Photo: Geoff Pick · CC BY-SA 2.0Homes in Perton sell for a median £253,000
That is the middle of 361 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. The typical home sells for 5.1 times as much as in 1995. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
Half of Perton’s sales are detached houses
361 homes sold in three years: 171 detached houses, 142 semi-detached houses, 21 terraced houses and 27 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 3.3 times what a flat does.
median sale · 171 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £270K–£372K
- Last 12 months
- £340K59 sold
median sale · 142 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £212K–£254K
- Last 12 months
- £233K55 sold
median sale · 21 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £155K–£184K
median sale · 27 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £77K–£118K
- Last 12 months
- £83K9 sold
Mostly detached: half of homes sold stand on their own plot
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Half of Perton’s homes sold for between £216K and £317K
One sale in ten was under £160K and one in ten over £380K. 47% sold for under £250K.
The median, £253,000, sits in the £250–300K band
361 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.1 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £51,250 in 1995 to £260,000 in the last 12 months (£200,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
126 sales in the last 12 months, against 292 in 1997, the busiest year, and 92 in 2023. Sales fell by 41% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, though the median held. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 30% more sales than 2020.
Perton costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Perton, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Semi-detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £72K | £95K | £190K | £207K | £200K | £287K | £340K |
| Semi-detached houses | £46K | £60K | £125K | £139K | £138K | £176K | £233K |
| Flats and maisonettes | £28K | £38K | £82K | £80K | £78K | £74K | £83K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 5 sales of the type, so gaps are years with fewer.
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
Hardly any new homes: 0% of sales in the last 12 months
4 new homes have been sold in Perton since 1995.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
12% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 4.5% sold leasehold in Perton. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Mercia Drive is Perton’s busiest street, with 12 sales in three years
22 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 3 of them ten or more. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercia Drive | WV6 | 12 | £249,499 | Mostly detached houses |
| 2 | Melrose Drive | WV6 | 11 | £175,000 | Mixed |
| 3 | Gleneagles Road | WV6 | 10 | £210,750 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 4 | Leasowe Drive | WV6 | 9 | £325,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 5 | Canterbury Drive | WV6 | 9 | £188,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 6 | Bader Road | WV6 | 8 | £91,250 | Mixed |
| 7 | Gainsborough Drive | WV6 | 7 | £240,000 | Mixed |
| 8 | Ennerdale Drive | WV6 | 7 | £223,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Wykeham Grove | WV6 | 6 | £412,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 10 | Wren Avenue | WV6 | 6 | £360,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 11 | Stokesay Avenue | WV6 | 6 | £345,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 12 | Hawksmoor Drive | WV6 | 6 | £342,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 13 | St Mawes Road | WV6 | 6 | £331,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 14 | Livingstone Avenue | WV6 | 6 | £228,750 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 15 | Grasmere Avenue | WV6 | 6 | £165,000 | Mixed |
Lytham Road: £440,000
Bader Road: £91,250
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 4.8 times the cheapest’s. Street medians mix types: a street of detached houses beats one of flats.
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
Perton is the 20th most expensive of 47 towns in Staffordshire
Perton is in the middle of Staffordshire’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Staffordshire with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Perton’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Wolverhampton.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perton | — | £253K | 126 | +53% |
| Codsall | 2.3 | £295K | 121 | +59% |
| Pattingham | 2.7 | £319K | 21 | +49% |
| Wolverhampton | 3.4 | £220K | 1,528 | +61% |
| Wombourne | 4.2 | £295K | 156 | +56% |
| Albrighton | 4.8 | £315K | 70 | +65% |
| Coven | 5.2 | £280K | 25 | +54% |
| Swindon | 5.5 | £368K | 12 | +56% |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in Perton
What is the average house price in Perton?
The median home in Perton sold for £253,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 361 standard sales (£260,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £317,500, semi-detached houses £230,000, terraced houses £172,500 and flats and maisonettes £95,000.
Are house prices going up in Perton?
The median was £261,000 in 2025, up 5% on 2024 (£249,499), and £260,000 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in Perton each year?
126 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 131 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Perton?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Lytham Road (WV6, £440,000), Wykeham Grove (WV6, £412,500) and The Wheatlands (WV6, £365,000).
Is Perton expensive for Staffordshire?
Perton is the 19th most expensive of 47 towns of 2,500 or more in Staffordshire by median sale price.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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