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Past price cycles in Sandwell

Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 3 times since 1995. The deepest began in September 2007.

Deepest fall
−20.0%
Recovery from the low
87 months

Prices in Sandwell and the UK, indexed

Average sale prices, both set to 100 in January 1995.

  • Sandwell
  • United Kingdom
  • 100 = January 1995
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PeriodSandwellUnited Kingdom
Aug 2026609.3534.7
Jul 2026604.8532.9
Jun 2026611.8530.1
May 2026619.6533.1
Apr 2026621.5530.6
Mar 2026618.3526.0
Feb 2026613.5527.6
Jan 2026606.5526.4
Dec 2025606.7524.8
Nov 2025612.6529.6
Oct 2025612.8528.4
Sep 2025613.6527.8
Aug 2025609.4529.8
Jul 2025608.4526.5
Jun 2025601.5522.4
May 2025598.8517.1
Apr 2025598.5509.5
Mar 2025596.3524.8
Feb 2025597.4518.5
Jan 2025599.1518.8
Dec 2024598.2517.0
Nov 2024596.6518.0
Oct 2024591.8519.4
Sep 2024590.1518.4
Aug 2024586.5519.1
Jul 2024585.1514.0
Jun 2024577.7508.3
May 2024572.8506.3
Apr 2024569.6502.2
Mar 2024563.8499.5
Feb 2024564.9498.6
Jan 2024563.9501.2
Dec 2023571.5501.6
Nov 2023573.1505.9
Oct 2023576.6509.4
Sep 2023577.5511.7
Aug 2023574.9514.2
Jul 2023568.3511.4
Jun 2023563.5505.8
May 2023557.0503.9
Apr 2023560.3502.2
Mar 2023558.9501.1
Feb 2023564.1506.8
Jan 2023562.4511.0
Dec 2022569.6515.4
Nov 2022570.1519.5
Oct 2022565.5520.3
Sep 2022556.7520.3
Aug 2022549.3519.2
Jul 2022542.3514.8
Jun 2022534.9505.4
May 2022529.8499.4
Apr 2022528.7493.8
Mar 2022526.6488.0
Feb 2022518.8486.2
Jan 2022512.4485.7
Dec 2021506.1480.1
Nov 2021509.6477.7
Oct 2021504.9468.5
Sep 2021511.5480.5
Aug 2021502.3466.8
Jul 2021492.3453.1
Jun 2021479.1475.4
May 2021471.3451.4
Apr 2021471.2448.4
Mar 2021464.2455.2
Feb 2021462.7448.6
Jan 2021452.8447.3
Dec 2020443.7447.3
Nov 2020430.4443.9
Oct 2020428.5439.4
Sep 2020430.8435.7
Aug 2020435.4431.1
Jul 2020437.8426.9
Jun 2020430.7423.4
May 2020429.2417.6
Apr 2020427.1415.5
Mar 2020433.2419.7
Feb 2020431.4416.0
Jan 2020429.5418.4
Dec 2019427.2418.1
Nov 2019431.0418.7
Oct 2019429.9420.2
Sep 2019427.8421.3
Aug 2019418.2421.0
Jul 2019418.5419.6
Jun 2019411.2415.0
May 2019412.4413.2
Apr 2019412.1412.6
Mar 2019415.7409.7
Feb 2019418.8410.8
Jan 2019413.8411.8
Dec 2018414.6414.4
Nov 2018415.5415.3
Oct 2018420.1417.1
Sep 2018422.4417.5
Aug 2018415.7418.3
Jul 2018409.1417.0
Jun 2018402.5411.9
May 2018400.0409.2
Apr 2018397.4407.5
Mar 2018391.3403.7
Feb 2018389.7406.1
Jan 2018390.5405.0
Dec 2017391.9406.5
Nov 2017390.9404.9
Oct 2017391.3406.0
Sep 2017389.1405.7
Aug 2017385.3407.2
Jul 2017375.3405.4
Jun 2017372.7400.2
May 2017370.5396.8
Apr 2017371.5394.4
Mar 2017367.1388.3
Feb 2017363.5389.1
Jan 2017361.7388.3
Dec 2016363.0388.7
Nov 2016362.5388.0
Oct 2016363.7386.2
Sep 2016365.1387.5
Aug 2016364.0388.1
Jul 2016357.9388.1
Jun 2016355.6384.0
May 2016350.1380.4
Apr 2016347.2376.0
Mar 2016338.5374.6
Feb 2016340.5370.8
Jan 2016341.7370.6
Dec 2015344.8369.6
Nov 2015340.5368.4
Oct 2015340.2365.6
Sep 2015335.9365.1
Aug 2015334.1364.3
Jul 2015328.3361.0
Jun 2015325.7355.0
May 2015324.4352.3
Apr 2015324.1348.5
Mar 2015324.2345.5
Feb 2015323.4344.2
Jan 2015319.0343.9
Dec 2014321.4345.7
Nov 2014320.3344.9
Oct 2014323.7346.1
Sep 2014315.0346.6
Aug 2014315.1346.2
Jul 2014311.7342.2
Jun 2014317.2337.5
May 2014314.0334.6
Apr 2014313.1331.1
Mar 2014307.0323.9
Feb 2014303.5322.7
Jan 2014302.7321.4
Dec 2013306.6321.0
Nov 2013309.7318.1
Oct 2013306.8316.4
Sep 2013304.9317.7
Aug 2013302.6317.4
Jul 2013301.8314.9
Jun 2013297.4311.4
May 2013297.3308.9
Apr 2013299.8307.3
Mar 2013299.1304.3
Feb 2013299.4302.5
Jan 2013301.3302.5
Dec 2012306.8304.6
Nov 2012308.1305.3
Oct 2012304.9305.0
Sep 2012303.5307.2
Aug 2012301.2308.3
Jul 2012303.7307.9
Jun 2012301.3306.7
May 2012301.6303.8
Apr 2012298.9302.8
Mar 2012295.6299.3
Feb 2012297.7298.5
Jan 2012299.2299.3
Dec 2011302.1301.3
