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Barlaston market report ST12, Stoke-On-Trent

The ST12 (Barlaston) house price history in full, 1995 to 2026, in cash and in today's money. Everything below comes from 1,835 sales recorded by HM Land Registry in ST12 (Stoke-On-Trent) since 1995, real completion prices from real purchases, alongside the ONS's current rent figures. No valuations, no estimates, no asking prices.

Covers registered sales to June 2026 and ONS rents for May 2026. Refreshed monthly as new sales reach the register.

In short: the typical home in ST12 (Stoke-On-Trent) sold for £230,000 in 2026, the median of 21 registered sales, down 19% on five years earlier. The mean was £246,600, and by floor area homes here have averaged about £2,940 per square metre over the last five years. The figures cover 1,835 sales recorded by HM Land Registry since 1995 and refresh with each monthly release: completed sale prices, not valuations or asking prices.

ST12 is the postcode district covering Barlaston in Stoke-On-Trent. Districts are a practical way to slice a market: small enough to mean something locally, big enough to have a steady flow of sales to measure.

Where ST12 sits

Shaded by median price on the same scale as the average prices map. Click any shape to open it on the live map with every sale plotted at its address, or zoom in past street level to see the sold homes right here.

£230,000typical sale, 2026
£2,940/m²average price per m², last 5 years
-19%change over five years, cash
47homes sold, last 12 months
4.6%gross yield, estimated

Today's ST12 prices, from the sold record

21 sales were registered in ST12 in 2026, and the middle one of them, the median, went for £230,000. The mean works out at £246,600, a little above it, the familiar pattern where pricier homes stretch the average.

House prices per square metre in ST12

The last five years of sales put ST12 at roughly £2,940 per square metre. That figure, built from each sale's Energy Performance Certificate floor area, is the one that makes a small flat and a big house comparable.

Set against the £285,000 England and Wales median, ST12 sits 19% below the national market.

The price of a typical ST12 home, 1995 to 2026

The median as recorded at the time, and each year restated in today's money (ONS CPIH), the sharper test of whether homes really got dearer. Hover for the year-by-year figures; click a legend entry to isolate a series.

Price at the timeIn today's money (CPIH)
£125k£250k£375k£500k1995200020052010201520202026 1995: £59,500 at the time · £129,344 in today's money · 32 sales1996: £61,500 at the time · £129,701 in today's money · 38 sales1997: £68,800 at the time · £141,095 in today's money · 40 sales1998: £72,000 at the time · £145,337 in today's money · 56 sales1999: £73,200 at the time · £145,884 in today's money · 42 sales2000: £92,000 at the time · £180,550 in today's money · 31 sales2001: £72,500 at the time · £139,378 in today's money · 39 sales2002: £98,000 at the time · £184,386 in today's money · 67 sales2003: £164,000 at the time · £302,128 in today's money · 67 sales2004: £214,000 at the time · £388,666 in today's money · 67 sales2005: £182,500 at the time · £324,776 in today's money · 48 sales2006: £154,000 at the time · £267,324 in today's money · 69 sales2007: £170,000 at the time · £288,367 in today's money · 87 sales2008: £202,500 at the time · £331,940 in today's money · 34 sales2009: £156,000 at the time · £250,771 in today's money · 28 sales2010: £195,000 at the time · £305,810 in today's money · 42 sales2011: £152,000 at the time · £229,462 in today's money · 39 sales2012: £193,500 at the time · £284,808 in today's money · 33 sales2013: £154,500 at the time · £222,310 in today's money · 38 sales2014: £170,000 at the time · £241,175 in today's money · 62 sales2015: £325,000 at the time · £459,225 in today's money · 68 sales2016: £320,000 at the time · £447,683 in today's money · 89 sales2017: £282,500 at the time · £385,302 in today's money · 106 sales2018: £290,000 at the time · £386,575 in today's money · 76 sales2019: £295,000 at the time · £386,674 in today's money · 93 sales2020: £337,500 at the time · £437,913 in today's money · 92 sales2021: £285,600 at the time · £361,606 in today's money · 100 sales2022: £330,000 at the time · £386,963 in today's money · 54 sales2023: £243,800 at the time · £267,877 in today's money · 58 sales2024: £330,500 at the time · £351,389 in today's money · 55 sales2025: £319,000 at the time · £326,628 in today's money · 64 sales2026: £230,000 at the time · £230,000 in today's money · 21 sales
See this chart as a table
YearMedian (cash)Median (today's £)Sales
2026£230,000£230,00021
2025£319,000£326,62864
2024£330,500£351,38955
2023£243,800£267,87758
2022£330,000£386,96354
2021£285,600£361,606100
2020£337,500£437,91392
2019£295,000£386,67493
2018£290,000£386,57576
2017£282,500£385,302106
2016£320,000£447,68389
2015£325,000£459,22568
2014£170,000£241,17562
2013£154,500£222,31038
2012£193,500£284,80833
2011£152,000£229,46239
2010£195,000£305,81042
2009£156,000£250,77128
2008£202,500£331,94034
2007£170,000£288,36787
2006£154,000£267,32469
2005£182,500£324,77648
2004£214,000£388,66667
2003£164,000£302,12867
2002£98,000£184,38667
2001£72,500£139,37839
2000£92,000£180,55031
1999£73,200£145,88442
1998£72,000£145,33756
1997£68,800£141,09540
1996£61,500£129,70138
1995£59,500£129,34432

