Sold £2,934/m² · Median sold £280,115 (1,397 sales) · Index +5% y/y · Turnover 2.1% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is Stafford?
Buildings
61,445
Mixed-use buildings
1.1%
HMO-shaped units
28%
EPC A or B
18%
EPC D or worse
51%
What does Stafford cost?
Stafford: sold price per m² £2,934/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 1,397 sales). +2.9% on the previous 12 months.
Sold price per m²
£2,934/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
1,397 sales
+2.9% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,397 sales.
Sold price
£280,115 12 months to Jun 2026
1,397 sales
+0.2% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,397 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£281,617 12 months to Sep 2026
4,310 listings
-1.7% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 4,310 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £2,101/m² in Sep 2016 to £2,968/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £207,338 in Sep 2016 to £269,297 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £260,000 in Jan 2022 to £288,748 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £2,989/m² in Aug 2025 to £3,249/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 100% in Jan 2022 to 97% in Dec 2024.
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
Asking price index: 94.9 in Jan 2022 to 107 in Sep 2026.
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,206 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.0% 12 months to Sep 2026
1,835 lets
+7.9% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,835 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £915/month in Aug 2025 to £1,165/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 3.1% in Jan 2022 to 4.1% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 88.9 in Jan 2022 to 120.2 in Sep 2026.
How does Stafford vary by home size?
Asking price in Stafford runs from £122,420 for 1 bedroom to £595,547 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in Stafford. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking price
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
£122,420
12 months to Sep 2026
—
137
2 bedrooms
£198,731
12 months to Sep 2026
-1.2% on the previous 12 months
918
3 bedrooms
£264,194
12 months to Sep 2026
-2% on the previous 12 months
1811
4 bedrooms
£415,900
12 months to Sep 2026
+2.3% on the previous 12 months
1092
5+ bedrooms
£595,547
12 months to Sep 2026
-2.1% on the previous 12 months
322
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is Stafford?
Stafford: turnover 2.1% (12 months to Mar 2026, 1,377 sales). -32.6% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
2.1% 12 months to Mar 2026
1,377 sales
-32.6% on the previous 12 months.
Registered sales as a share of the dwelling stock, monthly; the 12-month figure adds the months. UPRN-matched sales, a floor on the registry count; the newest months fill in as registrations land. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,377 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
Listings for sale
2,606 12 months to Sep 2026
2,606 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,606 listings.
New listings
2,803 12 months to Sep 2026
2,803 listings
-8.1% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,803 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Turnover: 0.4% in Sep 2016 to 0.0% in Sep 2026.Listings for sale: 233 in Aug 2025 to 288 in Sep 2026.New listings: 208 in Jan 2022 to 297 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 33 in Jan 2022 to 123 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 1,026 in Sep 2026 to 3,201 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 128 days in Jan 2022 to 290 days in Dec 2024.
Who is active in Stafford?
56 agents listed homes for sale in Stafford; the three largest took 40% of the listings.
Agents active
56
Top three agents’ share
40%
New homes among listings
9.0%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns Stafford?
Corporate landlords hold 80% of the 2,626 units in Stafford whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords80% of classified · 2,110 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)11% of classified · 296 units
Housing associations7.6% of classified · 199 units
RMC0.8% of classified · 20 units
RTM0.0% of classified · 1 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does Stafford rank?
Stafford ranks 4th of 8 local authorities in Staffordshire for sold price per m², at £2,934/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in Staffordshire
Stafford ranks 4th of 8 local authorities in Staffordshire for sold price per m², at £2,934/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in Staffordshire, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
TamworthNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,129/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about Stafford
What is the median house price in Stafford?
Homes in Stafford sold for a median £280,115 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,397 sales. Per square metre that is £2,934/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in Stafford changed?
+2.9% on the previous 12 months.
What is the average rent in Stafford?
Homes to let in Stafford asked a median £997/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,206 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Stafford?
4.0% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,835 lets. +7.9% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in Stafford?
2.1% of the homes in Stafford changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,377 sales.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.