Nov 2011304.0302.6
Oct 2011305.0302.5
Sep 2011308.7305.8
Aug 2011306.6306.6
Jul 2011306.9306.4
Jun 2011304.7302.6
May 2011303.2302.1
Apr 2011301.4303.4
Mar 2011301.7298.8
Feb 2011302.6300.2
Jan 2011308.0301.8
Dec 2010311.8304.3
Nov 2010315.9304.9
Oct 2010313.5308.5
Sep 2010313.0312.0
Aug 2010314.1312.8
Jul 2010318.1312.8
Jun 2010321.7309.7
May 2010319.3308.2
Apr 2010316.4306.7
Mar 2010314.1302.8
Feb 2010313.6302.8
Jan 2010314.4302.1
Dec 2009313.6303.2
Nov 2009314.3301.2
Oct 2009311.0300.2
Sep 2009306.9298.2
Aug 2009298.8295.9
Jul 2009293.7293.0
Jun 2009288.5287.8
May 2009287.0285.0
Apr 2009287.8281.1
Mar 2009292.4278.6
Feb 2009298.0280.3
Jan 2009305.4283.6
Dec 2008308.1290.3
Nov 2008313.3294.8
Oct 2008317.6303.4
Sep 2008325.4309.6
Aug 2008334.5317.6
Jul 2008340.7324.4
Jun 2008345.3328.0
May 2008346.0332.4
Apr 2008348.2330.4
Mar 2008351.7329.8
Feb 2008356.6332.2
Jan 2008356.5335.1
Dec 2007355.9341.3
Nov 2007354.0341.8
Oct 2007357.6342.0
Sep 2007358.8342.8
Aug 2007356.0342.3
Jul 2007351.8340.4
Jun 2007348.4336.1
May 2007346.3332.5
Apr 2007343.2328.7
Mar 2007342.7322.2
Feb 2007343.7319.8
Jan 2007345.6318.8
Dec 2006342.0319.0
Nov 2006339.0315.0
Oct 2006334.4313.4
Sep 2006332.3311.6
Aug 2006330.4310.3
Jul 2006326.8307.7
Jun 2006323.4303.4
May 2006320.3300.5
Apr 2006318.0297.7
Mar 2006319.1291.4
Feb 2006320.7289.0
Jan 2006321.4288.6
Dec 2005320.9289.0
Nov 2005316.2287.4
Oct 2005315.3286.6
Sep 2005314.0287.1
Aug 2005315.6287.6
Jul 2005312.4286.4
Jun 2005306.7282.8
May 2005301.0280.6
Apr 2005298.5277.6
Mar 2005297.1273.7
Feb 2005299.3271.5
Jan 2005301.0271.7
Dec 2004304.4271.9
Nov 2004302.6273.9
Oct 2004299.7274.3
Sep 2004298.0272.3
Aug 2004294.1272.8
Jul 2004290.0269.7
Jun 2004282.3264.1
May 2004273.8259.5
Apr 2004267.6256.4
Mar 2004259.8245.3
Feb 2004256.9244.7
Jan 2004251.3247.1
Dec 2003248.9245.6
Nov 2003241.8240.9
Oct 2003242.4243.6
Sep 2003240.8239.4
Aug 2003237.1240.2
Jul 2003229.0236.0
Jun 2003219.1231.9
May 2003217.6231.4
Apr 2003212.9233.0
Mar 2003211.2227.6
Feb 2003207.4222.8
Jan 2003203.4225.2
Dec 2002200.7226.8
Nov 2002196.5219.5
Oct 2002193.8217.3
Sep 2002188.6215.7
Aug 2002183.9210.6
Jul 2002178.0206.0
Jun 2002174.7204.4
May 2002172.4196.4
Apr 2002169.7191.4
Mar 2002164.4188.9
Feb 2002160.6182.5
Jan 2002156.6176.1
Dec 2001155.1176.7
Nov 2001154.4176.7
Oct 2001155.4176.7
Sep 2001153.6180.3
Aug 2001150.6180.3
Jul 2001150.1180.3
Jun 2001150.4174.1
May 2001146.5174.1
Apr 2001142.2174.1
Mar 2001139.3168.0
Feb 2001142.0168.0
Jan 2001140.5168.0
Dec 2000140.2168.9
Nov 2000136.4168.9
Oct 2000137.3168.9
Sep 2000137.8164.0
Aug 2000137.9164.0
Jul 2000135.6164.0
Jun 2000132.7161.0
May 2000129.8161.0
Apr 2000130.0161.0
Mar 2000131.4152.6
Feb 2000132.2152.6
Jan 2000131.8152.6
Dec 1999129.8148.8
Nov 1999129.3148.8
Oct 1999127.0148.8
Sep 1999126.0145.1
Aug 1999124.3145.1
Jul 1999123.5145.1
Jun 1999121.2137.1
May 1999119.6137.1
Apr 1999119.5137.1
Mar 1999120.6131.5
Feb 1999120.6131.5
Jan 1999120.8131.5
Dec 1998120.0130.7
Nov 1998120.1130.7
Oct 1998121.3130.7
Sep 1998121.2131.3
Aug 1998122.9131.3
Jul 1998121.4131.3
Jun 1998121.0125.8
May 1998118.5125.8
Apr 1998117.9125.8
Mar 1998118.1119.5
Feb 1998117.7119.5
Jan 1998116.0119.5
Dec 1997114.7116.5
Nov 1997114.9116.5
Oct 1997117.1116.5
Sep 1997115.8117.4
Aug 1997116.2117.4
Jul 1997115.5117.4
Jun 1997117.3111.7
May 1997115.9111.7
Apr 1997113.9111.7
Mar 1997111.7109.5
Feb 1997112.2109.5
Jan 1997114.2109.5
Dec 1996115.8108.0
Nov 1996115.6108.0
Oct 1996114.0108.0
Sep 1996112.7106.2
Aug 1996110.5106.2
Jul 1996110.2106.2
Jun 1996109.8102.2
May 1996110.6102.2
Apr 1996107.6102.2
Mar 1996105.1102.1
Feb 1996103.9102.1
Jan 1996104.8102.1
Dec 1995106.3100.6
Nov 1995109.1100.6
Oct 1995109.7100.6
Sep 1995110.4102.0
Aug 1995109.2102.0
Jul 1995109.2102.0
Jun 1995108.0101.1
May 1995108.3101.1
Apr 1995105.8101.1
Mar 1995104.3100.0
Feb 1995100.6100.0
Jan 1995100.0100.0