In cash terms the typical ST12 home went from £59,500 in 1995 to £230,000 in 2026, roughly 3.9 times the price. Adjusted for inflation it still comes to a real rise of roughly 78%, so homes here got dearer in substance, not only in cash. Measured in today's money the market peaked in 2015; the current median sits about 50% below that. Someone who bought at the 2015 peak has not yet seen that price back in real terms.

Year-on-year change in the ST12 median

Each bar is the change on the year before, in cash. The zero line is the boundary between rising and falling.

+100% -50% 0% 1996 · +3.4% on the year before1997 · +11.9% on the year before1998 · +4.7% on the year before1999 · +1.7% on the year before2000 · +25.7% on the year before2001 · −21.2% on the year before2002 · +35.2% on the year before2003 · +67.3% on the year before2004 · +30.5% on the year before2005 · −14.7% on the year before2006 · −15.6% on the year before2007 · +10.4% on the year before2008 · +19.1% on the year before2009 · −23.0% on the year before2010 · +25.0% on the year before2011 · −22.1% on the year before2012 · +27.3% on the year before2013 · −20.2% on the year before2014 · +10.0% on the year before2015 · +91.2% on the year before2016 · −1.5% on the year before2017 · −11.7% on the year before2018 · +2.7% on the year before2019 · +1.7% on the year before2020 · +14.4% on the year before2021 · −15.4% on the year before2022 · +15.5% on the year before2023 · −26.1% on the year before2024 · +35.6% on the year before2025 · −3.5% on the year before2026 · −27.9% on the year before200020052010201520202026

The strongest year on record here is 2015 (+91.2% on the year before); the weakest, 2026 (−27.9%). Single-year swings like these are why the annualised table below matters more than any one year's headline.

Annualised returns

PeriodCash, per yearReal terms, per year
1 years (since 2025)−27.9%−29.6%
5 years (since 2021)−4.2%−8.7%
10 years (since 2016)−3.2%−6.4%
20 years (since 2006)+2.0%−0.7%

Each row is compound annual growth of the median; ONS CPIH supplies the real-terms deflator. Annualising irons out the cycle, which the chart above shows in full, and past growth records what happened rather than predicting anything.

Detached, semi, terraced, flat: four markets in one

A single median hides the split beneath it. Sales of detached houses dominate the record here, 50% of the typed total. In 2007, the last year both were recorded here, a detached home traded at £290,000 against £153,000 for a flat, 1.9 times the price.

Median by property type, ST12

One line per type, years with too few sales omitted. Hover for the year's figures; click a legend entry to isolate a type.

