# West Midlands

West England. 6,205,854 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 13,004 square kilometres.

West Midlands had 5,950,757 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). West Midlands’s average house price was £250,880 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry).

Region. Code E12000005. In: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £250,880** (July 2026). West Midlands’s average house price was £250,880 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands#f-house-price-average
- **Population estimate: 6,205,854** (2025). West Midlands’s population was an estimated 6,205,854 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Up 0.4% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands#f-population-estimate
- **Female life expectancy: 82.8 years** (2022 to 2024). A baby girl born in West Midlands could expect to live 82.8 years, based on deaths in 2022 to 2024 (ONS life expectancy). UK 83.0 years. Source: Life expectancy for local areas of the UK, 2022 to 2024. Published 10 December 2025. https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands#f-life-expectancy-female
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 47%** (2022). About 47% of people in West Midlands live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Deprivation by neighbourhood](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?place=E12000005) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): There is no English Indices of Deprivation 2025 figure for West Midlands’s neighbourhoods yet.
- [Sales per year by neighbourhood](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E12000005) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): There is no house sales per year figure for West Midlands’s neighbourhoods yet.
- [Crime and ASB by neighbourhood](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E12000005) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): There is no crime and anti-social behaviour figure for West Midlands’s neighbourhoods yet.
- [Population by output area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E12000005) (Census 2021, England and Wales): There is no population figure for West Midlands’s output areas yet.

## How West Midlands compares

Each region against every other region the measure covers.

| Measure | West Midlands | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average house price | £250,880 | 5th most expensive | 12 regions, UK · Jul 2026 |
| Annual price change | +1.5% | 5th weakest | 12 regions, UK · Jul 2026 |
| Population estimate | 6,205,854 | 5th most populated | 12 regions, UK · 2025 |
| Annual population change | +0.4% | joint 6th fastest growing | 12 regions, UK · 2025 |
| Female life expectancy | 82.8 years | joint 5th highest | 12 regions, UK · 2022 to 2024 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 47% | joint 6th most people in radon Affected Areas | 12 regions, UK · 2022 |

### House prices since 2000

Average house price each month for West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, January 2000 to July 2026. Source: UK House Price Index.

| Month | West Midlands | England | United Kingdom |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jan 2000 | £61,126 | £71,017 | £77,950 |
| Jan 2001 | £68,051 | £79,663 | £85,794 |
| Jan 2002 | £77,233 | £90,840 | £89,928 |
| Jan 2003 | £100,038 | £114,816 | £114,996 |
| Jan 2004 | £117,648 | £131,914 | £126,179 |
| Jan 2005 | £134,090 | £149,713 | £138,759 |
| Jan 2006 | £141,318 | £157,240 | £147,360 |
| Jan 2007 | £150,710 | £171,666 | £162,825 |
| Jan 2008 | £154,899 | £181,037 | £171,137 |
| Jan 2009 | £134,062 | £153,585 | £144,840 |
| Jan 2010 | £140,215 | £164,711 | £154,268 |
| Jan 2011 | £140,278 | £164,697 | £154,113 |
| Jan 2012 | £138,919 | £164,449 | £152,831 |
| Jan 2013 | £138,856 | £166,938 | £154,495 |
| Jan 2014 | £145,700 | £177,748 | £164,137 |
| Jan 2015 | £151,953 | £191,523 | £175,636 |
| Jan 2016 | £162,549 | £208,050 | £189,268 |
| Jan 2017 | £170,924 | £218,655 | £198,276 |
| Jan 2018 | £179,879 | £227,594 | £206,844 |
| Jan 2019 | £187,207 | £230,974 | £210,317 |
| Jan 2020 | £192,534 | £234,049 | £213,657 |
| Jan 2021 | £204,427 | £249,890 | £228,417 |
| Jan 2022 | £221,008 | £270,231 | £248,031 |
| Jan 2023 | £237,934 | £285,817 | £260,941 |
| Jan 2024 | £232,200 | £278,060 | £255,972 |
| Jan 2025 | £241,526 | £287,264 | £264,936 |
| Jan 2026 | £247,658 | £290,511 | £268,862 |
| Jul 2026 | £250,880 | £293,479 | £272,611 |

