What can you afford in Stevenage?
753 homes changed hands in Stevenage over the last 12 months (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026). Half sold for £350,000 or less, a quarter for under £300,000, and three quarters for under £395,000. Buying the median home with a 10% deposit needs roughly a £70,000 salary at the typical 4.5× lending multiple , see what £70,000 takes home.
Affordability in one number: the median home here sold for 8.3× the local median full-time salary of £42,200 (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 · Stevenage
£350,000
median sold price, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
- A quarter under
- £300,000
- Three quarters under
- £395,000
- Sales
- 753
- HPI average
- £317,948
What each salary reaches here
Budget = 4.5× salary with a 10% deposit, against the 753 actual sales.
| Salary | Budget | Share of sales in reach |
|---|---|---|
| £25,000 | £125,000 | 2.7% |
| £35,000 | £175,000 | 5.1% |
| £50,000 | £250,000 | 16.3% |
| £75,000 | £375,000 | 66% |
| £100,000 | £500,000 | 88.6% |
By property type · median sold price
And the salary that price implies, at 4.5× with 10% down.
| Type | Median · sales | Salary needed |
|---|---|---|
| Flat | £197,750 · 114 | ≈£39,550 |
| Terraced house | £340,000 · 431 | ≈£68,000 |
| Semi-detached house | £397,000 · 118 | ≈£79,400 |
| Detached house | £568,750 · 90 | ≈£113,750 |
For context, the UK House Price Index puts Stevenage average prices up 4.3% over 12 months.
Nearby in the index
- Spelthorne
- St Albans
- St Helens
- Stafford
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Stockport
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Stroud
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.