Stafford
ST12 house prices in Stafford
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Stafford, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£280,000
Range £167,700–£563,700 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
- 12-month change
- -15.6%
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 30 Jun 2022 and 7 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in ST12: the typical (median) sold price is £280,000, close to the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). Over the last twelve months the local median is down 15.6%, comparing 41 sales with 74, so a handful of homes can swing it. ST12 is a quiet market, with about 5 recorded sales a month. By property type, 41% were detached homes (typically £417,500) and 36% were semi-detached homes (typically £257,500).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,303 a year: Stafford's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Stafford, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on ST12: few sales, so go in with your eyes open
ST12 has seen just 250 sales since June 2022, and prices have drifted down, so sellers should plan for a longer sale and buyers can afford to be patient.
When selling here, £280,000 is only the middle of a market that runs from £167,700 to £563,700, so lean on the nearest like-for-like sale rather than the middle figure; with so little to compare, give yourself extra time; a quick cash sale buys certainty at a cost, usually about 70–85% of market value as a rough guide, not a quote, so weigh it carefully.
Sell houseFor buyers, ST12 sits close to the UK average for typical prices, and prices have eased, so you can reasonably ask for the evidence behind an asking price.
Worth checking before you commit: planning history nearby (93 applications on record within 500 m), long-term flood risk and council tax (Band D is £2,303 a year); your conveyancer should look at the title too.
Where the numbers are this loose, the free ST12 OfferCheck gives you something firmer to hold: flood, crime, planning and council tax, each with its source.
Get OfferCheckOur opinion, drawn from the figures on this page: not advice and not a forecast. We earn from OfferCheck reports and from introducing sellers to cash buyers, so weigh it with that in mind (see our disclosure). We are not authorised or regulated by the FCA.
At a glance
ST12 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£280,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
5.1
Across 250 sales
12-month change
-15.6%
-15.6% from last year
Local median
Council tax, Band D
£2,303
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in ST12
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in ST12
The quarterly typical price fell 32.9%, from £409,998 in Q4 2024 (20 sales) to £275,000 in Q3 2026 (1 sale).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | £409,998 | 20 |
| Q1 2025 | £309,250 | 24 |
| Q2 2025 | £300,000 | 19 |
| Q3 2025 | £255,000 | 13 |
| Q4 2025 | £377,500 | 12 |
| Q1 2026 | £231,000 | 8 |
| Q2 2026 | £265,000 | 15 |
| Q3 2026 | £275,000 | 1 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 30 Jun 2022 and 7 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
By property type
Average house price in ST12 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £417,500, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £135,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 100 | £417,500 | £262,250–£645,500 |
| Semi-detached | 88 | £257,500 | £184,950–£336,500 |
| Terraced | 43 | £218,000 | £147,000–£390,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 11 | £135,000 | £114,000–£180,000 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 30 Jun 2022 and 7 Aug 2026.
Range and mix
The spread of ST12 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most ST12 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £167,700 and £563,700, around a typical £280,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 30 Jun 2022 and 7 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in ST12
Detached homes were 41% of recorded sales (100 of 242). 95% of sales were freehold and 5% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached41%
- Semi-detached36%
- Terraced18%
- Flat / maisonette5%
Tenure
- Freehold95%
- Leasehold5%
See the figures
237 freehold (95%) and 13 leasehold (5%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in ST12. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 30 Jun 2022 and 7 Aug 2026.
Sold twice: what the same home resold for
The strongest price signal there is: the same door, sold twice. Change shown in £, %, and per year. A big % over two decades is smaller than it looks.
10, APSLEY GROVE, STOKE-ON-TRENT
£250,000 (2022)£273,500 (2026)+9.4% over 3.9 yrs (+2.3%/yr)
3, LIME GROVE, STOKE-ON-TRENT
£185,000 (2023)£205,000 (2026)+10.8% over 2.8 yrs (+3.7%/yr)
42, COPELAND AVENUE, STOKE-ON-TRENT
£180,000 (2023)£232,000 (2026)+28.9% over 2.7 yrs (+10%/yr)
PARKFIELDS FARM, TITTENSOR ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT
£450,000 (2025)£625,000 (2025)+38.9% over 0.8 yrs (+51.9%/yr)
7, LIME GROVE, STOKE-ON-TRENT
£155,000 (2023)£222,500 (2025)+43.5% over 1.6 yrs (+25.3%/yr)
CALDEY COTTAGE, MALTHOUSE LANE, STOKE-ON-TRENT
£290,000 (2023)£300,000 (2025)+3.4% over 1.6 yrs (+2.2%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where ST12 sits in Stafford
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in ST12
20, MEAFORD ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT
Semi-detached · Freehold · 7 Aug 2026
£275,000
10, APSLEY GROVE, STOKE-ON-TRENT
Detached · Freehold · 29 Jun 2026
£273,500
39, BELL LANE, STOKE-ON-TRENT
Terraced · Freehold · 12 Jun 2026
£173,000
53, BRACKEN CLOSE, STOKE-ON-TRENT
Detached · Freehold · 5 Jun 2026
£340,000
7, FIELD RISE ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT
Detached · Freehold · 5 Jun 2026
£399,950
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). ST12 includes the Barlaston ward.
In plain English
What the Stafford (ST12) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £417,500 against £135,000 for flats: about 3.1 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £167,700 and £563,700, so the median says little about any one home.
- Nearly all of these sales (95%) were freehold, which points to mostly houses.
Only 250 sales sit behind these figures, so they are a rough guide rather than a firm reading.
