Stansted house prices are built from 5,033 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 5 Jun 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £251,520. Across the 10 years from 2016 to 2026 the median moved +23.1% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is -11.8%.
Median price paid
£251,520
Change in cash, 2016–2026
+23.1%
Change in real terms
-11.8%
Median per m²
£2,823
HM Land Registry5,033 sales1,159 with floor areaLatest sale 5 Jun 2026
Section 01
How Stansted prices moved
The chart tracks the median Stansted house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1995 to 2026. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | £76,000 | £168,756 |
| 2000s | 10 | £194,000 | £353,411 |
| 2010s | 10 | £311,250 | £438,863 |
| 2020s | 7 | £420,000 | £429,130 |
The highest yearly median on record for Stansted is £499,995 in 2022; the lowest is £62,950 in 1995. Across the full 32-year record the cash median has moved from £62,950 to £412,500.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £139,779, so the real change over the whole record is +195.1% — about +3.55% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +23.1% in cash against -11.8% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 the Three Colts Yard | 5 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £425,000 | £425,000 |
| 5 Brook Road | 28 May 2026 | Detached | £760,000 | £760,000 |
| 22 Longcroft | 27 May 2026 | Detached | £680,000 | £680,000 |
| 41 Woodfields | 21 May 2026 | Terraced | £345,000 | £345,000 |
| 19 Gill Edge | 15 May 2026 | Detached | £480,000 | £480,000 |
| 95 Felstead Crescent | 8 May 2026 | Detached | £630,000 | £630,000 |
| 2 Palmer Close | 8 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £455,000 | £455,000 |
| 15 King Charles Drive | 8 May 2026 | Terraced | £350,000 | £350,000 |
| 37 West Road | 5 May 2026 | Detached | £740,000 | £740,000 |
| 38 Stoney Common | 30 Apr 2026 | Terraced | £370,000 | £370,000 |
| 22 Bayford Way | 30 Apr 2026 | Semi-detached | £345,000 | £345,000 |
| 7 Cawkell Close | 22 Apr 2026 | Terraced | £405,000 | £405,000 |
| 31 Wetherfield | 16 Apr 2026 | Terraced | £425,000 | £425,000 |
| 16 Rochford Close | 16 Apr 2026 | Terraced | £310,000 | £310,000 |
| The Haven | 14 Apr 2026 | Semi-detached | £515,000 | £515,000 |
| FLAT 5 NORTHFIELDS Normans Way | 14 Apr 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £260,000 | £260,000 |
| 5 Banks Lane | 10 Apr 2026 | Semi-detached | £395,000 | £395,000 |
| 11 Carters Drive | 9 Apr 2026 | Semi-detached | £507,500 | £507,500 |
| 2 Hampton Road | 7 Apr 2026 | Detached | £612,500 | £612,500 |
| FLAT 14 ST. STEPHENS COURT Silver Street | 7 Apr 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £195,000 | £195,000 |
| 34 Blythwood Gardens | 31 Mar 2026 | Semi-detached | £500,000 | £500,000 |
| 33 Chapel Hill | 27 Mar 2026 | Semi-detached | £315,000 | £315,000 |
| 8 HERMITAGE HOUSE Bentfield Road | 27 Mar 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| FLAT 38 ST STEPHENS COURT Silver Street | 25 Mar 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 24 Bayford Way | 20 Mar 2026 | Semi-detached | £367,000 | £367,000 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to Stansted values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 the Three Colts Yard | £375,000 (2021) | £425,000 (2026) | +2.5% | -2.2% |
| 5 Brook Road | £380,000 (2004) | £760,000 (2026) | +3.2% | +0.3% |
| 22 Longcroft | £475,000 (2007) | £680,000 (2026) | +1.9% | -1.0% |
| 41 Woodfields | £71,995 (1998) | £345,000 (2026) | +5.8% | +3.0% |
| 19 Gill Edge | £309,950 (2013) | £480,000 (2026) | +3.4% | +0.5% |
| 2 Palmer Close | £225,000 (2010) | £455,000 (2026) | +4.5% | +1.5% |
| 15 King Charles Drive | £325,000 (2021) | £350,000 (2026) | +1.5% | -3.1% |
| 95 Felstead Crescent | £485,000 (2011) | £630,000 (2026) | +1.8% | -1.1% |
| 37 West Road | £250,000 (2001) | £740,000 (2026) | +4.4% | +1.7% |
| 38 Stoney Common | £92,500 (1999) | £370,000 (2026) | +5.3% | +2.5% |
| 22 Bayford Way | £247,500 (2014) | £345,000 (2026) | +2.8% | -0.2% |
| 7 Cawkell Close | £65,000 (1995) | £405,000 (2026) | +6.1% | +3.4% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Stansted is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 1,653 | 32.8% | £202,000 | £11,000 – £1,195,000 |
| Detached | 1,560 | 31.0% | £405,000 | £24,000 – £1,650,000 |
| Semi-detached | 1,224 | 24.3% | £265,000 | £21,000 – £1,475,000 |
| Flat or maisonette | 596 | 11.8% | £150,000 | £17,000 – £535,000 |
Section 05
How big homes are in Stansted
Energy Performance Certificates record a floor area for every home that has been surveyed, sold or let — far more homes than have changed hands. 804 certificates cover Stansted, and their median floor area is 85 m².
