OFFICIAL ONS DATAJULY 2026

Average rent in Wolverhampton

Private rents in Wolverhampton average £942 a month across all property sizes, up 11.1% over the last year. These are the official Office for National Statistics figures, not portal asking rents, so they reflect what tenants actually pay.

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All sizes
£942
1-bed
£671
2-bed
£839
3-bed
£1,006
4+ bed
£1,437
Flats
£734

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The £942 average above is the whole district, every size and condition mixed together. It's a fair sanity check, but it isn't a valuation of one property, and the gap between a 1-bed at £671 and a 3-bed at £1,006 shows why. For an actual figure you need the specific address: its size, its EPC, its street, and what comparable homes nearby genuinely let for.

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Two years of rents in Wolverhampton
Two-year change: +18.6%Five-year change: +45.8%Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents
Rents are up 2.3% over the last six months, against +8.7% in the six before: rises are slowing.
What homes sell for, by postcode area
WV6701 sales£260,000WV4396 sales£250,000WV9108 sales£245,000WV3362 sales£241,000WV11421 sales£230,000WV10578 sales£215,000WV14476 sales£205,000WV2116 sales£190,500WV198 sales£177,500
Median sold prices over the last two years, HM Land Registry. District-wide median: £222,000.
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What next door costs
Wolverhampton is the 4th cheapest of these 7 on a 2-bed, average rent by bedrooms
Area
2 bed
3 bed
4+ bed
1Cannock Chase£774£955£1,3342Dudley£778£937£1,2433Walsall£790£945£1,316
4WolverhamptonYou are here£839£1,006£1,437
5Sandwell£846£1,008£1,3976South Staffordshire£849£1,008£1,5217Lichfield£965£1,155£1,693
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Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026, average private rents by local authority. Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Figures are area averages, not valuations of any individual property.