Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Wolverhampton (July 2026)
The average private rent in Wolverhampton is £942 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £216,668 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 5.2%, ranked 56 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Wolverhampton
The average private rent across all property types is £942 a month (+11.1% on a year earlier). The regional median in the West Midlands is £942.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £671 | £8,052 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £839 | £10,068 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,006 | £12,072 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £1,437 | £17,244 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Wolverhampton: one to two bedrooms adds 25% to the rent, two to three adds 19.9% and three to four-plus adds 42.8% (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 Wolverhampton
The average price paid is £216,668 (+8.2% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £344,010 |
| Semi-detached | £231,569 |
| Terraced | £185,892 |
| Flat | £113,169 |
Rents are outrunning prices in Wolverhampton. Rents moved +11.1% over the year against +8.2% for prices — a gap of 2.9 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. Wolverhampton ranks 4th of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 17th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Wolverhampton
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £839 | £113,169 | 8.9% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £1,006 | £185,892 | 6.5% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £1,006 | £231,569 | 5.2% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £1,437 | £344,010 | 5% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Wolverhampton is on flats at 8.9%, 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 5.2% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 56 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 £28,260 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 47% of EPCs lodged in Wolverhampton over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 41% at D (EPC ratings in Wolverhampton).
- Council tax: Band D in Wolverhampton is £2,539 for 2026/27 (council tax in Wolverhampton).
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 £942 supports a loan of about £141,743, which is 65.4% 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 Wolverhampton
- Yield calculator with £216,668 and £942 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £942 a month
- Rental income tax on £11,304 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the West Midlands
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | £1,093 | £234,150 | 5.6% | +2.8% |
| Sandwell | £947 | £205,743 | 5.5% | +7.8% |
| Coventry | £1,019 | £223,731 | 5.5% | +2.3% |
| Walsall | £916 | £214,577 | 5.1% | +8.7% |
| Tamworth | £920 | £230,478 | 4.8% | +0.5% |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | £921 | £230,734 | 4.8% | +5% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Wolverhampton · EPC ratings in Wolverhampton.
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
£942 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 11.1% on a year earlier.
£216,668 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 5.2% gross on the averages — £942 rent against a £216,668 price — ranking 56 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 8.9% gross (£839 rent on a £113,169 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +11.1% against prices +8.2% over the year — rents ahead, so yield is rising for a buyer today.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £28,260 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.