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Past price cycles in Stafford

Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 6 times since 1995. The deepest began in April 2008.

Deepest fall
−17.1%
Recovery from the low
83 months

Prices in Stafford and the UK, indexed

Average sale prices, both set to 100 in January 1995.

  • Stafford
  • United Kingdom
  • 100 = January 1995
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PeriodStaffordUnited Kingdom
Aug 2026506.3534.7
Jul 2026504.8532.9
Jun 2026506.2530.1
May 2026509.5533.1
Apr 2026513.7530.6
Mar 2026505.4526.0
Feb 2026502.9527.6
Jan 2026493.0526.4
Dec 2025494.1524.8
Nov 2025493.8529.6
Oct 2025496.2528.4
Sep 2025494.4527.8
Aug 2025489.1529.8
Jul 2025486.1526.5
Jun 2025483.5522.4
May 2025489.2517.1
Apr 2025487.1509.5
Mar 2025491.9524.8
Feb 2025482.8518.5
Jan 2025477.9518.8
Dec 2024470.1517.0
Nov 2024471.8518.0
Oct 2024473.5519.4
Sep 2024475.9518.4
Aug 2024474.2519.1
Jul 2024471.7514.0
Jun 2024469.8508.3
May 2024467.3506.3
Apr 2024462.6502.2
Mar 2024468.6499.5
Feb 2024469.2498.6
Jan 2024473.2501.2
Dec 2023467.6501.6
Nov 2023467.9505.9
Oct 2023475.4509.4
Sep 2023479.7511.7
Aug 2023480.7514.2
Jul 2023471.8511.4
Jun 2023464.8505.8
May 2023459.0503.9
Apr 2023464.3502.2
Mar 2023465.0501.1
Feb 2023470.9506.8
Jan 2023465.9511.0
Dec 2022471.8515.4
Nov 2022474.2519.5
Oct 2022483.8520.3
Sep 2022479.3520.3
Aug 2022475.8519.2
Jul 2022467.5514.8
Jun 2022457.2505.4
May 2022451.2499.4
Apr 2022445.3493.8
Mar 2022445.9488.0
Feb 2022437.4486.2
Jan 2022426.5485.7
Dec 2021424.7480.1
Nov 2021426.3477.7
Oct 2021429.6468.5
Sep 2021417.1480.5
Aug 2021418.1466.8
Jul 2021413.1453.1
Jun 2021417.9475.4
May 2021411.0451.4
Apr 2021404.9448.4
Mar 2021404.4455.2
Feb 2021405.8448.6
Jan 2021412.9447.3
Dec 2020407.5447.3
Nov 2020404.1443.9
Oct 2020402.3439.4
Sep 2020400.2435.7
Aug 2020392.4431.1
Jul 2020382.0426.9
Jun 2020377.0423.4
May 2020378.4417.6
Apr 2020377.2415.5
Mar 2020382.4419.7
Feb 2020375.5416.0
Jan 2020379.2418.4
Dec 2019375.3418.1
Nov 2019387.9418.7
Oct 2019389.6420.2
Sep 2019390.5421.3
Aug 2019377.8421.0
Jul 2019376.5419.6
Jun 2019376.6415.0
May 2019379.6413.2
Apr 2019377.4412.6
Mar 2019378.4409.7
Feb 2019381.1410.8
Jan 2019377.9411.8
Dec 2018379.1414.4
Nov 2018374.1415.3
Oct 2018379.1417.1
Sep 2018372.8417.5
Aug 2018373.8418.3
Jul 2018363.7417.0
Jun 2018365.8411.9
May 2018364.1409.2
Apr 2018369.1407.5
Mar 2018363.6403.7
Feb 2018366.0406.1
Jan 2018362.5405.0
Dec 2017363.7406.5
Nov 2017363.8404.9
Oct 2017366.5406.0
Sep 2017368.5405.7
Aug 2017367.0407.2
Jul 2017365.4405.4
Jun 2017364.4400.2
May 2017361.2396.8
Apr 2017358.4394.4
Mar 2017356.3388.3
Feb 2017350.5389.1
Jan 2017353.9388.3
Dec 2016348.5388.7
Nov 2016352.0388.0
Oct 2016346.6386.2
Sep 2016350.2387.5
Aug 2016348.8388.1
Jul 2016351.2388.1
Jun 2016348.4384.0
May 2016345.7380.4
Apr 2016341.3376.0
Mar 2016333.8374.6
Feb 2016330.6370.8
Jan 2016331.8370.6
Dec 2015336.4369.6
Nov 2015340.0368.4
Oct 2015338.2365.6
Sep 2015339.9365.1
Aug 2015337.1364.3
Jul 2015337.2361.0
Jun 2015330.3355.0
May 2015325.8352.3
Apr 2015320.2348.5
Mar 2015320.9345.5
Feb 2015323.7344.2
Jan 2015326.3343.9
Dec 2014326.8345.7
Nov 2014328.1344.9
Oct 2014324.5346.1
Sep 2014328.6346.6
Aug 2014323.0346.2
Jul 2014323.3342.2
Jun 2014314.0337.5
May 2014311.4334.6
Apr 2014310.7331.1
Mar 2014312.9323.9
Feb 2014312.0322.7
Jan 2014313.0321.4
Dec 2013311.0321.0
Nov 2013310.9318.1
Oct 2013309.4316.4
Sep 2013312.5317.7
Aug 2013315.6317.4
Jul 2013309.3314.9
Jun 2013305.9311.4
May 2013302.1308.9
Apr 2013303.6307.3
Mar 2013302.7304.3
Feb 2013303.0302.5
Jan 2013306.2302.5
Dec 2012303.6304.6
Nov 2012309.3305.3
Oct 2012307.5305.0
Sep 2012305.0307.2
Aug 2012301.7308.3
Jul 2012299.8307.9
Jun 2012312.4306.7
May 2012302.4303.8
Apr 2012300.2302.8
Mar 2012291.1299.3
Feb 2012295.1298.5
Jan 2012300.0299.3
Dec 2011304.4301.3
