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Past price cycles in Wolverhampton

Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 6 times since 1995. The deepest began in September 2007.

Deepest fall
−18.8%
Recovery from the low
100 months

Prices in Wolverhampton and the UK, indexed

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

  • Wolverhampton
  • United Kingdom
  • 100 = January 1995
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PeriodWolverhamptonUnited Kingdom
Aug 2026546.5534.7
Jul 2026557.1532.9
Jun 2026550.1530.1
May 2026547.5533.1
Apr 2026540.9530.6
Mar 2026541.9526.0
Feb 2026537.8527.6
Jan 2026537.0526.4
Dec 2025534.9524.8
Nov 2025537.0529.6
Oct 2025536.2528.4
Sep 2025536.0527.8
Aug 2025532.1529.8
Jul 2025521.0526.5
Jun 2025507.2522.4
May 2025507.5517.1
Apr 2025521.8509.5
Mar 2025526.9524.8
Feb 2025527.8518.5
Jan 2025516.5518.8
Dec 2024517.0517.0
Nov 2024507.6518.0
Oct 2024510.0519.4
Sep 2024517.1518.4
Aug 2024522.5519.1
Jul 2024512.1514.0
Jun 2024502.6508.3
May 2024490.7506.3
Apr 2024491.3502.2
Mar 2024487.6499.5
Feb 2024491.3498.6
Jan 2024493.5501.2
Dec 2023501.4501.6
Nov 2023504.8505.9
Oct 2023499.3509.4
Sep 2023494.5511.7
Aug 2023486.6514.2
Jul 2023495.2511.4
Jun 2023484.2505.8
May 2023485.2503.9
Apr 2023481.5502.2
Mar 2023493.6501.1
Feb 2023504.6506.8
Jan 2023505.9511.0
Dec 2022507.9515.4
Nov 2022501.3519.5
Oct 2022500.5520.3
Sep 2022496.2520.3
Aug 2022484.2519.2
Jul 2022477.6514.8
Jun 2022474.4505.4
May 2022475.8499.4
Apr 2022472.3493.8
Mar 2022461.4488.0
Feb 2022452.6486.2
Jan 2022441.1485.7
Dec 2021434.1480.1
Nov 2021437.7477.7
Oct 2021437.9468.5
Sep 2021436.6480.5
Aug 2021434.0466.8
Jul 2021428.3453.1
Jun 2021426.5475.4
May 2021418.7451.4
Apr 2021418.4448.4
Mar 2021416.0455.2
Feb 2021412.2448.6
Jan 2021411.2447.3
Dec 2020408.0447.3
Nov 2020404.2443.9
Oct 2020400.5439.4
Sep 2020392.5435.7
Aug 2020392.0431.1
Jul 2020387.0426.9
Jun 2020383.0423.4
May 2020376.6417.6
Apr 2020378.4415.5
Mar 2020384.7419.7
Feb 2020390.3416.0
Jan 2020389.9418.4
Dec 2019388.8418.1
Nov 2019386.0418.7
Oct 2019386.3420.2
Sep 2019383.1421.3
Aug 2019380.1421.0
Jul 2019372.5419.6
Jun 2019370.2415.0
May 2019368.4413.2
Apr 2019371.1412.6
Mar 2019370.4409.7
Feb 2019372.4410.8
Jan 2019369.6411.8
Dec 2018372.8414.4
Nov 2018367.8415.3
Oct 2018367.6417.1
Sep 2018367.9417.5
Aug 2018369.8418.3
Jul 2018367.4417.0
Jun 2018361.5411.9
May 2018356.0409.2
Apr 2018358.1407.5
Mar 2018352.6403.7
Feb 2018353.5406.1
Jan 2018349.7405.0
Dec 2017352.4406.5
Nov 2017350.2404.9
Oct 2017350.6406.0
Sep 2017351.6405.7
Aug 2017348.8407.2
Jul 2017343.6405.4
Jun 2017339.7400.2
May 2017340.2396.8
Apr 2017341.6394.4
Mar 2017332.3388.3
Feb 2017332.4389.1
Jan 2017328.5388.3
Dec 2016330.3388.7
Nov 2016330.2388.0
Oct 2016330.5386.2
Sep 2016336.7387.5
Aug 2016334.4388.1
Jul 2016335.7388.1
Jun 2016330.9384.0
May 2016323.3380.4
Apr 2016316.7376.0
Mar 2016312.9374.6
Feb 2016311.7370.8
Jan 2016310.1370.6
Dec 2015308.0369.6
Nov 2015306.7368.4
Oct 2015304.4365.6
Sep 2015302.5365.1
