Terraced 2 sales on record

15 POPLAR WAY

STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9LJ

£220,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Poplar Way	0.1 miles
Shop	The Co-operative Food	0.3 miles
Train station	Stafford	1.5 miles
Hospital	St George's Hospital	2.0 miles
University	Staffordshire University Blackheath Lane Site	2.8 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

88 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1950-1966

Last sold

£220,000 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£2,500/m²

Local average

£202,164 (29 sales)

Street crime

128 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 14/05/2021

Expiry date: 13/05/2031

Current heating cost: £528/year

Potential heating cost: £455/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £15,700

Recommendations

Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Replacement glazing units (£1,000 - £1,400)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	27/02/2026	£220,000	Terraced	+37.5%	£223,226 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	15/09/2021	£160,000	Terraced	—	£198,343 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£220,000
listed	17/10/2025	£220,000
sold	01/01/2021	£160,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
18 SPRINGFIELD DRIVE, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9LG	£245,000	19/11/2025	Terraced
7 HEENAN GROVE, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9JS	£225,000	15/09/2025	Terraced
21 SOUTHFIELDS ROAD, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9PN	£162,500	30/11/2023	Terraced
14 MALCOLM ROAD, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9NP	£180,000	20/11/2023	Terraced
23 POPLAR WAY, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9LJ	£255,000	29/09/2023	Terraced
107 JOHN AMERY DRIVE, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9PF	£164,000	25/08/2023	Terraced
137 JOHN AMERY DRIVE, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9PE	£186,000	17/04/2023	Terraced
1 MALCOLM ROAD, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9NP	£160,000	30/11/2022	Terraced
111 JOHN AMERY DRIVE, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9PF	£170,000	04/11/2022	Terraced
19 STEADMAN CRESCENT, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9NT	£173,000	21/10/2022	Terraced
110 JOHN AMERY DRIVE, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9PG	£180,000	12/10/2022	Terraced
26 BLYTHE ROAD, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9JX	£175,000	30/09/2022	Terraced
50 NELSON WAY, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9LQ	£180,000	15/07/2022	Terraced
123 JOHN AMERY DRIVE, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9PE	£167,000	30/06/2022	Terraced
7 STEADMAN CRESCENT, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9NT	£160,000	11/04/2022	Terraced
19 POPLAR WAY, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9LJ	£215,000	31/01/2022	Terraced
5 BLYTHE ROAD, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9JX	£145,000	21/12/2021	Terraced
41 MORTON ROAD, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9NS	£174,000	03/12/2021	Terraced
136 JOHN AMERY DRIVE, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9PD	£152,000	30/07/2021	Terraced

Area average: £182,553 (19 sales)

For sale comparables

Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type and bedroom count.

Address	Price	Beds	Type	Distance
Oxbarn Road, Stafford, Staffordshire	£160,000	3	Terraced	0.26 mi
Wordsworth Avenue, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17	£185,000	3	End of terrace	0.97 mi

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 11.7%

10y growth 32%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Stafford. Series: Terraced. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 5.5%

5y (index) 27.1%

10y (index) 52.7%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Stafford. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £802/mo

Realistic £891/mo

Optimistic £980/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Stafford.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Mid Staffs: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.41%

Max investor price (0.8%) £111,375

Target investor price (1%) £89,100

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	65
Anti-social behaviour	26
Criminal damage and arson	11
Other theft	5
Public order	5
Burglary	4
Other crime	3
Vehicle crime	3
Robbery	2
Shoplifting	2
Drugs	1
Possession of weapons	1
Total incidents	128

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Heather Field School	Other	0.2 miles	Outstanding — 1 May 2024
Stafford Manor High School	Secondary	0.2 miles	Requires improvement — 9 Jul 2023
Burton Manor Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 9 Dec 2014
Stafford Grammar School	Other	0.5 miles	— (No rating)
Flash Ley Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 16 Jul 2023

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
08/03/2010	02/02/2010	2	1

# 15 POPLAR WAY, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9LJ

## Property details

- Slug: `b28ca53` (address key hash: `b28ca53ccaa3a4e5e2b67deee5b1fc3957a5f1f7`)
- Postcode: ST17 9LJ
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 88 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Last sold: £220,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £2,500/m²
- Local average: £202,164 (29 sales)
- Street crime: 128 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £220,000
- Date: 2026-02-27
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 13/05/2031
- **Current heating cost:** £528/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £15,700

