Buying a home in WV2, Wolverhampton. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£184kmost £151k–£220k

Houses per m²£2,693flats £2,116

Sold last year38378 in five years

Prices in Wolverhampton+7.2%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in WV2 sold for £184,240 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £151,087 and £219,755, for about 83 m² of space. That is 30% less than the same home across Wolverhampton (£262,000).

38 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £99k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in WV2 3 (£2,035) and the most in WV2 2 (£3,076).

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 £840 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £37,000 for that mortgage: what £40,000 buys.

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House prices in WV2 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
2	£171,044	£147k–£199k	67 m²	121
3	£184,240	£151k–£220k	83 m²	172
4	£227,631	£182k–£274k	108 m²	42
5+	£313,341	£264k–£434k	128 m²	18

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	—	£171k	£184k	£228k	£313k
Detached	—	—	£284k	£315k	£442k
Semi-detached	—	£196k	£203k	£217k	£277k
Terraced	—	£159k	£160k	£191k	—
Flats	£99k	£94k	—	—	—

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

Price per m² across WV2

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
WV2 1	£2,074	£1,893
WV2 2	£3,076	£1,872
WV2 3	£2,035	—
WV2 4	£2,626	£3,068

Schools near WV2

Best state primary within 2 kmNishkam Primary School Wolverhampton89% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%19 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%24 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

WV1 Wolverhampton · 1 km3-bed house £202k WV4 Wolverhampton · 2 km3-bed house £277k WV3 Wolverhampton · 3 km3-bed house £265k WV14 Bilston · 3 km3-bed house £217k WV13 Willenhall · 4 km3-bed house £212k DY3 Dudley · 5 km3-bed house £263k WV10 Wolverhampton · 5 km3-bed house £229k WV6 Wolverhampton · 5 km3-bed house £284k

Questions about WV2

Is WV2 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 30% 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%); 38 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 WV2?

A typical 3-bedroom house in WV2 sold for £184,240 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £151,087 and £219,755.

Is WV2 expensive for Wolverhampton?

A 3-bedroom house in WV2 costs 30% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Wolverhampton (£262,000).

How many homes sell in WV2 each year?

38 homes sold in the last year and 378 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near WV2?

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.