- This is a quiet district: only about 5 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 30 June 2022 and 7 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on ST12
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in ST12
£2,303
Band D a year in Stafford, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,535 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,791 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,047 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,303 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,814 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,326 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,838 |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,605 |
These are Stafford's charges for 2026-27, the authority ST12 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Stafford · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near ST12
7
open schools within 3 km, nearest Barlaston CofE (VC) First School.
All schools
Barlaston CofE (VC) First School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · ST12 9DB
881 m
Good · 2024
Tittensor CofE (C) First School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · ST12 9HP
1.9 km
Good · 2023
Ash Green Primary Academy
Primary · Academies · ST4 8BX
2.3 km
Good · 2015
Strathmore College
Other types · ST4 8LJ
2.4 km
Not graded
Newstead Primary Academy
Primary · Academies · ST3 3LQ
2.5 km
Outstanding · 2012
Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · ST3 3JD
3.0 km
Good · 2017
Kemball School
Academies · ST3 3JD
3.0 km
Good · 2012
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the ST12 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 7 open schools within 3 km, 6 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near ST12
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around ST12
93
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 22 October 2026.
Recent applications
Stafford/25/41606/PIPPermitted
306 m
Permission in Principle - Erection of up to nine bungalows and provision of public open space
Received 2025-12-16 · decided 2026-06-04
Stafford/25/41490/OUTUndecided
205 m
Outline application (access, appearance, layout and scale) for the construction of eight bungalows
Received 2025-12-01
Stafford/25/40919/PIPRejected
496 m
Residential development for up to 5 dwellings
Received 2025-07-23 · decided 2026-06-12
Stafford/25/40885/OUTRejected
162 m
Residential development for up to 72 dwellings with access considered
Received 2025-07-14 · decided 2026-09-30
Stafford/24/39901/TWTPermitted
498 m
TPO 627 2021 and Trent & Mersey Canal Conservation Area: Copper Beech - Partial crown reduction by up to 3m branch length and crown lift branch ends to clear 3m over canal towpath. Remove deadwood.
Received 2024-11-05 · decided 2025-04-21
Stafford/24/39486/HOUPermitted
365 m
Proposed single storey side extension and replacement roof to rear
Received 2024-08-09 · decided 2024-09-30
Applications are matched within 500 m of the ST12 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for ST12 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 93 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 22 October 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for ST12
Decile 7 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled ST12 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 4 to decile 7, with a median of decile 7 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
ST12 9EB, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 7 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so ST12 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in ST12: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in ST12, band by band
Stafford's council tax for 2026-27 set against the ST12 median sold price of £280,000 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearStafford | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £280,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,535 | £128 | 0.55% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,791 | £149 | 0.64% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,047 | £171 | 0.73% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,303 | £192 | 0.82% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,814 | £235 | 1.00% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,326 | £277 | 1.19% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,838 | £320 | 1.37% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,605 | £384 | 1.64% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the ST12 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Stafford, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in ST12 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 230 distinct addresses in the records we hold for ST12. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
20, MEAFORD ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST12 9EB · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£275,000
2026-08-07
10, APSLEY GROVE, STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST12 9JF · Detached · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£273,500
2026-06-29
39, BELL LANE, STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST12 9BG · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£173,000
2026-06-12
53, BRACKEN CLOSE, STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST12 9JD · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£340,000
2026-06-05
7, FIELD RISE ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST12 9JY · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£399,950
2026-06-05
8, BRACKEN CLOSE, STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST12 9JD · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£204,000
2026-06-05
1 HEYFIELDS COTTAGES, TITTENSOR ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST12 9HG · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£615,000
2026-06-03
3, LIME GROVE, STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST12 9BP · Terraced · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£205,000
2026-05-11
7, IVYHOUSE DRIVE, STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST12 9BQ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£168,000
2026-04-27
18, OLD ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST12 9EQ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£265,000
2026-04-27
KINGS OAK COURT, MANOR FARM DRIVE, STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST12 9JR · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 7 recorded sales
£135,000
2026-04-24
28, MEAFORD ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST12 9EB · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£275,000
2026-04-02
8, OLD ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST12 9EQ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£295,000
2026-04-02
21, STATION ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST12 9DH · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£545,000
2026-04-02
41, LONGTON ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST12 9AJ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£155,000
2026-04-01
QUEENS ROW, LONGTON ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST12 9AJ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£168,000
2026-03-20
278, OLD ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST12 9EW · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£210,000
2026-03-18
38, BROOKHOUSE DRIVE, STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST12 9EH · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£230,000
2026-02-27
13, RENAISSANCE WAY, STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST12 9FG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£300,000
2026-02-27
36, FLAXMAN CLOSE, STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST12 9BU · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£200,000
2026-02-12
42, COPELAND AVENUE, STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST12 9JA · Terraced · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£232,000
2026-01-28
14, WEDGWOOD LANE, STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST12 9BB · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£250,000
2026-01-26
21, CORNUCOPIA GROVE, STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST12 9FQ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£275,000
2026-01-06
PARKFIELDS FARM, TITTENSOR ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST12 9HQ · Terraced · Freehold · 3 recorded sales
£625,000
2025-11-28
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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Postcode districts near ST12
The closest districts to ST12 by straight-line distance between district centres.
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- House prices in ST4 (Stoke-on-Trent) 3.3 miles
- House prices in ST15 (Stone) 3.4 miles
- House prices in ST11 (Stoke-on-Trent) 4.7 miles
- House prices in ST5 (Newcastle) 5.5 miles
- House prices in ST1 (Stoke) 5.6 miles
- House prices in ST2 (Stoke-on-Trent) 5.8 miles
- House prices in ST21 (Stafford) 6.5 miles
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Data sources
Every ST12 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.