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West Midlands

Region

West England. 6,205,854 people in 13,004 square kilometres.

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Average house price
£250,880
Up 1.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Population
5,950,757
5th highest of 12
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Female life expectancy
82.8years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Claimant rate
5.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How West Midlands compares

Each dot is a region. The black line marks the middle one.

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Average house price12 regions, UK · Jul 2026
Average house price: every region in UK12 areas from £166,943 to £550,037. The middle area is £231,860. West Midlands is £250,880.
£250,8805th highest
Annual price change12 regions, UK · Jul 2026
Annual price change: every region in UK12 areas from −3.3% to 9.2%. The middle area is 2.1%. West Midlands is 1.5%.
+1.5%5th weakest
Population12 regions, UK · 2021
Population: every region in UK12 areas from 1,903,175 to 9,278,065. The middle area is 5,590,980. West Midlands is 5,950,757.
5,950,7575th highest
Female life expectancy12 regions, UK · 2022 to 2024
Female life expectancy: every region in UK12 areas from 81.1 years to 84.7 years. The middle area is 82.7 years. West Midlands is 82.8 years.
82.8 yearsjoint 5th highest
Claimant rate12 regions, UK · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every region in UK12 areas from 2.7% to 5.5%. The middle area is 3.5%. West Midlands is 5.3%.
5.3%2nd highest

Every region ranked: average house price, annual price change, population, female life expectancy and claimant rate.

House prices since 2000

Monthly average house price, smoothed. West Midlands’s is 4.1 times its 2000 level, in step with England’s.

House prices since 2000Average house price each month for West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, January 2000 to July 2026. Source: UK House Price Index.
House prices since 2000
MonthWest MidlandsEnglandUnited Kingdom
Jan 2000£61,126£71,017£77,950
Jan 2001£68,051£79,663£85,794
Jan 2002£77,233£90,840£89,928
Jan 2003£100,038£114,816£114,996
Jan 2004£117,648£131,914£126,179
Jan 2005£134,090£149,713£138,759
Jan 2006£141,318£157,240£147,360
Jan 2007£150,710£171,666£162,825
Jan 2008£154,899£181,037£171,137
Jan 2009£134,062£153,585£144,840
Jan 2010£140,215£164,711£154,268
Jan 2011£140,278£164,697£154,113
Jan 2012£138,919£164,449£152,831
Jan 2013£138,856£166,938£154,495
Jan 2014£145,700£177,748£164,137
Jan 2015£151,953£191,523£175,636
Jan 2016£162,549£208,050£189,268
Jan 2017£170,924£218,655£198,276
Jan 2018£179,879£227,594£206,844
Jan 2019£187,207£230,974£210,317
Jan 2020£192,534£234,049£213,657
Jan 2021£204,427£249,890£228,417
Jan 2022£221,008£270,231£248,031
Jan 2023£237,934£285,817£260,941
Jan 2024£232,200£278,060£255,972
Jan 2025£241,526£287,264£264,936
Jan 2026£247,658£290,511£268,862
Jul 2026£250,880£293,479£272,611

Councils in West Midlands

NameAverage house price, Jul 2026Population, 2021Female lifespan, 2022 to 2024
BirminghamMetropolitan borough£234,2571,144,91981.8 years
BromsgroveDistrict£335,60799,18384.0 years
Cannock ChaseDistrict£236,743100,51982.3 years
CoventryMetropolitan borough£227,679345,32581.8 years
DudleyMetropolitan borough£232,196323,48683.0 years
East StaffordshireDistrict£227,135124,02083.4 years
HerefordshireUnitary authority£289,607187,03483.6 years
LichfieldDistrict£335,799106,43684.5 years
Malvern HillsDistrict£350,77279,48684.2 years
Newcastle-under-LymeDistrict£209,112123,29982.8 years
North WarwickshireDistrict£273,77665,03582.1 years
Nuneaton and BedworthDistrict£228,142134,19782.4 years
RedditchDistrict£245,57387,03683.0 years
RugbyDistrict£272,696114,36382.9 years
SandwellMetropolitan borough£205,830341,83281.2 years
ShropshireUnitary authority£275,232323,60684.0 years
SolihullMetropolitan borough£337,112216,24084.3 years
South StaffordshireDistrict£310,862110,47284.4 years
StaffordDistrict£258,024136,86783.7 years
Staffordshire MoorlandsDistrict£224,41595,84583.7 years
Stoke-on-TrentUnitary authority£147,377258,36680.7 years
Stratford-on-AvonDistrict£396,753134,72585.4 years
TamworthDistrict£229,25178,64682.9 years
Telford and WrekinUnitary authority£226,893185,54182.2 years
WalsallMetropolitan borough£215,329284,12481.8 years
WarwickDistrict£369,220148,45384.0 years
WolverhamptonMetropolitan borough£220,559263,72781.2 years
WorcesterDistrict£251,221103,87283.2 years
WychavonDistrict£322,623132,49284.7 years
Wyre ForestDistrict£230,984101,60783.1 years
West Midlands in brief

West Midlands’s average house price was £250,880 in July 2026.

West Midlands had 5,950,757 usual residents at the census.

A baby girl born in West Midlands could expect to live 82.8 years, based on deaths in 2022 to 2024.

In West Midlands, 5.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.