Aug 2015305.1364.3
Jul 2015302.6361.0
Jun 2015303.8355.0
May 2015297.3352.3
Apr 2015299.5348.5
Mar 2015297.3345.5
Feb 2015301.4344.2
Jan 2015299.1343.9
Dec 2014299.7345.7
Nov 2014298.8344.9
Oct 2014301.2346.1
Sep 2014303.0346.6
Aug 2014301.4346.2
Jul 2014297.0342.2
Jun 2014294.7337.5
May 2014288.0334.6
Apr 2014289.7331.1
Mar 2014287.6323.9
Feb 2014291.7322.7
Jan 2014291.9321.4
Dec 2013292.7321.0
Nov 2013292.0318.1
Oct 2013292.5316.4
Sep 2013291.0317.7
Aug 2013292.5317.4
Jul 2013287.0314.9
Jun 2013287.2311.4
May 2013284.9308.9
Apr 2013290.7307.3
Mar 2013288.4304.3
Feb 2013290.2302.5
Jan 2013286.6302.5
Dec 2012285.6304.6
Nov 2012283.6305.3
Oct 2012284.2305.0
Sep 2012288.3307.2
Aug 2012289.3308.3
Jul 2012284.1307.9
Jun 2012285.4306.7
May 2012286.1303.8
Apr 2012285.4302.8
Mar 2012283.6299.3
Feb 2012281.6298.5
Jan 2012288.7299.3
Dec 2011282.4301.3
Nov 2011282.9302.6
Oct 2011278.6302.5
Sep 2011280.9305.8
Aug 2011281.0306.6
Jul 2011284.6306.4
Jun 2011289.7302.6
May 2011291.6302.1
Apr 2011292.7303.4
Mar 2011288.5298.8
Feb 2011287.9300.2
Jan 2011285.4301.8
Dec 2010287.4304.3
Nov 2010288.3304.9
Oct 2010292.0308.5
Sep 2010296.9312.0
Aug 2010299.6312.8
Jul 2010296.0312.8
Jun 2010290.5309.7
May 2010287.8308.2
Apr 2010291.8306.7
Mar 2010297.7302.8
Feb 2010299.1302.8
Jan 2010299.8302.1
Dec 2009299.5303.2
Nov 2009298.4301.2
Oct 2009296.4300.2
Sep 2009291.3298.2
Aug 2009283.7295.9
Jul 2009282.4293.0
Jun 2009282.1287.8
May 2009283.7285.0
Apr 2009282.4281.1
Mar 2009278.3278.6
Feb 2009289.4280.3
Jan 2009284.8283.6
Dec 2008294.6290.3
Nov 2008295.5294.8
Oct 2008309.7303.4
Sep 2008314.7309.6
Aug 2008318.3317.6
Jul 2008326.5324.4
Jun 2008330.3328.0
May 2008326.9332.4
Apr 2008324.6330.4
Mar 2008325.9329.8
Feb 2008336.9332.2
Jan 2008338.1335.1
Dec 2007339.7341.3
Nov 2007340.1341.8
Oct 2007342.3342.0
Sep 2007342.6342.8
Aug 2007337.7342.3
Jul 2007334.3340.4
Jun 2007328.1336.1
May 2007325.6332.5
Apr 2007324.7328.7
Mar 2007326.3322.2
Feb 2007327.0319.8
Jan 2007323.9318.8
Dec 2006323.9319.0
Nov 2006319.7315.0
Oct 2006318.5313.4
Sep 2006315.1311.6
Aug 2006317.7310.3
Jul 2006320.0307.7
Jun 2006317.3303.4
May 2006312.6300.5
Apr 2006307.8297.7
Mar 2006305.7291.4
Feb 2006306.5289.0
Jan 2006304.7288.6
Dec 2005309.8289.0
Nov 2005307.2287.4
Oct 2005307.5286.6
Sep 2005300.3287.1
Aug 2005298.5287.6
Jul 2005291.2286.4
Jun 2005286.7282.8
May 2005280.4280.6
Apr 2005283.1277.6
Mar 2005280.7273.7
Feb 2005284.6271.5
Jan 2005282.7271.7
Dec 2004286.9271.9
Nov 2004280.6273.9
Oct 2004277.4274.3
Sep 2004273.9272.3
Aug 2004271.3272.8
Jul 2004265.2269.7
Jun 2004260.5264.1
May 2004253.5259.5
Apr 2004253.5256.4
Mar 2004250.4245.3
Feb 2004251.0244.7
Jan 2004243.3247.1
Dec 2003239.1245.6
Nov 2003235.2240.9
Oct 2003234.2243.6
Sep 2003224.7239.4
Aug 2003221.3240.2
Jul 2003222.2236.0
Jun 2003225.4231.9
May 2003220.9231.4
Apr 2003209.8233.0
Mar 2003204.9227.6
Feb 2003203.7222.8
Jan 2003198.4225.2
Dec 2002197.1226.8
Nov 2002192.8219.5
Oct 2002191.3217.3
Sep 2002182.4215.7
Aug 2002178.6210.6
Jul 2002176.4206.0