## Councils in West Midlands

| Area | Average house price, Jul 2026 | Population, 2025 | Female lifespan, 2022 to 2024 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) | £234,257 | 1,176,960 | 81.8 years |
| [Bromsgrove](https://openindex.co.uk/bromsgrove) | £335,607 | 101,973 | 84.0 years |
| [Cannock Chase](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase) | £236,743 | 104,299 | 82.3 years |
| [Coventry](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry) | £227,679 | 364,766 | 81.8 years |
| [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley) | £232,196 | 333,941 | 83.0 years |
| [East Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-staffordshire) | £227,135 | 131,541 | 83.4 years |
| [Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire) | £289,607 | 192,539 | 83.6 years |
| [Lichfield](https://openindex.co.uk/lichfield) | £335,799 | 113,270 | 84.5 years |
| [Malvern Hills](https://openindex.co.uk/malvern-hills) | £350,772 | 84,380 | 84.2 years |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme) | £209,112 | 128,093 | 82.8 years |
| [North Warwickshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-warwickshire) | £273,776 | 67,688 | 82.1 years |
| [Nuneaton and Bedworth](https://openindex.co.uk/nuneaton-and-bedworth) | £228,142 | 144,042 | 82.4 years |
| [Redditch](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch) | £245,573 | 87,548 | 83.0 years |
| [Rugby](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby) | £272,696 | 125,594 | 82.9 years |
| [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) | £205,830 | 352,918 | 81.2 years |
| [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire) | £275,232 | 333,162 | 84.0 years |
| [Solihull](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull) | £337,112 | 221,449 | 84.3 years |
| [South Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire) | £310,862 | 114,811 | 84.4 years |
| [Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford) | £258,024 | 142,903 | 83.7 years |
| [Staffordshire Moorlands](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands) | £224,415 | 96,764 | 83.7 years |
| [Stoke-on-Trent](https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent) | £147,377 | 272,282 | 80.7 years |
| [Stratford-on-Avon](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon) | £396,753 | 148,772 | 85.4 years |
| [Tamworth](https://openindex.co.uk/tamworth) | £229,251 | 81,392 | 82.9 years |
| [Telford and Wrekin](https://openindex.co.uk/telford-and-wrekin) | £226,893 | 199,378 | 82.2 years |
| [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall) | £215,329 | 295,722 | 81.8 years |
| [Warwick](https://openindex.co.uk/warwick) | £369,220 | 157,925 | 84.0 years |
| [Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton) | £220,559 | 281,434 | 81.2 years |
| [Worcester](https://openindex.co.uk/worcester) | £251,221 | 106,954 | 83.2 years |
| [Wychavon](https://openindex.co.uk/wychavon) | £322,623 | 139,175 | 84.7 years |
| [Wyre Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest) | £230,984 | 104,179 | 83.1 years |

## West Midlands in brief

West Midlands’s average house price was £250,880 in July 2026.
West Midlands’s population was an estimated 6,205,854 in mid-2025.
A baby girl born in West Midlands could expect to live 82.8 years, based on deaths in 2022 to 2024.
About 47% of people in West Midlands live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Region
- Code: E12000005
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 13,004 km²
- People, mid-2025: 6,205,854
- Councils: 30
- Constituencies: 57
- Wards: 754
- Middle areas: 736
- Neighbourhoods: 3,574
- Output areas: 18,584

## Next door

[Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/wales), [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands), [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west), [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west), [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)

## Similar places

Regions with the closest mix of age, prices and density. [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west), [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands), [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber), [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england), [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east), [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east).

## Latest updates for West Midlands

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

## More on this place

- [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands/housing) (17)
- [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands/crime) (13)
- [People](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands/people) (24)
- [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands/deprivation) (8)
- [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands/health) (4)
- [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands/education) (2)
- [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands/environment) (9)
- [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands/transport) (4)
- [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands/connectivity) (5)
- [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands/planning) (3)
- [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands/economy) (4)
- [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands/council-tax) (9)
- [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands/elections) (7)
- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands/services) (3)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands/sources) (28)

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E12000005

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands#f-house-price-average.

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Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands