Centenary Lane, Wednesbury house prices are built from 147 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 2017 and the most recent on 19 Jun 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £185,995. Across the 5 years from 2017 to 2022 the median moved +9.8% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is -6.5%.
Median price paid
£185,995
Change in cash, 2017–2022
+9.8%
Change in real terms
-6.5%
HM Land Registry147 salesLatest sale 19 Jun 2026
Section 01
How Centenary Lane, Wednesbury prices moved
The chart tracks the median Centenary Lane, Wednesbury house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 2017 to 2022. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3 | £174,995 | £246,743 |
| 2020s | 2 | £190,000 | £194,130 |
The highest yearly median on record for Centenary Lane, Wednesbury is £200,000 in 2021; the lowest is £172,995 in 2017. Across the full 6-year record the cash median has moved from £172,995 to £190,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £235,447, so the real change over the whole record is -6.5% — about -1.34% 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: +9.8% in cash against -6.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | 19 Jun 2026 | Semi-detached | £270,000 | £270,000 |
| 60 | 30 Apr 2026 | Detached | £369,000 | £369,000 |
| 10 | 9 Jan 2026 | Detached | £369,000 | £369,000 |
| 95 | 5 Dec 2025 | Terraced | £192,000 | £196,174 |
| 93 | 24 Oct 2025 | Terraced | £274,000 | £279,957 |
| 85 | 13 Feb 2025 | Terraced | £225,000 | £229,891 |
| 52 | 14 May 2024 | Terraced | £187,000 | £196,769 |
| 3 | 26 Apr 2024 | Semi-detached | £240,000 | £252,537 |
| 31 | 26 Jan 2024 | Terraced | £185,000 | £194,664 |
| 72 | 28 Nov 2023 | Terraced | £210,000 | £226,897 |
| 30 | 6 Nov 2023 | Semi-detached | £248,250 | £268,224 |
| 84 | 13 Oct 2023 | Detached | £287,000 | £310,092 |
| 65 | 27 Jan 2023 | Semi-detached | £195,000 | £210,690 |
| 78 | 7 Oct 2022 | Semi-detached | £248,000 | £287,329 |
| 105 | 30 Sep 2022 | Terraced | £210,000 | £243,303 |
| 28 | 12 Sep 2022 | Semi-detached | £245,000 | £283,854 |
| 29 | 9 Sep 2022 | Terraced | £190,000 | £220,131 |
| 11 | 20 May 2022 | Terraced | £175,000 | £202,753 |
| 56 | 30 Mar 2022 | Terraced | £165,000 | £191,167 |
| 54 | 29 Mar 2022 | Terraced | £180,000 | £208,546 |
| 15 | 11 Feb 2022 | Terraced | £225,000 | £260,682 |
| 23 | 11 Feb 2022 | Terraced | £162,000 | £187,691 |
| 95 | 10 Dec 2021 | Terraced | £172,000 | £217,312 |
| 16 | 26 Nov 2021 | Terraced | £160,000 | £202,151 |
| 36 | 17 Nov 2021 | Semi-detached | £211,000 | £266,586 |
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 Centenary Lane, Wednesbury values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 Centenary Lane | £203,995 (2018) | £270,000 (2026) | +3.6% | -0.1% |
| 60 Centenary Lane | £239,995 (2018) | £369,000 (2026) | +5.5% | +1.8% |
| 10 Centenary Lane | £229,950 (2017) | £369,000 (2026) | +5.4% | +1.8% |
| 95 Centenary Lane | £142,995 (2018) | £192,000 (2025) | +4.3% | +0.4% |
| 93 Centenary Lane | £173,995 (2018) | £274,000 (2025) | +6.7% | +2.7% |
| 85 Centenary Lane | £171,995 (2018) | £225,000 (2025) | +3.9% | +0.0% |
| 52 Centenary Lane | £138,995 (2018) | £187,000 (2024) | +5.1% | +1.0% |
| 3 Centenary Lane | £189,995 (2019) | £240,000 (2024) | +4.8% | +0.3% |
| 31 Centenary Lane | £156,995 (2019) | £185,000 (2024) | +3.3% | -1.1% |
| 72 Centenary Lane | £172,995 (2018) | £210,000 (2023) | +4.0% | -0.3% |
| 30 Centenary Lane | £185,995 (2018) | £248,250 (2023) | +5.9% | +1.6% |
| 84 Centenary Lane | £221,995 (2019) | £287,000 (2023) | +6.6% | +1.7% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Centenary Lane, Wednesbury 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 | 64 | 43.5% | £172,000 | £135,000 – £274,000 |
| Semi-detached | 50 | 34.0% | £179,995 | £143,995 – £270,000 |
| Detached | 33 | 22.4% | £241,995 | £205,950 – £369,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Centenary Lane, Wednesbury
0 of the sales on record are leasehold and 147 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 | 147 | 100.0% | £185,995 |
| New build | 111 | 75.5% | £175,000 |
| Existing home | 36 | 24.5% | £210,000 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -16.7%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 2 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 07
Living in Centenary Lane, Wednesbury
Every certificate carries an energy efficiency band as well as a floor area. Across Sandwell, 41.4% of 153,524 certificates sit in bands A to C, and 3.8% in F or G — the bands that cost the most to heat and are hardest to mortgage.
| Energy band | Certificates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 334 | 0.2% |
| B | 10,700 | 7.0% |
| C | 52,460 | 34.2% |
| D | 62,786 | 40.9% |
| E | 21,437 | 14.0% |
| F | 4,375 | 2.8% |
| G | 1,432 | 0.9% |
The Office for National Statistics puts the mean private rent in Sandwell at £944 a month as of Jun 2026 — £674 for a one-bedroom home and £1,004 for three bedrooms.
Against the median sale of £185,995 here, that rent is a gross yield of 6.09% a year. It is a measured figure rather than an assumption: a real local rent over a real local price, before any cost of ownership.
Police forces publish every recorded street-level crime. Within a mile of the centre of WS10, 325 crimes were recorded in Jun 2026: 124 violent, 16 burglary, 31 vehicle-related and 12 anti-social behaviour. The median postcode district in this archive recorded 167 in the same month, so this one is 1.9 times busier.
Against the 341,832 residents the 2021 census counted in Sandwell, that is 0.95 recorded crimes per thousand people in the month. The count covers a mile around the district centre while the population covers the whole council, so read the rate as an order of magnitude rather than a precise figure.
A count is not a rate. A district with shops and a station records more crime than a residential one of the same size, because more people pass through it. Read this next to the median, not on its own.
Section 08
The neighbourhood around Centenary Lane, Wednesbury
The 2021 census counted 341,832 residents in Sandwell across 130,246 households. 54.2% of those households own their home and 45.2% rent — a split the sold record cannot show, because only owners appear in it.
21 state and independent schools have a WS10 postcode: 16 primary, 4 secondary, 1 nursery. Catchment areas do not follow postcodes, so treat this as what is nearby rather than what a child would be offered.
| School | Phase | Type | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Green Academy | Secondary | Academy converter | 1,518 |
| Wodensborough Ormiston Academy | Secondary | Academy sponsor led | 1,119 |
| Grace Academy Darlaston | Secondary | Academy sponsor led | 1,059 |
| Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School | Secondary | Academy sponsor led | 807 |
| Old Park Primary School | Primary | Foundation school | 471 |
| Kings Hill Primary School | Primary | Community school | 459 |
| The Priory Primary School | Primary | Community school | 458 |
| Old Church Church of England C Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 431 |
| Mesty Croft Primary | Primary | Academy converter | 410 |
| Pinfold Street Primary School | Primary | Community school | 410 |
| Station | Mode | Distance from the district centre |
|---|---|---|
| Great Western Street (West Midlands Metro) | Tram | 1.3 km |
| Great Western Street (West Midlands Metro) | Tram | 1.3 km |
| Wednesbury Central (West Midlands Metro) | Metro or underground | 1.4 km |
| Wednesbury Parkway (West Midlands Metro) | Metro or underground | 1.4 km |
Section 09
How Centenary Lane, Wednesbury compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Centenary Lane, Wednesbury sits above that national figure — +18.1%.
Within Wednesbury the street ranks 15 of 405 by median price, and its median is above the town figure of £99,950 (+86.1%).
No EPC floor areas could be matched to these sales, so no price per square metre is published here. An estimate would be a guess, and the archive does not publish guesses.
The full range on record runs from £135,000 to £369,000. 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.
Centenary Lane, Wednesbury sits in Sandwell, in the West Midlands.
The Office for National Statistics puts the median home in Sandwell at 6.5 times median local earnings of £33,636 a year, measured to Sep 2025. Across England and Wales the same ratio is 7.6. That number, not the price alone, is what decides whether a place is within reach of the people who work in it.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- Park Lane£130,000 median
- Brunswick Park Road£98,000 median
- Crankhall Lane£95,000 median
- Franchise Street£105,000 median
- Woden Road East£133,500 median
- Vicarage Road£95,000 median
- Kent Road£102,000 median
- Dorsett Road£92,000 median
- Wolverhampton Street£64,000 median
- Corporation Street£87,500 median
- Willenhall Street£87,000 median
- Darby Road£106,125 median
- Holyhead Road£88,500 median
- Hydes Road£130,000 median
- Old Park Road£94,000 median
- Teal Grove£85,500 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 95 Centenary Lane3 sales
- 85 Centenary Lane3 sales
- 79 Centenary Lane2 sales
- 60 Centenary Lane2 sales
- 10 Centenary Lane2 sales
- 93 Centenary Lane2 sales
- 52 Centenary Lane2 sales
- 3 Centenary Lane2 sales
- 31 Centenary Lane2 sales
- 72 Centenary Lane2 sales
- 30 Centenary Lane2 sales
- 84 Centenary Lane2 sales
- 65 Centenary Lane2 sales
- 78 Centenary Lane2 sales
- 105 Centenary Lane2 sales
- 28 Centenary Lane2 sales
- 29 Centenary Lane2 sales
- 11 Centenary Lane2 sales
- 56 Centenary Lane2 sales
- 54 Centenary Lane2 sales
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- 23 Centenary Lane2 sales
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- 36 Centenary Lane2 sales
Back to Wednesbury house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Centenary Lane, Wednesbury?
The median price paid in Centenary Lane, Wednesbury across every sale on the register is £185,995. 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 Centenary Lane, Wednesbury?
147 sales are on record for Centenary Lane, Wednesbury, the most recent completing on 19 Jun 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Centenary Lane, Wednesbury house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +9.8% between 2017 and 2022. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is -6.5%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Centenary Lane, Wednesbury house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £200,000, set in 2021. 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 Centenary Lane, Wednesbury?
No EPC floor areas could be matched to these sales, so no price per square metre is published for this area. Nothing is estimated to fill the gap.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 19 Jun 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, “Centenary Lane, Wednesbury 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.