UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/stafford
Council areaWest Midlands, England
House prices in Stafford
Homes in Stafford sold for a median of £260,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 3,851 standard sales.
That puts it in the middle third of the 30 council areas in the West Midlands with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £255,000.
Prices over time
The median rose 39%, from £187,000 in 2016 to £260,000 in 2025, less than the 50% rise across the West Midlands as a whole.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 1,489 | £365,000 | £300,000 to £450,000 | £3,235/m²from 69 sales |
| Semi-detached | 1,274 | £240,000 | £200,000 to £280,000 | £2,929/m²from 60 sales |
| Terraced | 821 | £192,000 | £164,000 to £235,000 | £3,048/m²from 42 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 267 | £125,000 | £100,000 to £164,000 | Too few |
Detached houses were the most common type sold in Stafford, at 39% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 33%.
Postcode districts in Stafford
The dearest district was ST21 (mostly Eccleshall ward), at £340,000, and the cheapest was ST16 (Stafford), at £225,000.
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Post towns in Stafford, by number of sales: Stafford (ST16, ST17, ST18, ST20, ST21), Stone (ST15), Stoke-on-Trent (ST12).
- ST21Stafford, 153 salesMedian price £340,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 Too few
- ST18Stafford, 438 salesMedian price £335,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +7%
- ST12Stoke-on-Trent, 104 salesMedian price £300,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 Too few
- ST20Stafford, 163 salesMedian price £300,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 Too few
- ST15Stone, 682 salesMedian price £265,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −6%
- ST17Stafford, 1,073 salesMedian price £250,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +5%
- ST16Stafford, 1,080 salesMedian price £225,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in ST18 (Stafford), up 7%, and fell most in ST15 (Stone), down 6%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Martin Drive, Stafford (ST16)31 sales
- Anemone Avenue, Stafford (ST17)25 sales
- Hornbeam Way, Stafford (ST17)25 sales
- Brassington Road, Stone (ST15)22 sales
- St Georges Parkway, Stafford (ST16)21 sales
- Sandon Road, Stafford (ST16)20 sales
- Whitebeam Way, Stafford (ST17)20 sales
- Corporation Street, Stafford (ST16)19 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Chirk Row, Stafford (ST16, detached houses, £430,000), Lichfield Road, Stone (ST15, £404,000) and Castle Bank, Stafford (ST16, £380,000).
The cheapest were Crown Street, Stone (ST15, flats, £103,500), Peter James Court, Stafford (ST16, flats, £105,000) and Stafford Street, Stone (ST15, flats, £122,500).
Living in Stafford
Crime
71 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Near the middle of all council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
86% of homes can get it
Lower than 65 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
18% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 67 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,303 a year in Stafford for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 78 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the West Midlands
Median sale price of the 30 council areas in the West Midlands with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Stafford and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Lichfield£312,500
- Rugby£297,000
- Herefordshire£295,000
- South Staffordshire£290,000
- Shropshire£275,500
- North Warwickshire£265,000
- Redditch£260,000
- Stafford, this council area£260,000
- Worcester£258,000
- Wyre Forest£257,000
- Tamworth£248,000
- Nuneaton and Bedworth£244,000
- Birmingham£240,000
- Dudley£240,000
- East Staffordshire£240,000
About these figures
Stafford's figures come from 3,851 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode (how we build council pages). New builds made up 10% of them.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.