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Buying at ST16 3GS

Before you offer on a home at ST16 3GS: the checks to raise with your surveyor and conveyancer, whether an asking price stands up against what sold nearby, how prices here have moved since 1995, what it costs to run a home, and a buyer's report for every home on the postcode.

Nothing at this postcode stands out to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £138k. In Central Stafford.

3 clear£138k typical on Moccasin Way

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Note
Ground: soluble rock (sinkholes) moderateBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.
Note
Noise above WHO guidelines: road 55 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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Busy road: A34, 910 m awayAbout 26,119 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
Clear
No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
Clear
No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.
Clear
Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Xoserve, UKHSA/BGS radon atlas, BGS GeoSure, Coal Authority, Environment Agency (© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026), Defra noise maps, Historic England, Ofcom, council planning registers (OGL). For a particular home, its buyer's report (below) adds tenure, energy rating, age and extensions.

Price

Is the asking price fair?

£138ktypical sale on Moccasin Way, last 10 years

£2,033typical price per m² in Central Stafford

£1,900–£2,270per m² for homes at ST16 3GS sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,033 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £183k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

Trend

Prices in Central Stafford

Central Stafford

+58% over ten years (2015 to 2025).

Typical (median) sale price each year, all home types, HM Land Registry.

Comparables

What sold nearby in the last two years

Type	Sales	Typical	Range
Detached	25	£313k	£145k – £750k
Semi-detached	68	£250k	£100k – £440k
Terraced	146	£175k	£72k – £303k
Flat	59	£122k	£72k – £275k

Standard sales in Central Stafford. Every recent sale.

Running costs

What it costs to live here

A home's own band, energy rating and typical bills are in its buyer's report.

MHCLG council tax; Xoserve gas connections.

Supply

How often homes come up

0sales on Moccasin Way in the last two years

298sales in Central Stafford in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at ST16 3GS

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Moccasin WayFlat	£125,000, Jan 2021	55 m²	Buyer's report →
2, Moccasin WayFlat	£115,000, Apr 2024	57 m²	Buyer's report →
3, Moccasin WayFlat	£124,000, Oct 2024	63 m²	Buyer's report →
4, Moccasin WayFlat	£137,500, Sept 2022	63 m²	Buyer's report →
5, Moccasin WaySemi-detached	£180,500, Oct 2020	95 m²	Buyer's report →
6, Moccasin WaySemi-detached	£157,500, Jun 2014	88 m²	Buyer's report →
7, Moccasin WayDetached	£159,000, May 2017	–	Buyer's report →

Each report: sale history, today's estimate, energy rating, running costs and the questions for your solicitor.

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Buying at ST16 3GS

Nothing at this postcode stands out to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £138k. In Central Stafford.

3 clear£138k typical on Moccasin Way

Before you make an offer

Note

Ground: soluble rock (sinkholes) moderateBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.

Note

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 55 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Note

Busy road: A34, 910 m awayAbout 26,119 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

Clear

No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.

Clear

No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.

Clear

Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£138ktypical sale on Moccasin Way, last 10 years

£2,033typical price per m² in Central Stafford

£1,900–£2,270per m² for homes at ST16 3GS sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,033 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £183k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

What homes cost and rent in Central Stafford, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£95k	£88k	£600 a month	7.6%
2 beds	£147k	£131k	£700 a month	5.7%
3 beds	£181k	£161k	£860 a month	5.7%
4+ beds	£237k	£204k	£1,100 a month	5.6%
All homes	£170k	£142k	£760 a month	5.4%

Values: sales since 2021 of homes with an energy certificate (bedrooms estimated from its rooms), carried to today on the local price index; the cheaper quarter is what a quarter of them go for under. Rents are estimates: the council's typical private rent (ONS) adjusted for how values here compare. Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places