Buying a home in WV1, Wolverhampton. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£202kmost £165k–£238k
Houses per m²£2,336flats £1,923
Sold last year58410 in five years
Prices in Wolverhampton+7.2%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in WV1 sold for £202,407 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £165,438 and £237,660, for about 84 m² of space. That is 23% less than the same home across Wolverhampton (£262,000).

58 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £76k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in WV1 4 (£1,923) and the most in WV1 2 (£2,463).

Across Wolverhampton, prices are up 7.2% on a year ago and up 30.3% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,011 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £923 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £40,000 for that mortgage: what £40,000 buys.

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House prices in WV1 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
2£192,946£152k–£209k70 m²85
3£202,407£165k–£238k84 m²186
4£214,597£169k–£252k137 m²17
5+£239,727£208k–£510k155 m²14

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses—£193k£202k£215k£240k
Detached——£270k—£462k
Semi-detached—£202k£210k£215k£209k
Terraced—£154k£182k£208k—
Flats£76k£121k£111k——

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across WV1

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
WV1 2£2,463£1,898
WV1 3£2,085£2,160
WV1 4£1,923£1,728

Schools near WV1

Best state primary within 2 kmNishkam Primary School Wolverhampton89% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%16 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmThomas Telford University Technical College61.5% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%28 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about WV1

Is WV1 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 23% less than across Wolverhampton; prices in Wolverhampton are up 7.2% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (89% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (61.5% against 43.8%); 58 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in WV1?

A typical 3-bedroom house in WV1 sold for £202,407 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £165,438 and £237,660.

Is WV1 expensive for Wolverhampton?

A 3-bedroom house in WV1 costs 23% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Wolverhampton (£262,000).

How many homes sell in WV1 each year?

58 homes sold in the last year and 410 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near WV1?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton, where 89% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.