What can you afford in South Staffordshire?
1,155 homes changed hands in South Staffordshire over the last 12 months (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026). Half sold for £294,000 or less, a quarter for under £235,000, and three quarters for under £395,000. Buying the median home with a 10% deposit needs roughly a £58,800 salary at the typical 4.5× lending multiple , see what £59,000 takes home.
Affordability in one number: the median home here sold for 7.6× the local median full-time salary of £38,788 (ONS ASHE 2025). A typical lender stretches to about 4.5× one income plus your deposit, which is why the deposit and second incomes decide so much here.
Sold prices · South Staffordshire
£294,000
median sold price, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
- A quarter under
- £235,000
- Three quarters under
- £395,000
- Sales
- 1,155
- HPI average
- £309,923
What each salary reaches here
Budget = 4.5× salary with a 10% deposit, against the 1,155 actual sales.
| Salary | Budget | Share of sales in reach |
|---|---|---|
| £25,000 | £125,000 | 3.8% |
| £35,000 | £175,000 | 9.2% |
| £50,000 | £250,000 | 30.2% |
| £75,000 | £375,000 | 71% |
| £100,000 | £500,000 | 87.5% |
By property type · median sold price
And the salary that price implies, at 4.5× with 10% down.
| Type | Median · sales | Salary needed |
|---|---|---|
| Flat | £147,500 · 66 | ≈£29,500 |
| Terraced house | £233,000 · 167 | ≈£46,600 |
| Semi-detached house | £260,000 · 455 | ≈£52,000 |
| Detached house | £412,000 · 467 | ≈£82,400 |
For context, the UK House Price Index puts South Staffordshire average prices up 4.2% over 12 months.
Nearby in the index
- South Holland
- South Kesteven
- South Norfolk
- South Oxfordshire
- South Ribble
- South Tyneside
- Southampton
- Southend-on-Sea
- Southwark
- Spelthorne
Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (standard residential sales), Jul 2025 – Jun 2026, standard residential sales, England & Wales. Averages: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry / ONS). Lending estimates use a typical 4.5× single-income multiple and are not a mortgage offer or financial advice.