DetachedSemi-detachedTerraced
£125k£250k£375k£500k1995200020052010201520202026 1995: Detached £76,000 · Semi-detached £49,500 · Terraced £48,0001996: Detached £85,000 · Semi-detached £54,500 · Terraced £38,2001997: Detached £87,000 · Semi-detached £55,0001998: Detached £110,500 · Semi-detached £55,000 · Terraced £44,0001999: Detached £95,000 · Semi-detached £66,000 · Terraced £39,0002000: Detached £150,000 · Semi-detached £70,0002001: Detached £102,200 · Semi-detached £60,000 · Terraced £58,7002002: Detached £195,000 · Semi-detached £93,500 · Terraced £63,0002003: Detached £233,000 · Semi-detached £104,000 · Terraced £93,8002004: Detached £243,800 · Semi-detached £132,500 · Terraced £90,0002005: Detached £296,000 · Semi-detached £135,000 · Terraced £230,0002006: Detached £250,000 · Semi-detached £141,000 · Terraced £126,0002007: Detached £290,000 · Semi-detached £165,000 · Terraced £137,0002008: Detached £282,500 · Semi-detached £178,5002009: Detached £205,000 · Semi-detached £150,0002010: Detached £248,000 · Semi-detached £190,000 · Terraced £123,5002011: Detached £240,000 · Semi-detached £118,500 · Terraced £120,0002012: Detached £312,500 · Semi-detached £127,0002013: Detached £272,500 · Semi-detached £152,500 · Terraced £125,0002014: Detached £249,500 · Semi-detached £142,000 · Terraced £130,0002015: Detached £377,500 · Semi-detached £172,5002016: Detached £415,000 · Semi-detached £167,500 · Terraced £126,0002017: Detached £395,000 · Semi-detached £195,000 · Terraced £175,0002018: Detached £390,000 · Semi-detached £250,000 · Terraced £184,0002019: Detached £465,000 · Semi-detached £195,000 · Terraced £190,0002020: Detached £405,000 · Semi-detached £205,000 · Terraced £220,0002021: Detached £412,500 · Semi-detached £205,000 · Terraced £222,0002022: Detached £400,000 · Semi-detached £260,000 · Terraced £195,0002023: Detached £400,000 · Semi-detached £235,000 · Terraced £185,0002024: Detached £465,000 · Semi-detached £240,000 · Terraced £218,0002025: Detached £458,800 · Semi-detached £272,000 · Terraced £244,0002026: Detached £340,000 · Semi-detached £240,000 · Terraced £170,500
TypeMedian (2026)Sales that yearAll-time sales
Detached£340,0005883
Semi-detached£240,0008599
Terraced£170,5006270
Flats£153,000 (2007)23

Transaction volumes

How many homes change hands

Annual recorded sales. The post-2008 trough is the financial crisis; treat the final bar as provisional while registrations catch up.

50100150200 1995: 32 sales1996: 38 sales1997: 40 sales1998: 56 sales1999: 42 sales2000: 31 sales2001: 39 sales2002: 67 sales2003: 67 sales2004: 67 sales2005: 48 sales2006: 69 sales2007: 87 sales2008: 34 sales2009: 28 sales2010: 42 sales2011: 39 sales2012: 33 sales2013: 38 sales2014: 62 sales2015: 68 sales2016: 89 sales2017: 106 sales2018: 76 sales2019: 93 sales2020: 92 sales2021: 100 sales2022: 54 sales2023: 58 sales2024: 55 sales2025: 64 sales2026: 21 sales1995200020052010201520202026

The last five years, month by month

Monthly registrations. The sawtooth is seasonal; the register runs weeks behind completions at the right-hand edge.

