marketcodeSold price per m²
£2,923/m² 12 months to Apr 2026
1,438 sales
+2.9% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Local authority
Stafford property market
Sold £2,923/m² · Median sold £282,009 (1,438 sales) · Index +2.9% y/y · Turnover 2.4% · 12 months, sales to Apr 2026, listings to Aug 2026
What does Stafford cost?
Stafford: sold price per m² £2,923/m² (12 months to Apr 2026, 1,438 sales). +2.9% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Sold price
£282,009 12 months to Apr 2026
1,438 sales
+2.9% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
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
£281,742 12 months to Aug 2026
4,273 listings
-1.3% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Settled months to Dec 2025; the dashed tail is the pipeline's projection of the index 12 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
What does Stafford earn?
Stafford: asking rent £970 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 1,174 lets).
Asking rent
£970 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
1,174 lets
Gross yield, asking basis
4.0% 12 months to Aug 2026
1,804 lets
+7.5% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
How does Stafford vary by home size?
Asking price in Stafford runs from £120,936 for 1 bedroom to £597,321 for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking price | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £120,936 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +15.1% on the previous 12 months | 133 |
| 2 bedrooms | £198,851 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -0.9% on the previous 12 months | 926 |
| 3 bedrooms | £263,970 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -1.9% on the previous 12 months | 1774 |
| 4 bedrooms | £415,443 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +2.8% on the previous 12 months | 1090 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £597,321 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -1.9% on the previous 12 months | 321 |
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, over the last 12 observed months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is Stafford?
Stafford: turnover 2.4% (12 months to Jan 2026, 1,621 sales). -14.1% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
2.4% 12 months to Jan 2026
1,621 sales
-14.1% on the previous 12 months.
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
2,514 12 months to Jul 2026
2,514 listings
New listings
2,695 12 months to Aug 2026
2,695 listings
-13.4% on the previous 12 months.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Who is active in Stafford?
60 agents listed homes for sale in Stafford; the three largest took 36% of the listings.
- Agents active
- 60
- Top three agents’ share
- 36%
- New homes among listings
- 8.7%
days_to_completion is on the registry-matched subset (sold_matched_n), 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 £2,923/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in Staffordshire
Stafford ranks 4th of 8 local authorities in Staffordshire for sold price per m², at £2,923/m².
| # | Area | Sold price per m² | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lichfield | £3,479/m² | 1,224 | measured |
| 2 | South Staffordshire | £3,355/m² | 1,037 | measured |
| 3 | Tamworth | £3,022/m² | 836 | measured |
| 4 | Stafford | £2,923/m² | 1,438 | measured |
| 5 | Cannock Chase | £2,829/m² | 1,038 | measured |
Full table: sold price per m² across local authorities in Staffordshire →
Gross yield, asking basis · local authorities in Staffordshire
Stafford ranks 6th of 8 local authorities in Staffordshire for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.0%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamworth | 4.8% | 390 | measured |
| 2 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | 4.3% | 1,795 | measured |
| 3 | Cannock Chase | 4.3% | 854 | measured |
| 4 | South Staffordshire | 4.3% | 1,476 | measured |
| 5 | Lichfield | 4.1% | 1,780 | measured |
| 6 | Stafford | 4.0% | 1,804 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in Staffordshire →
Turnover · local authorities in Staffordshire
Stafford ranks 6th of 8 local authorities in Staffordshire for turnover, at 2.4%.
| # | Area | Turnover | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lichfield | 2.9% | 1,465 | measured |
| 2 | East Staffordshire | 2.8% | 1,588 | measured |
| 3 | Staffordshire Moorlands | 2.7% | 1,249 | measured |
| 4 | Tamworth | 2.7% | 957 | measured |
| 5 | Cannock Chase | 2.7% | 1,230 | measured |
| 6 | Stafford | 2.4% | 1,621 | measured |
Full table: turnover across local authorities in Staffordshire →
Sold price per m² · postcode districts within Stafford
ST18 leads the 7 postcode districts within Stafford for sold price per m², at £3,427/m².