Nov 2011313.8302.6
Oct 2011316.5302.5
Sep 2011312.6305.8
Aug 2011308.9306.6
Jul 2011304.4306.4
Jun 2011306.5302.6
May 2011304.7302.1
Apr 2011303.7303.4
Mar 2011307.5298.8
Feb 2011307.2300.2
Jan 2011313.2301.8
Dec 2010311.3304.3
Nov 2010314.2304.9
Oct 2010309.1308.5
Sep 2010311.7312.0
Aug 2010310.1312.8
Jul 2010308.9312.8
Jun 2010305.7309.7
May 2010308.7308.2
Apr 2010312.6306.7
Mar 2010305.2302.8
Feb 2010299.5302.8
Jan 2010299.8302.1
Dec 2009302.0303.2
Nov 2009303.2301.2
Oct 2009303.1300.2
Sep 2009303.7298.2
Aug 2009296.3295.9
Jul 2009292.6293.0
Jun 2009286.4287.8
May 2009290.5285.0
Apr 2009290.2281.1
Mar 2009295.8278.6
Feb 2009296.9280.3
Jan 2009295.3283.6
Dec 2008299.2290.3
Nov 2008310.9294.8
Oct 2008316.7303.4
Sep 2008324.4309.6
Aug 2008324.0317.6
Jul 2008332.8324.4
Jun 2008340.0328.0
May 2008341.9332.4
Apr 2008345.5330.4
Mar 2008340.6329.8
Feb 2008341.6332.2
Jan 2008340.4335.1
Dec 2007338.5341.3
Nov 2007336.7341.8
Oct 2007334.5342.0
Sep 2007331.3342.8
Aug 2007333.6342.3
Jul 2007330.1340.4
Jun 2007334.7336.1
May 2007326.5332.5
Apr 2007321.6328.7
Mar 2007315.4322.2
Feb 2007316.8319.8
Jan 2007321.8318.8
Dec 2006322.2319.0
Nov 2006319.1315.0
Oct 2006314.5313.4
Sep 2006312.3311.6
Aug 2006309.3310.3
Jul 2006307.0307.7
Jun 2006301.0303.4
May 2006299.8300.5
Apr 2006297.1297.7
Mar 2006297.3291.4
Feb 2006297.8289.0
Jan 2006299.5288.6
Dec 2005296.8289.0
Nov 2005292.1287.4
Oct 2005292.8286.6
Sep 2005299.5287.1
Aug 2005299.5287.6
Jul 2005292.6286.4
Jun 2005287.9282.8
May 2005293.7280.6
Apr 2005294.4277.6
Mar 2005291.1273.7
Feb 2005284.6271.5
Jan 2005284.8271.7
Dec 2004289.7271.9
Nov 2004288.1273.9
Oct 2004287.2274.3
Sep 2004284.1272.3
Aug 2004280.2272.8
Jul 2004274.9269.7
Jun 2004264.1264.1
May 2004257.7259.5
Apr 2004246.6256.4
Mar 2004243.9245.3
Feb 2004240.9244.7
Jan 2004248.2247.1
Dec 2003245.5245.6
Nov 2003244.1240.9
Oct 2003233.7243.6
Sep 2003234.0239.4
Aug 2003230.2240.2
Jul 2003229.3236.0
Jun 2003223.3231.9
May 2003220.8231.4
Apr 2003212.4233.0
Mar 2003206.9227.6
Feb 2003201.6222.8
Jan 2003202.1225.2
Dec 2002202.6226.8
Nov 2002199.3219.5
Oct 2002198.0217.3
Sep 2002192.7215.7
Aug 2002188.5210.6
Jul 2002180.7206.0
Jun 2002174.8204.4
May 2002173.2196.4
Apr 2002171.9191.4
Mar 2002170.0188.9
Feb 2002168.4182.5
Jan 2002165.9176.1
Dec 2001164.3176.7
Nov 2001158.3176.7
Oct 2001157.1176.7
Sep 2001155.8180.3
Aug 2001156.6180.3
Jul 2001154.9180.3
Jun 2001156.6174.1
May 2001152.7174.1
Apr 2001152.4174.1
Mar 2001146.6168.0
Feb 2001148.6168.0
Jan 2001146.0168.0
Dec 2000146.5168.9
Nov 2000143.3168.9
Oct 2000144.1168.9
Sep 2000144.4164.0
Aug 2000143.6164.0
Jul 2000140.3164.0
Jun 2000136.6161.0
May 2000135.5161.0
Apr 2000134.0161.0
Mar 2000133.1152.6
Feb 2000131.4152.6
Jan 2000131.7152.6
Dec 1999130.4148.8
Nov 1999130.6148.8
Oct 1999129.8148.8
Sep 1999128.3145.1
Aug 1999126.5145.1
Jul 1999122.7145.1
Jun 1999121.5137.1
May 1999120.9137.1
Apr 1999120.1137.1
Mar 1999121.5131.5
Feb 1999120.0131.5
Jan 1999119.8131.5
Dec 1998120.5130.7
Nov 1998121.6130.7
Oct 1998122.6130.7
Sep 1998119.4131.3
Aug 1998118.9131.3
Jul 1998116.2131.3
Jun 1998113.8125.8
May 1998111.8125.8
Apr 1998110.1125.8
Mar 1998110.7119.5
Feb 1998110.1119.5
Jan 1998109.9119.5
Dec 1997108.1116.5
Nov 1997107.3116.5
Oct 1997110.7116.5
Sep 1997114.2117.4
Aug 1997113.9117.4
Jul 1997110.4117.4
Jun 1997106.4111.7
May 1997104.1111.7
Apr 1997102.7111.7
Mar 1997103.0109.5
Feb 1997102.4109.5
Jan 1997104.1109.5
Dec 1996104.8108.0
Nov 1996106.4108.0
Oct 1996105.5108.0
Sep 1996102.2106.2
Aug 1996100.2106.2
Jul 199698.5106.2
Jun 199698.6102.2
May 199696.7102.2
Apr 199695.8102.2
Mar 199694.2102.1
Feb 199695.2102.1
Jan 199695.8102.1
Dec 199597.7100.6
Nov 199598.3100.6
Oct 199597.4100.6
Sep 199597.8102.0
Aug 199598.0102.0
Jul 199597.8102.0
Jun 199596.1101.1
May 199595.8101.1
Apr 199597.5101.1
Mar 199599.2100.0
Feb 199599.3100.0
Jan 1995100.0100.0