5101520 July 2021 · 0 sales registeredAugust 2021 · 7 sales registeredSeptember 2021 · 8 sales registeredOctober 2021 · 3 sales registeredNovember 2021 · 4 sales registeredDecember 2021 · 3 sales registeredJanuary 2022 · 5 sales registeredFebruary 2022 · 4 sales registeredMarch 2022 · 4 sales registeredApril 2022 · 11 sales registeredMay 2022 · 3 sales registeredJune 2022 · 2 sales registeredJuly 2022 · 7 sales registeredAugust 2022 · 5 sales registeredSeptember 2022 · 0 sales registeredOctober 2022 · 2 sales registeredNovember 2022 · 4 sales registeredDecember 2022 · 7 sales registeredJanuary 2023 · 4 sales registeredFebruary 2023 · 3 sales registeredMarch 2023 · 6 sales registeredApril 2023 · 3 sales registeredMay 2023 · 4 sales registeredJune 2023 · 7 sales registeredJuly 2023 · 6 sales registeredAugust 2023 · 8 sales registeredSeptember 2023 · 5 sales registeredOctober 2023 · 4 sales registeredNovember 2023 · 4 sales registeredDecember 2023 · 4 sales registeredJanuary 2024 · 3 sales registeredFebruary 2024 · 3 sales registeredMarch 2024 · 2 sales registeredApril 2024 · 5 sales registeredMay 2024 · 3 sales registeredJune 2024 · 9 sales registeredJuly 2024 · 9 sales registeredAugust 2024 · 4 sales registeredSeptember 2024 · 0 sales registeredOctober 2024 · 5 sales registeredNovember 2024 · 8 sales registeredDecember 2024 · 4 sales registeredJanuary 2025 · 5 sales registeredFebruary 2025 · 9 sales registeredMarch 2025 · 8 sales registeredApril 2025 · 3 sales registeredMay 2025 · 13 sales registeredJune 2025 · 2 sales registeredJuly 2025 · 7 sales registeredAugust 2025 · 2 sales registeredSeptember 2025 · 4 sales registeredOctober 2025 · 5 sales registeredNovember 2025 · 6 sales registeredDecember 2025 · 0 sales registeredJanuary 2026 · 2 sales registeredFebruary 2026 · 3 sales registeredMarch 2026 · 2 sales registeredApril 2026 · 8 sales registeredMay 2026 · 1 sales registeredJune 2026 · 5 sales registered

Over the last twelve months of data, 47 sales completed in ST12. Turnover has held fairly steady across the cycle: about 50 sales a year recently, against 59 a year before 2008. Price without volume misleads: a median built on few sales jumps around, and one street can tilt it. Keep in mind too that the latest year is still filling in, since sales reach the register weeks or months after completion.

Rents around ST12

The local authority for ST12 is Stafford, and its ONS average private rent currently stands at £891 a month (May 2026 figures). Size sets most of the rent: one-beds average £624 a month here against £1,341 for four or more bedrooms.

Average monthly rent by size, Stafford

ONS Price Index of Private Rents, May 2026.

1 bed: £624 a month£6241 bed2 bed: £782 a month£7822 bed3 bed: £966 a month£9663 bed4+ bed: £1,341 a month£1,3414+ bed

£891 a month is £10,692 a year, which against the £230,000 median sold price makes a gross yield of 4.6%. Gross means before letting costs, voids, maintenance and tax: treat it as a ceiling. The ONS publishes rents by local authority, so neighbouring districts under the same authority share these numbers.

The shape of the ST12 market

This is a thin market: 47 sales in the last twelve months of data. With that few transactions, one street selling well (or one block of cheap transfers) can move the median, so read the year lines as a range rather than a verdict. Expect volatility in the annual figures: swings past ten per cent show up repeatedly above, and they usually reflect the mix of homes sold in a given year rather than genuine repricing.

Asked and answered: ST12 (Barlaston)

Is ST12 (Barlaston) a good place to buy a house?
ST12 (Barlaston) sold prices are down 19% over five years. This report weighs growth, affordability and volume against neighbouring areas using only recorded sales.
How much did a house sell for in ST12 (Barlaston)?
Land Registry recorded 21 sales in ST12 (Barlaston) in 2026, with a median sold price of £230,000. Every one is free to view at its exact address on the HomesIndex map.
Are property prices falling in ST12 (Barlaston)?
In ST12 (Barlaston) the median moved down 28% year on year; over five years it is down 19%. The full year-by-year table since 1995 is on this page.