| # | Area | Sold price per m² | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ST18 | £3,427/m² | 175 | measured |
| 2 | ST21 | £3,155/m² | 89 | indicative |
| 3 | ST20 | £3,104/m² | 95 | measured |
| 4 | ST12 | £3,033/m² | 56 | indicative |
| 5 | ST15 | £2,983/m² | 275 | measured |
Full table: sold price per m² across postcode districts within Stafford →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts within Stafford
ST17 leads the 6 postcode districts within Stafford for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.4%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ST17 | 4.4% | 460 | measured |
| 2 | ST16 | 4.2% | 843 | measured |
| 3 | ST15 | 4.1% | 250 | measured |
| 4 | ST18 | 4.0% | 114 | measured |
| 5 | ST20 | 3.4% | 81 | indicative |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts within Stafford →
Turnover · postcode districts within Stafford
ST20 leads the 5 postcode districts within Stafford for turnover, at 3.2%.
| # | Area | Turnover | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ST20 | 3.2% | 104 | measured |
| 2 | ST18 | 2.7% | 257 | measured |
| 3 | ST15 | 2.6% | 286 | measured |
| 4 | ST17 | 2.5% | 446 | measured |
| 5 | ST16 | 2.2% | 378 | measured |
Full table: turnover across postcode districts within Stafford →
Where next from Stafford?
- StaffordshireThe wider market this area sits in.
- ST12Postcode district · £2,738/m²
- ST15Postcode district · £3,928/m²
- ST16Postcode district · £2,596/m²
- ST17Postcode district · £3,197/m²
- ST18Postcode district · £3,558/m²
- ST20Postcode district · £3,191/m²
- ST21Postcode district · £3,415/m²
- Cannock ChaseNeighbouring local authority · £3,039/m²
- East StaffordshireNeighbouring local authority · £2,806/m²
- LichfieldNeighbouring local authority · £3,829/m²
- Newcastle-under-LymeNeighbouring local authority · £2,473/m²
- South StaffordshireNeighbouring local authority · £3,414/m²
- Staffordshire MoorlandsNeighbouring local authority · £3,087/m²
- TamworthNeighbouring local authority · £3,034/m²
Questions about Stafford
- What is the median house price in Stafford?
- Homes in Stafford sold for a median £282,009 over the 12 months to Apr 2026, 1,438 sales. Per square metre that is £2,923/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
- How have house prices in Stafford changed?
- +2.9% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
- What is the average rent in Stafford?
- Homes to let in Stafford asked a median £970 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 1,174 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 Aug 2026, 1,804 lets. +7.5% on the previous 12 months.
- How quickly do homes sell in Stafford?
- 2.4% of the homes in Stafford changed hands over the 12 months to Jan 2026, 1,621 sales.
Everything else about Stafford
- Properties in StaffordEvery addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Buildings in StaffordFootprints, heights and the units inside them.
- Land and plots in StaffordRegistered parcels with their area, tenure and what stands on them.
- Homes for sale in StaffordWhat is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Homes to rent in StaffordWhat is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Recent house sales in StaffordRegistered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in StaffordWhat was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents active in StaffordWho actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold price per m² | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 | 1,438 sales |
| Sold price | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 | 1,438 sales |
| Asking price | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 4,273 listings |
| Asking price per m² | the area_facts listing rollup | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 2,514 listings |
| Asking to sold | Portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 | 250 matched sales |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 1,174 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 1,804 lets |
| Turnover | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jan 2026 | Jan 2026 | 1,621 sales |
| Listings for sale | the area_facts listing rollup | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 2,514 listings |
| New listings | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 2,695 listings |
| Price reductions | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 1,578 listings |
| Live listings | MarketCode market evidence | on 21 Sep 2026 | 21 Sep 2026 | — |
| Days to completion | first listing to registered completion, over the registry-matched subset; not a sell-through rate | 12 months to Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 | 250 matched sales |
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