Every fall of 3% or more

From the peak to the lowest month after it, and how long prices took to get back.

PeakLowFallMonths fallingMonths to recover
September 1995February 1996−5.9%53
December 1996March 1997−3.5%32
September 2007May 2009−20.0%2087

The UK House Price Index goes back to 1968 for the UK, its nations and England's regions, to 1995 for councils in England and Wales, to 2004 in Scotland and to 2005 in Northern Ireland, where it is quarterly. A fall counts once prices drop 3% below a peak, and ends when they are back at it.

Other reports for Sandwell

Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £196,661 and £217,630 by August 2027.

Expected, August 2027
£207,145
Chance of a rise
50%

At the average sale price, a home costs £207,065. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £955 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.

Payment, two incomes
17%
Payment, one income
35%

Owning and renting the average home cost about the same each month. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.

Rent per month
£953
Owning per month
£975

68.7% fewer homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Started, 12 months
100
Per 1,000 residents
0.3

Figures for United Kingdom: Sandwell has no reliable figures of its own.

Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.

Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
1.8%

In 2025 the population fell by 359 while 260 homes were finished.

Homes finished, 2025
260
Population change, 2025
−359

3.3% of the 134,758 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.

Empty, 2021 census
3.3%
Empty homes
4,485

In 2025, 45% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.

Homes from existing buildings, 2025
45%