Essex Drive, Stafford house prices
In Essex Drive, Stafford, the median price a home actually changed hands for is £133,000. Over the past decade prices are +54% in cash — but +8% once inflation is stripped out.
- Median sold price
- £133,000
- 10 years · cash
- +54%
- 10 years · real
- +8%
Key facts
Essex Drive, Stafford prices since 1996
The cash line tells one story (+54%); the real-terms line, +8%, tells the truer one.
Recent sales in Essex Drive, Stafford
The most recent homes sold here, straight from the HM Land Registry record.
| Date | Address | Type | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 2025 | 5 Essex Drive · ST18 0RL | Semi-detached Freehold | £237,000 | — |
| 30 Sep 2021 | 7 Essex Drive · ST18 0RL | Semi-detached Freehold | £220,000 | — |
| 2 Jul 2021 | 6 Essex Drive · ST18 0RL | Semi-detached Freehold | £192,500 | — |
| 29 Apr 2021 | 2 Essex Drive · ST18 0RL | Semi-detached Freehold | £215,000 | — |
| 17 Aug 2020 | 14 Essex Drive · ST18 0RL | Semi-detached Freehold | £230,000 | — |
| 28 Oct 2016 | 2 Essex Drive · ST18 0RL | Semi-detached Freehold | £168,000 | — |
| 26 Feb 2016 | 13 Essex Drive · ST18 0RL | Semi-detached Freehold | £155,000 | — |
| 8 Nov 2013 | 5 Essex Drive · ST18 0RL | Semi-detached Freehold | £152,700 | — |
| 26 Apr 2013 | 14 Essex Drive · ST18 0RL | Semi-detached Freehold | £155,000 | — |
| 25 May 2012 | 4 Essex Drive · ST18 0RL | Semi-detached Freehold | £141,000 | — |
| 25 May 2011 | 5 Essex Drive · ST18 0RL | Semi-detached Freehold | £125,000 | — |
| 17 Feb 2006 | 18 Essex Drive · ST18 0RL | Semi-detached Freehold | £149,900 | — |
| 6 Jan 2006 | 2 Essex Drive · ST18 0RL | Semi-detached Freehold | £146,000 | — |
| 8 Aug 2003 | 14 Essex Drive · ST18 0RL | Semi-detached Freehold | £47,000 | — |
| 30 Mar 2001 | 3 Essex Drive · ST18 0RL | Semi-detached Freehold | £73,750 | — |
| 17 Nov 2000 | 13 Essex Drive · ST18 0RL | Semi-detached Freehold | £74,000 | — |
| 6 Oct 2000 | 18 Essex Drive · ST18 0RL | Semi-detached Freehold | £77,000 | — |
| 29 Oct 1999 | 2 Essex Drive · ST18 0RL | Semi-detached Freehold | £56,000 | — |
| 23 Apr 1999 | 18 Essex Drive · ST18 0RL | Semi-detached Freehold | £62,000 | — |
| 18 Sep 1998 | 4 Essex Drive · ST18 0RL | Semi-detached Freehold | £62,000 | — |
| 13 Jun 1997 | 17 Essex Drive · ST18 0RL | Semi-detached Freehold | £58,500 | — |
| 28 Apr 1997 | 18 Essex Drive · ST18 0RL | Semi-detached Freehold | £50,750 | — |
| 9 Jul 1996 | 14 Essex Drive · ST18 0RL | Semi-detached New build · Leasehold | £59,000 | — |
| 9 Jul 1996 | 14 Essex Drive · ST18 0RL | Semi-detached Freehold | £56,000 | — |
Category A (standard) sales. £/m² shown where an EPC floor-area match exists.
Biggest price gains in Essex Drive, Stafford
Homes that have changed hands more than once, ranked by their annual return — in cash and, where we have the inflation data, after adjusting for it.
| Address | First sold | Last sold | Times | Cash return | Real return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18, Essex Drive | £50,750 28 Apr 1997 | £149,900 17 Feb 2006 | 4 | +13% per year | +11% inflation-adjusted |
| 2, Essex Drive | £56,000 29 Oct 1999 | £215,000 29 Apr 2021 | 4 | +6% per year | +4% inflation-adjusted |
| 4, Essex Drive | £62,000 18 Sep 1998 | £141,000 25 May 2012 | 2 | +6% per year | +4% inflation-adjusted |
| 14, Essex Drive | £56,000 9 Jul 1996 | £230,000 17 Aug 2020 | 5 | +6% per year | +4% inflation-adjusted |
| 13, Essex Drive | £74,000 17 Nov 2000 | £155,000 26 Feb 2016 | 2 | +5% per year | +3% inflation-adjusted |
| 5, Essex Drive | £125,000 25 May 2011 | £237,000 30 Oct 2025 | 3 | +5% per year | +2% inflation-adjusted |
Category A (standard) sales that changed hands at least twice. Real return adjusts for inflation using ONS CPIH where available.
How Essex Drive, Stafford compares
Essex Drive, Stafford house prices — your questions
What is the average house price in Essex Drive, Stafford?
Half of homes sold in Essex Drive, Stafford went for more than £133,000 and half for less, across 24 sales.
What is the price range of homes sold in Essex Drive, Stafford?
Recorded sales in Essex Drive, Stafford range from £47,000 to £237,000. The range includes flats and large detached homes alike.
Have house prices in Essex Drive, Stafford risen?
Over the past decade prices in Essex Drive, Stafford are +54% in cash terms but +8% once adjusted for inflation using ONS CPIH — the gap between the two is the real story.
How up to date is this data?
HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly. The most recent sale recorded in Essex Drive, Stafford was 30 October 2025.
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