# 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:** 12.6%
- **10y growth:** 34.4%

## 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).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Flat, Somerville Square, ST17 | £590/mo | 1 | 0.22 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Rising Brook, ST17 | £725/mo | 1 | 0.31 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Bungalow, Brook Glen Road, ST17 | £895/mo | 2 | 0.47 miles | OpenRent |
| 4 Bed Semi-Detached House, Coleridge Drive, ST17 | £335/mo | 4 | 0.94 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Daurada Drive, ST17 | £795/mo | 1 | 1.01 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £668/mo (5 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.33% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £90,625
- **Target investor price (1%):** £72,500

*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 OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £725/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 25.3×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-239/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -4.5%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## 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)