### Recommendations
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- O3 (£1,000 - £1,400)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/9339-8325-1000-0804-6292)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-27 | £220,000 | Terraced | +37.5% | £223,226 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-53d6-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2021-09-15 | £160,000 | Terraced | — | £198,343 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/d93b27b1-3b62-3100-e053-6c04a8c08887) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 15 POPLAR WAY, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9LJ | £220,000 | 27/02/2026 | Terraced |
| 15 POPLAR WAY, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9LJ | £160,000 | 15/09/2021 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [168329669](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/a78d572)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £220,000 |
| listed | 2025-10-17 | £220,000 |
| sold | 2021-01-01 | £160,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 18 SPRINGFIELD DRIVE, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9LG | £245,000 | 19/11/2025 | Terraced |
| 7 HEENAN GROVE, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9JS | £225,000 | 15/09/2025 | Terraced |
| 21 SOUTHFIELDS ROAD, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9PN | £162,500 | 30/11/2023 | Terraced |
| 14 MALCOLM ROAD, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9NP | £180,000 | 20/11/2023 | Terraced |
| 23 POPLAR WAY, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9LJ | £255,000 | 29/09/2023 | Terraced |
| 107 JOHN AMERY DRIVE, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9PF | £164,000 | 25/08/2023 | Terraced |
| 137 JOHN AMERY DRIVE, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9PE | £186,000 | 17/04/2023 | Terraced |
| 1 MALCOLM ROAD, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9NP | £160,000 | 30/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 111 JOHN AMERY DRIVE, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9PF | £170,000 | 04/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 19 STEADMAN CRESCENT, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9NT | £173,000 | 21/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 110 JOHN AMERY DRIVE, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9PG | £180,000 | 12/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 26 BLYTHE ROAD, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9JX | £175,000 | 30/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 50 NELSON WAY, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9LQ | £180,000 | 15/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 123 JOHN AMERY DRIVE, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9PE | £167,000 | 30/06/2022 | Terraced |
| 7 STEADMAN CRESCENT, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9NT | £160,000 | 11/04/2022 | Terraced |
| 19 POPLAR WAY, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9LJ | £215,000 | 31/01/2022 | Terraced |
| 5 BLYTHE ROAD, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9JX | £145,000 | 21/12/2021 | Terraced |
| 41 MORTON ROAD, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9NS | £174,000 | 03/12/2021 | Terraced |
| 136 JOHN AMERY DRIVE, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST17 9PD | £152,000 | 30/07/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £182,553 (19 sales)

## For sale comparables

*Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type and bedroom count.*

| Address | Price | Beds | Type | Distance |
|---------|-------|------|------|----------|
| [Oxbarn Road, Stafford, Staffordshire](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/4514a7e) | £160,000 | 3 | Terraced | 0.26 mi |
| [Wordsworth Avenue, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/4257a84) | £185,000 | 3 | End of terrace | 0.97 mi |

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 11.7%
- **10y growth:** 32%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Stafford; Terraced series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 5.5%
- **5y growth (index):** 27.1%
- **10y growth (index):** 52.7%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Stafford). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £802/mo
- **Realistic:** £891/mo
- **Optimistic:** £980/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Mid Staffs (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.41% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £111,375
- **Target investor price (1%):** £89,100

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on Area rent estimate.*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 65 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 26 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 11 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **128** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Heather Field School | Other | 0.2 miles | Outstanding — 1 May 2024 |
| Stafford Manor High School | Secondary | 0.2 miles | Requires improvement — 9 Jul 2023 |
| Burton Manor Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 9 Dec 2014 |
| Stafford Grammar School | Other | 0.5 miles | — (No rating) |
| Flash Ley Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 16 Jul 2023 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #7200754
- **Address:** 15 Poplar Way, STAFFORD, ST17 9LJ
- **Certificate Issued:** 08/03/2010
- **Work Completed:** 02/02/2010
- **Items:** 2 window(s), 1 door(s)