The median across the whole register is 76 m², so homes here are larger than average — +11.8%. Size explains a large part of why one area's median price sits above another's, which is why the price per square metre further up this page is the fairer comparison.
| Measure | Floor area | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Median floor area | 85 m² | about 915 sq ft |
| Smaller quarter, up to | 63 m² | about 678 sq ft |
| Larger quarter, from | 128 m² | about 1,378 sq ft |
| Under 60 m² | 21.4% | 172 homes |
| 150 m² and over | 17.4% | 140 homes |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Stansted
626 of the sales on record are leasehold and 4,407 freehold — 12.4% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
The median leasehold sale is £150,000 and the median freehold sale £285,000 — a gap of +90.0%. Most of that gap is property type rather than tenure itself: leasehold here is largely flats, freehold largely houses.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 626 | 12.4% | £150,000 |
| Freehold | 4,407 | 87.6% | £285,000 |
| New build | 883 | 17.5% | £309,950 |
| Existing home | 4,150 | 82.5% | £245,000 |
New builds sold for more than the median existing home — +26.5%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 198 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 09
How Stansted compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Stansted sits above that national figure — +59.7%.
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £2,823 per square metre, across 1,159 of the 5,033 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £11,000 to £1,650,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets in Stansted
- Silver Street228 sales
- Bentfield Road210 sales
- Lower Street196 sales
- Woodfields178 sales
- West Road174 sales
- Sunnyside148 sales
- Stoney Common139 sales
- Cambridge Road118 sales
- Chapel Hill116 sales
- Gilbey Crescent96 sales
- Felstead Crescent92 sales
- Blythwood Gardens91 sales
- Walson Way91 sales
- Rochford Close83 sales
- Old Bell Close81 sales
- Bentfield Gardens75 sales
- St Johns Road74 sales
- Hampton Road70 sales
- Bentfield Green68 sales
- Rainsford Road67 sales
- Grove Hill64 sales
- Croasdaile Road63 sales
- Stoney Place63 sales
- Wetherfield63 sales
- Newell Road59 sales
- Bentfield Causeway58 sales
- Livings Way58 sales
- Manor Road57 sales
- Bayford Way53 sales
- Recreation Ground53 sales
- Bluebell Drive49 sales
- Gill Edge44 sales
- Spencer Close44 sales
- St Johns Crescent44 sales
- Brook Road41 sales
- Peachey Walk41 sales
- Millside40 sales
- Windmill Close40 sales
- Cawkell Close39 sales
- Brook Cottages37 sales
- Bentley Drive35 sales
- Brook View35 sales
- Mountfitchet Road35 sales
- Palmer Close34 sales
- Carters Drive33 sales
- Park Road32 sales
- Birchalls31 sales
- Clarence Road31 sales
- Jordon Close30 sales
- Water Lane30 sales
- Coltsfield28 sales
- Reeve Road27 sales
- Banks Lane26 sales
- Stoneyfield Drive26 sales
- Wilkins Crescent26 sales
- Bakery Court25 sales
- Brewery Lane25 sales
- Oxlip Road24 sales
- The Campions24 sales
- The Mews24 sales
Postcode districts covering Stansted
- CM24£252,500 median
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Stansted?
The median price paid in Stansted across every sale on the register is £251,520. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in Stansted?
5,033 sales are on record for Stansted, the most recent completing on 5 Jun 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Stansted house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +23.1% between 2016 and 2026. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is -11.8%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Stansted house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £499,995, set in 2022. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in Stansted?
£2,823 per square metre, from the 1,159 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 5 Jun 2026. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “Stansted house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.