | £353,721 | 4.5% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Walsall is on flats at 7.9%, against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type; the weakest is detached. Gross figures ignore service charges, which usually make flats the thinnest net yield of the four.
What that means for a landlord
- Gross yield 5.1% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 65 of 316 local authorities; the regional median is 4.5%. Net yield is lower once mortgage interest, insurance, maintenance and voids come off.
- Tenant affordability: referencing at 30× means a household income of about £27,480 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 50% of EPCs lodged in Walsall over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 47% at D (EPC ratings in Walsall).
- Council tax: Band D in Walsall is £2,627 for 2026/27, and the council charges a 100% second-home premium (council tax in Walsall).
Lender maths on the averages. At a 5.5% stress rate and 145% rent cover — the common buy-to-let convention — the average rent of £916 supports a loan of about £137,831, which is 64.2% of the average price. That falls short of 75% loan-to-value, so a buyer of an average home here needs a larger deposit or a stronger rent to pass the stress test. Both numbers are conventions rather than rules — change them in the stress test.
Run the numbers for Walsall
- Yield calculator with £214,577 and £916 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £916 a month
- Rental income tax on £10,992 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the West Midlands
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandwell | £947 | £205,743 | 5.5% | +7.8% |
| Coventry | £1,019 | £223,731 | 5.5% | +2.3% |
| Wolverhampton | £942 | £216,668 | 5.2% | +11.1% |
| Tamworth | £920 | £230,478 | 4.8% | +0.5% |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | £921 | £230,734 | 4.8% | +5% |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | £830 | £209,547 | 4.8% | +8.4% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Walsall · EPC ratings in Walsall.
Rents: ONS, Price Index of Private Rents (average monthly private rent by local authority, July 2026). Prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index (average price, June 2026). Gross yield = rent × 12 ÷ price, our calculation. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Rankings and medians are ours, across 316 local authorities.
Asked about this area
£916 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 8.7% on a year earlier.
£214,577 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 5.1% gross on the averages — £916 rent against a £214,577 price — ranking 65 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 7.9% gross (£790 rent on a £120,534 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +8.7% against prices +2.2% over the year — rents ahead, so yield is rising for a buyer today.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £27,480 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.
Postcode districts in Walsall
Council tax bands, sold prices and build periods for each district — all B postcodes · all WS postcodes · all WV postcodes.