House prices and rents in West Midlands County

West Midlands County sits within West Midlands; these are the figures for West Midlands. Prices to July 2026.

In West Midlands the average new-build home sold for £256,087 in May 2026 (+4.0% in a year), against £232,942 for an existing home, according to HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index.

Average new-build price£256,087+4.0% in a year · to May 2026
Average existing home£232,942+2.9% in a year (all sales)
New-build premium+10%over an existing home · to May 2026

Average price by property type

All sales in West Midlands, July 2026.

Month by month

Average sale price in West Midlands, new builds against existing homes. The split is published two months after the overall average, so the lines end a little before the table.

MonthNew buildExistingAll homesNew builds sold
Jul 2026 - - £236,098 -
Jun 2026 - - £234,762 -
May 2026£256,087£232,942£233,590 -
Apr 2026£255,182£232,805£233,423 -
Mar 2026£254,532£232,214£232,831 -
Feb 2026£250,987£232,304£232,782 -
Jan 2026£246,967£232,330£232,6461
Dec 2025£245,470£233,067£233,2983
Nov 2025£246,933£233,745£234,00526
Oct 2025£245,994£233,496£233,730124
Sep 2025£246,960£232,668£232,971102
Aug 2025£245,924£231,100£231,425130
Jul 2025£244,939£229,121£229,48584

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area averages across every home sold or let, not the listings on ShowPage, and run about two months behind.