Jun 2002171.9204.4
May 2002165.2196.4
Apr 2002159.4191.4
Mar 2002158.1188.9
Feb 2002158.5182.5
Jan 2002155.7176.1
Dec 2001152.9176.7
Nov 2001147.9176.7
Oct 2001148.6176.7
Sep 2001146.7180.3
Aug 2001146.2180.3
Jul 2001142.7180.3
Jun 2001140.4174.1
May 2001137.4174.1
Apr 2001133.9174.1
Mar 2001130.9168.0
Feb 2001131.6168.0
Jan 2001130.8168.0
Dec 2000132.8168.9
Nov 2000132.0168.9
Oct 2000133.1168.9
Sep 2000132.8164.0
Aug 2000130.2164.0
Jul 2000130.7164.0
Jun 2000130.0161.0
May 2000127.7161.0
Apr 2000126.0161.0
Mar 2000124.4152.6
Feb 2000125.9152.6
Jan 2000124.5152.6
Dec 1999121.8148.8
Nov 1999121.0148.8
Oct 1999120.4148.8
Sep 1999119.0145.1
Aug 1999116.4145.1
Jul 1999115.9145.1
Jun 1999116.0137.1
May 1999113.5137.1
Apr 1999110.1137.1
Mar 1999109.3131.5
Feb 1999111.5131.5
Jan 1999112.1131.5
Dec 1998111.9130.7
Nov 1998109.7130.7
Oct 1998110.6130.7
Sep 1998109.8131.3
Aug 1998109.9131.3
Jul 1998110.3131.3
Jun 1998110.4125.8
May 1998110.7125.8
Apr 1998108.0125.8
Mar 1998108.2119.5
Feb 1998108.3119.5
Jan 1998108.8119.5
Dec 1997109.0116.5
Nov 1997109.0116.5
Oct 1997110.2116.5
Sep 1997109.1117.4
Aug 1997108.6117.4
Jul 1997108.1117.4
Jun 1997107.9111.7
May 1997107.9111.7
Apr 1997105.3111.7
Mar 1997103.3109.5
Feb 1997101.1109.5
Jan 1997103.4109.5
Dec 1996104.7108.0
Nov 1996104.7108.0
Oct 1996102.5108.0
Sep 1996101.8106.2
Aug 199699.1106.2
Jul 199699.6106.2
Jun 199699.9102.2
May 1996102.3102.2
Apr 1996100.6102.2
Mar 199699.9102.1
Feb 199699.8102.1
Jan 199699.3102.1
Dec 199599.7100.6
Nov 1995101.2100.6
Oct 1995103.6100.6
Sep 1995103.7102.0
Aug 1995102.9102.0
Jul 1995101.6102.0
Jun 1995101.7101.1
May 1995101.3101.1
Apr 1995102.7101.1
Mar 1995101.9100.0
Feb 1995102.7100.0
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 1995August 1996−4.5%113
November 1996February 1997−3.5%32
September 2007March 2009−18.8%18100
February 2020May 2020−3.5%33
December 2022April 2023−5.2%415
February 2025June 2025−3.9%42

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 Wolverhampton

Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £207,047 and £240,169 by August 2027.

Expected, August 2027
£223,608
Chance of a rise
73%

At the average sale price, a home costs £215,801. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £996 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
33%

Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. 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
£948
Owning per month
£1,016

61.4% more homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Started, 12 months
600
Per 1,000 residents
2.1

Figures for United Kingdom: Wolverhampton 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 grew by 846 while 170 homes were finished: 5.0 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
5.0
Population change, 2025
+846

6.5% of the 112,402 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.

Empty, 2021 census
6.5%
Empty homes
7,285

In 2025, 47% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.

Homes from existing buildings, 2025
47%