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What is the average house price in Stafford? £279,424

The average house price in Stafford is £279,424, based on 1,788 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 1.8% (£5,027) on a year earlier.

1 year change
−1.8%
Sold in 12 months
1,788
Data up to
September 2026

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this

How much does each type of property cost in Stafford?

Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.

Detached house illustration

Detached

£402,636

44% above the Stafford average

36.7% of sales

Semi-detached house illustration

Semi-detached

£243,641

13% below the Stafford average

33.0% of sales

Terraced house illustration

Terraced

£203,154

27% below the Stafford average

23.1% of sales

Flats house illustration

Flats

£137,588

51% below the Stafford average

7.1% of sales

Property type trends

Are house prices in Stafford going up or down?

House prices in Stafford are falling: down 1.8% (£5,027) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 34.2% (£71,181).

Past 12 months

−1.8%

−£5,027

From £284,451 to £279,424

£284,451£279,424
SEPT 2025SEPT 2026

Past 10 years

+34.2%

+£71,181

From £208,243 to £279,424

£284,451£208,243
SEPT 2016SEPT 2026

Quick answers for Stafford

10 key facts at a glance.

How many homes sold?

1,788

Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
Sales trends

What is the most common price range?

£200k - £300k

36.9% of sales
Price ranges

How many people live in Stafford?

136,837

592 people per square mile · High (Census 2021)

Population density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.

Usual residents, including communal establishments.

How many households are in Stafford?

60,062

260 households per square mile · High (Census 2021)

Household density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.

Occupied households, not communal establishments.

How much green space is in Stafford?

103 m² per resident

More green space per resident than 90% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 14 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.

2.3% of the area · 32 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Parks and green spaces

What is the crime rate in Stafford?

73 crimes per 1,000 residents

High · +14.6% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026

Crime rate is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

Crime in Stafford

Which areas cost the most and least?

Most expensive

Gayton

£752,500

Least expensive

Stowe-by-Chartley

£238,333

Area ranking

What are the most expensive homes sold in Stafford?

The highest recorded sale prices in Stafford, from HM Land Registry.

View all expensive houses in Stafford

How do house prices in Stafford compare with nearby areas?

Stafford compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Staffordshire.

Stafford vs Newcastle-under-Lyme

Stafford
£279,424
Newcastle-under-Lyme
£220,022−£59,402

Open comparison

Stafford vs Cannock Chase

Stafford
£279,424
Cannock Chase
£242,006−£37,418

Open comparison

Stafford vs East Staffordshire

Stafford
£279,424
East Staffordshire
£264,636−£14,788

Open comparison

Stafford vs South Staffordshire

Stafford
£279,424
South Staffordshire
£326,068+£46,644

Open comparison

Stafford vs Staffordshire Moorlands

Stafford
£279,424
Staffordshire Moorlands
£260,719−£18,705

Open comparison

Stafford vs Lichfield

Stafford
£279,424
Lichfield
£361,729+£82,305

Open comparison

Compare Stafford with a different area

Which areas of Stafford are most expensive?

Average sold price in each of the 40 areas of Stafford, most expensive first.

  1. 1
    Gayton

    £752,500

    Change over one year: −8.1%

  2. 2
    Ellenhall

    £708,333

    Change over one year: +24.3%

  3. 3
    Whitgreave

    £685,000

    Change over one year: +119.8%

  4. 4
    Sandon and Burston

    £682,333

    Change over one year: +61.7%

  5. 5
    Milwich

    £619,660

    Change over one year: −30.1%

  6. 6
    Bradley

    £600,333

    Change over one year: +14.8%

  7. 7
    Chebsey

    £592,500

    Change over one year: +20.0%

  8. 8
    Brocton

    £564,692

    Change over one year: −11.0%

  9. 9
    Salt and Enson

    £544,350

    Change over one year: +19.6%

  10. 10
    Ingestre

    £510,333

    Change over one year: +19.7%

  11. 11
    Fradswell

    £498,333

    Change over one year: +54.5%

  12. 12
    Tixall

    £487,166

    Change over one year: +38.9%

  13. 13
    Hyde Lea

    £480,000

    Change over one year: +22.1%

  14. 14
    Church Eaton

    £452,454

    Change over one year: −66.2%

  15. 15
    Forton

    £435,000

    Change over one year: −5.0%

  16. 16
    Norbury

    £435,000

    Change over one year: −4.1%

  17. 17
    Berkswich

    £431,762

    Change over one year: +5.7%

  18. 18
    Hilderstone

    £428,875

    Change over one year: −24.1%

  19. 19
    Stone Rural

    £416,372

    Change over one year: −2.2%

  20. 20
    High Offley

    £414,375

    Change over one year: +14.0%

  21. 21
    Ranton

    £410,000

    Change over one year: −19.6%

  22. 22
    Haughton

    £402,928

    Change over one year: +15.4%

  23. 23
    Hopton and Coton

    £387,956

    Change over one year: +2.3%

  24. 24
    Seighford

    £377,510

    Change over one year: +7.3%

  25. 25
    Eccleshall

    £354,419

    Change over one year: −6.1%

  26. 26
    Gnosall

    £337,139

    Change over one year: +8.4%

  27. 27
    Standon

    £335,219

    Change over one year: +12.2%

  28. 28
    Colwich

    £326,429

    Change over one year: +5.7%

  29. 29
    Barlaston

    £318,137

    Change over one year: −16.4%

  30. 30
    Hixon

    £311,977

    Change over one year: +7.0%

  31. 31
    Swynnerton

    £306,265

    Change over one year: −8.1%

  32. 32
    Fulford

    £299,583

    Change over one year: +1.8%

  33. 33
    Yarnfield and Cold Meece

    £287,827

    Change over one year: −13.4%

  34. 34
    Weston

    £286,544

    Change over one year: −25.3%

  35. 35
    Marston

    £278,375

    Change over one year: −69.9%

  36. 36
    Stone

    £277,205

    Change over one year: +4.8%

  37. 37
    Creswell

    £272,394

    Change over one year: +3.0%

  38. 38
    Doxey

    £254,767

    Change over one year: −0.3%

  39. 39
    Adbaston

    £250,937

    Change over one year: +54.6%

  40. 40
    Stowe-by-Chartley

    £238,333

    Change over one year: −39.7%

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Where does this data come from?

Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:22 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Stafford dataset covers 4,919 postcodes.

Read our full data methodology

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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