What can you afford in Walsall?
2,092 homes changed hands in Walsall over the last 12 months (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026). Half sold for £223,000 or less, a quarter for under £175,000, and three quarters for under £291,250. Buying the median home with a 10% deposit needs roughly a £44,600 salary at the typical 4.5× lending multiple , see what £45,000 takes home.
Affordability in one number: the median home here sold for 6.6× the local median full-time salary of £34,036 (ONS ASHE 2025). A typical lender stretches to about 4.5× one income plus your deposit, which is why the deposit and second incomes decide so much here.
Sold prices · Walsall
£223,000
median sold price, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
- A quarter under
- £175,000
- Three quarters under
- £291,250
- Sales
- 2,092
- HPI average
- £214,032
What each salary reaches here
Budget = 4.5× salary with a 10% deposit, against the 2,092 actual sales.
| Salary | Budget | Share of sales in reach |
|---|---|---|
| £25,000 | £125,000 | 8.9% |
| £35,000 | £175,000 | 25% |
| £50,000 | £250,000 | 62.5% |
| £75,000 | £375,000 | 88.1% |
| £100,000 | £500,000 | 95.3% |
By property type · median sold price
And the salary that price implies, at 4.5× with 10% down.
| Type | Median · sales | Salary needed |
|---|---|---|
| Flat | £120,000 · 216 | ≈£24,000 |
| Terraced house | £190,000 · 596 | ≈£38,000 |
| Semi-detached house | £230,000 · 848 | ≈£46,000 |
| Detached house | £360,000 · 432 | ≈£72,000 |
For context, the UK House Price Index puts Walsall average prices up 1.6% over 12 months.
Nearby in the index
- Tunbridge Wells
- Uttlesford
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Vale of White Horse
- Wakefield
- Waltham Forest
- Wandsworth
- Warrington
- Warwick
- Watford
Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (standard residential sales), Jul 2025 – Jun 2026, standard residential sales, England & Wales. Averages: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry / ONS). Lending estimates use a typical 4.5× single-income multiple and are not a mortgage offer or financial advice.