Where do ST12 prices go next?

The record answers a different question than "what happens next": the median is down 19% over five years in cash but down 36% after inflation. Put the volume chart beside the price chart before drawing conclusions, and allow for the register's lag behind actual completions.

What is for sale in ST12 right now

Everything above is what homes in ST12 sold for. Turning to what is actually available: 13 homes on the market right now, from 4 agents publishing to HomesIndex, at a typical asking price 22% above the ST12 median sold price.

£279,950Typical asking price now
£230,000Median sold price
5 below what sold nearby5 in line with nearby sales1 above nearby sales2 well above nearby sales

38% of current listings sit under the prices comparable homes actually fetched. The comparison behind each listing uses recent recorded sales of similar homes close by.

The "under comparable sales" label measures each asking price against real nearby sales of similar homes: an opening position for a conversation rather than a valuation. The home itself still needs looking at.

See every ST12 home for sale on the map →

Live asking prices from estate agents who publish a feed to HomesIndex, refreshed every Monday and Thursday: a sample of the market, not every home for sale. Asking prices are not sale prices.

What another bedroom costs in ST

Real sold prices by size across the ST area, straight from the Land Registry record. The jump between sizes is local: in some areas a third bedroom adds a quarter to the price, in others nearly four fifths, so a national rule of thumb will mislead you here.

Type1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5 bed
Detached£240,000£334,950 (+40%)£500,000 (+49%)£687,500 (+38%)
Semi-detached£165,000£180,000 (+9%)£228,000 (+27%)£310,000 (+36%)£402,500 (+30%)
Terraced£132,000£126,000 (-5%)£165,000 (+31%)£235,000 (+42%)£360,000 (+53%)
Flat£95,000£125,000 (+32%)£185,000 (+48%)

Four years of recorded sales, split by built form and bedroom count. The register does not state bedrooms, so sizes come from each home's EPC record and a few homes will land one size out. Sizes with too few homes to be meaningful are left blank.

The risers and the fallers

ST12 ranks 21 of 21 in the ST area on five-year growth. The gap between the top and bottom of this chart is the difference between buying well and buying badly in the same city.

Inside ST12, sector by sector

The next slice down is the postcode sector: a group of streets, each with its own report. Two sectors a short walk apart can trade at sharply different prices.

SectorMedian (latest)Sales that year
ST12 9£230,00021

How ST12 compares nearby

Same city, different markets. The neighbouring districts of the ST area, dearest first:

DistrictMedian5-year
ST18£362,500+26%
ST21£350,000+11%
ST20£312,500+6%
ST19£287,500+8%
ST15£280,000+15%
ST9£265,000+7%
ST14£250,000+9%
ST17£246,200+15%
ST10£240,000+9%
ST12 (this report)£230,000-19%
ST7£225,000+15%
ST16£223,800+16%
ST11£218,800-6%
ST8£214,000+22%
ST13£195,000+8%
ST5£188,000+21%
ST3£175,000+21%
ST2£165,000+14%
ST4£165,000+10%
ST6£150,000+20%
ST1£130,500+17%

Thinking of selling in ST12? Get a rough value first

The sold record beats any estimate as a starting point. Before a house valuation or flat valuation in ST12, open the average prices map and zoom from the ST12 shading down to the sold homes on your own street. Every recorded ST12 sale is on this page; the same Land Registry record is what agents price from, and it is now in your hands.

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Keep digging

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See every individual ST12 sale on the live map, mapped to the exact address, or zoom the average prices map from neighbourhood shading down to single homes. The report tool writes a custom answer to a specific question, and the mortgage and rent calculator on any sale runs the numbers on a real purchase.

How this page is made: the statistics are computed from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown copyright, OGL v3.0), geocoded to address level; inflation adjustment uses the ONS CPIH index; rents are the ONS Price Index of Private Rents at local-authority level. Medians of recorded sales, not valuations. Nothing on this page is financial advice.