Every fall of 3% or more

From the peak to the lowest month after it, and how long prices took to get back.

PeakLowFallMonths fallingMonths to recover
January 1995March 1996−5.8%145
November 1996February 1997−3.7%35
September 1997November 1997−6.0%28
April 2008June 2009−17.1%1483
September 2019December 2019−3.9%38
October 2022May 2023−5.1%722

The UK House Price Index goes back to 1968 for the UK, its nations and England's regions, to 1995 for councils in England and Wales, to 2004 in Scotland and to 2005 in Northern Ireland, where it is quarterly. A fall counts once prices drop 3% below a peak, and ends when they are back at it.

Other reports for Stafford

Next 12 months

Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £252,397 and £278,914 by August 2027.

Expected, August 2027
£265,656
Chance of a rise
69%

Affordability

At the average sale price, a home costs £260,446. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £1,202 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.

Payment, two incomes
18%
Payment, one income
36%

Buy or rent

Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.

Rent per month
£902
Owning per month
£1,226

New homes

61.7% fewer homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Started, 12 months
180
Per 1,000 residents
1.3

Foreign buyers

Figures for United Kingdom: Stafford has no reliable figures of its own.

Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.

Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
1.8%

People and new homes

In 2025 the population grew by 1,372 while 560 homes were finished: 2.5 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
2.5
Population change, 2025
+1,372

Empty homes

4.0% of the 62,611 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.

Empty, 2021 census
4.0%
Empty homes
2,495

Renovation

In 2025, 12% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.

Homes from existing buildings, 2025
12%