Merrivale Road, Smethwick house prices are built from 229 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 14 May 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £107,000. Across the 10 years from 2015 to 2025 the median moved +54.2% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +11.7%.
Median price paid
£107,000
Change in cash, 2015–2025
+54.2%
Change in real terms
+11.7%
Median per m²
£1,185
HM Land Registry229 sales63 with floor areaLatest sale 14 May 2026
Section 01
How Merrivale Road, Smethwick prices moved
The chart tracks the median Merrivale Road, Smethwick house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1995 to 2025. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | £38,875 | £86,321 |
| 2000s | 10 | £100,500 | £183,081 |
| 2010s | 8 | £123,000 | £173,430 |
| 2020s | 4 | £173,000 | £176,761 |
The highest yearly median on record for Merrivale Road, Smethwick is £190,000 in 2022; the lowest is £36,500 in 1996. Across the full 31-year record the cash median has moved from £38,875 to £185,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £86,321, so the real change over the whole record is +119.0% — about +2.65% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +54.2% in cash against +11.7% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 14 May 2026 | Terraced | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| 228 | 27 Mar 2026 | Terraced | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| 230 | 15 Dec 2025 | Semi-detached | £197,000 | £201,283 |
| 72 | 1 Aug 2025 | Terraced | £180,000 | £183,913 |
| 212 | 27 Jun 2025 | Terraced | £175,000 | £178,804 |
| 13 | 17 Jun 2025 | Terraced | £235,000 | £240,109 |
| 170 | 4 Jun 2025 | Terraced | £185,000 | £189,022 |
| 236 | 25 Apr 2025 | Terraced | £200,000 | £204,348 |
| 2 | 19 Mar 2025 | Terraced | £176,005 | £179,831 |
| 222 | 29 Feb 2024 | Terraced | £200,000 | £210,448 |
| 84 | 20 Dec 2023 | Terraced | £182,500 | £197,184 |
| 126 | 14 Dec 2022 | Terraced | £195,000 | £225,924 |
| 232 | 21 Nov 2022 | Terraced | £184,000 | £213,180 |
| 106 | 24 Oct 2022 | Terraced | £196,000 | £227,083 |
| 188 | 14 Oct 2022 | Terraced | £190,000 | £220,131 |
| 142 | 16 Sep 2022 | Terraced | £203,000 | £235,193 |
| 32 | 15 Sep 2022 | Terraced | £221,000 | £256,048 |
| 198 | 19 Aug 2022 | Terraced | £190,000 | £220,131 |
| 148 | 12 Aug 2022 | Terraced | £181,000 | £209,704 |
| 118 | 7 Jul 2022 | Terraced | £196,500 | £227,662 |
| 124 | 30 Jun 2022 | Terraced | £187,000 | £216,656 |
| 108 | 1 Jun 2022 | Terraced | £180,000 | £208,546 |
| 230 | 28 Apr 2022 | Semi-detached | £162,000 | £187,691 |
| 98 | 25 Jan 2022 | Terraced | £170,000 | £196,960 |
| 204 | 30 Sep 2021 | Terraced | £156,000 | £197,097 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to Merrivale Road, Smethwick values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Merrivale Road | £40,000 (1998) | £175,000 (2026) | +5.4% | +2.7% |
| 228 Merrivale Road | £98,000 (2003) | £175,000 (2026) | +2.6% | -0.2% |
| 230 Merrivale Road | £33,868 (2002) | £197,000 (2025) | +8.0% | +5.0% |
| 72 Merrivale Road | £105,000 (2010) | £180,000 (2025) | +3.7% | +0.6% |
| 212 Merrivale Road | £36,500 (1996) | £175,000 (2025) | +5.6% | +2.8% |
| 13 Merrivale Road | £52,500 (1997) | £235,000 (2025) | +5.5% | +2.8% |
| 170 Merrivale Road | £84,000 (2010) | £185,000 (2025) | +5.4% | +2.3% |
| 236 Merrivale Road | £77,000 (2002) | £200,000 (2025) | +4.2% | +1.4% |
| 2 Merrivale Road | £135,000 (2019) | £176,005 (2025) | +4.5% | +0.3% |
| 222 Merrivale Road | £124,950 (2015) | £200,000 (2024) | +5.4% | +2.0% |
| 84 Merrivale Road | £111,000 (2006) | £182,500 (2023) | +3.0% | 0.0% |
| 126 Merrivale Road | £120,000 (2015) | £195,000 (2022) | +7.2% | +4.2% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Merrivale Road, Smethwick is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 208 | 90.8% | £110,000 | £28,000 – £235,000 |
| Semi-detached | 20 | 8.7% | £98,500 | £33,868 – £197,000 |
| Detached | 1 | 0.4% | £54,000 | £54,000 – £54,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Merrivale Road, Smethwick
0 of the sales on record are leasehold and 229 freehold — 0.0% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Freehold | 229 | 100.0% | £107,000 |
A further 12 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 09
How Merrivale Road, Smethwick compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Merrivale Road, Smethwick sits below that national figure — -32.1%.
Within Smethwick the street ranks 142 of 306 by median price, and its median is above the town figure of £100,000 (+7.0%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £1,185 per square metre, across 63 of the 229 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £28,000 to £235,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- Bearwood Road£95,000 median
- St Pauls Road£90,000 median
- Montague Road£91,950 median
- Doulton Drive£114,475 median
- Cape Hill£95,000 median
- Linden Road£109,275 median
- Marlborough Road£102,500 median
- Woodlands Street£65,000 median
- Salisbury Road£83,500 median
- Crocketts Lane£138,000 median
- Waterloo Road£83,000 median
- Kimberley Road£72,250 median
- Talbot Road£99,000 median
- Sandon Road£65,239 median
- Gilbert Road£86,500 median
- Edith Road£81,000 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 142 Merrivale Road7 sales
- 242 Merrivale Road6 sales
- 230 Merrivale Road5 sales
- 198 Merrivale Road5 sales
- 68 Merrivale Road5 sales
- 212 Merrivale Road4 sales
- 236 Merrivale Road4 sales
- 148 Merrivale Road4 sales
- 118 Merrivale Road4 sales
- 26 Merrivale Road4 sales
- 9 Merrivale Road4 sales
- 76 Merrivale Road4 sales
- 122 Merrivale Road4 sales
- 5 Merrivale Road4 sales
- 144 Merrivale Road4 sales
- 50 Merrivale Road4 sales
- 152 Merrivale Road4 sales
- 190 Merrivale Road4 sales
- 8 Merrivale Road3 sales
- 170 Merrivale Road3 sales
- 84 Merrivale Road3 sales
- 126 Merrivale Road3 sales
- 106 Merrivale Road3 sales
- 188 Merrivale Road3 sales
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Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Merrivale Road, Smethwick?
The median price paid in Merrivale Road, Smethwick across every sale on the register is £107,000. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in Merrivale Road, Smethwick?
229 sales are on record for Merrivale Road, Smethwick, the most recent completing on 14 May 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Merrivale Road, Smethwick house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +54.2% between 2015 and 2025. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +11.7%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Merrivale Road, Smethwick house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £190,000, set in 2022. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in Merrivale Road, Smethwick?
£1,185 per square metre, from the 63 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 14 May 2026. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “Merrivale Road, Smethwick house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.