What can you afford in Wolverhampton?
1,749 homes changed hands in Wolverhampton over the last 12 months (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026). Half sold for £222,000 or less, a quarter for under £176,000, and three quarters for under £273,500. Buying the median home with a 10% deposit needs roughly a £44,400 salary at the typical 4.5× lending multiple , see what £44,000 takes home.
Affordability in one number: the median home here sold for 6.2× the local median full-time salary of £35,858 (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 · Wolverhampton
£222,000
median sold price, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
- A quarter under
- £176,000
- Three quarters under
- £273,500
- Sales
- 1,749
- HPI average
- £216,339
What each salary reaches here
Budget = 4.5× salary with a 10% deposit, against the 1,749 actual sales.
| Salary | Budget | Share of sales in reach |
|---|---|---|
| £25,000 | £125,000 | 10% |
| £35,000 | £175,000 | 24.5% |
| £50,000 | £250,000 | 65% |
| £75,000 | £375,000 | 92.3% |
| £100,000 | £500,000 | 95.6% |
By property type · median sold price
And the salary that price implies, at 4.5× with 10% down.
| Type | Median · sales | Salary needed |
|---|---|---|
| Flat | £113,750 · 188 | ≈£22,750 |
| Terraced house | £192,500 · 417 | ≈£38,500 |
| Semi-detached house | £230,000 · 824 | ≈£46,000 |
| Detached house | £324,000 · 320 | ≈£64,800 |
For context, the UK House Price Index puts Wolverhampton average prices up 8% over 12 months.
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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.