Renting in Stafford

Average Rent in Stafford

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Renting in Stafford

What it costs to rent in Stafford

Stafford currently has 1,204 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £875 a month. 28 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 63% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is ST16 3LQ at around £525/mo, while WS6 sits nearer £1,250/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Stafford rental market at a glance

1,204

Active rentals in Stafford

£875/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Stafford

Median monthly rent, based on 1,204 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£695/mo	267
2 bed	£895/mo	343
3 bed	£1,150/mo	355
4+ bed	£1,550/mo	172
Room	£583/mo	48

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Stafford rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Stafford. Latest: £882/mo (Mar 26, +6.0% YoY).

Latest

£882

Mar 26

Annual

+6.0%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£656

Apr 21

Total change

+34%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Stafford pay goes on rent?

Renters in Stafford spend an estimated 31% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£882/mo

£10,584/yr

Median pay

£33,872/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

31%

Affordable for most renters.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Stafford

Most Stafford homes sit in Band C. The weighted average works out close to Band C–D across 63,720 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

3.05

≈ Band C–D

Stock

64k

63,720 properties

A
19%12,370
B
23%14,360
C
23%14,560
D
16%9,970
E
11%6,950
F
6%3,750
G
3%1,660
H
0%110

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Stafford

72% of Stafford premises can already get full-fibre and 85% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

72%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

85%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

96%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

442 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
72%
Gigabit-capable
85%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
96%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Stafford), July 2025, covering 63,892 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Stafford homes

47% of Stafford homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

47%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

53%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

49k

49,469 EPCs

A
1%510
B
17%8,612
C
29%14,232
D
36%17,787
E
12%6,060
F
4%1,738
G
1%530

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Stafford. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Stafford

8 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Stafford centroid. The five closest:

1
Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy
Not applicable · Academy alternative provision sponsor led · ST17 4BG
0.17 mi
2
St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Academy converter · ST17 4BT
0.37 mi
3
St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · ST17 4BT
0.37 mi
4
Blessed William Howard Catholic School
Secondary · Academy converter · ST17 9AB
0.47 mi
5
John Wheeldon Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · ST16 3LX
0.55 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Stafford centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Stafford

Flats & apartments

312

35% of listings

Houses

533

59% of listings

Rooms

5% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Stafford — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 39% of the 539 houses currently advertised in Stafford.

Terraced
39%212
Semi-detached
38%207
Other house
12%66
Detached
9%48
Bungalow
1%6

Rent by postcode

Where Stafford rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,104 live listings in 36 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Stafford

1WS6£1,250/mo10 rentals
2WV9£1,150/mo7 rentals
3WS8£1,073/mo10 rentals

Cheapest in Stafford

1ST16 3LQ£525/mo5 rentals
2WV1£528/mo22 rentals
3ST17 4DG£595/mo3 rentals

Features · Stafford

Garden, parking, and floor area in Stafford

Live signal across 1,204 Stafford rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

81%

of 358 Stafford listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

87%

of 393 Stafford listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Stafford

Typical Crime Level

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Stafford has a typical crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 38 of 38 postcode districts analysed, the median was 129 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Stafford is Violent crime, accounting for 4% of all incidents.

Crime overview

129 crimes per area (median)
38 of 38 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Violent crime
4% of incidents

Stafford’s figures sit in line with the national picture. Safety varies by street as much as by city — every Dwellio alert includes the area’s data to help.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Stafford

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Stone has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Stafford.

Stone
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (41) · pop. ~16,000
6.3
per 1k
Rising Brook
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (95) · pop. ~6,000
36
per 1k
Highfields
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (22) · pop. ~6,000
8.5
per 1k
Baswich
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (34) · pop. ~10,000
9.3
per 1k
Castletown
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (136) · pop. ~5,000
70
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Stafford listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Stafford.

OpenRent

545

Rightmove

266

OnTheMarket

214

PrimeLocation

131

SpareRoom

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Frequently asked

Renting in Stafford — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Stafford?

The median rent in Stafford is £875/month based on 1204 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Stafford?

There are currently 1204 rental properties available in Stafford, with 28 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Stafford safe for renters?

Stafford has a typical crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 129 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Violent crime. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Stafford?

The most commonly reported crime category in Stafford is Violent crime, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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