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House prices in Stanmore

The average house price in Stanmore over the last three years is £635,725, with a median sold price of £570,000 — well above the ~£290,000 England & Wales norm.

Ranks #49 of 1050 towns & cities by median price — more expensive than 95% of them.
Median price
£570k
last 3 yrs
1-year change
+0.3%
5-year change
+4.3%
Sales / yr
305

HM Land Registry sold-price data · updated August 2026

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Sold prices in Stanmore

Based on 964 sales recorded in the last three years (HM Land Registry).

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The average house price in Stanmore over the last three years is £635,725, with a median sold price of £570,000 — well above the ~£290,000 England & Wales norm. The mean and median are close, so prices here are fairly evenly spread rather than skewed by a few outliers. That's drawn from 964 recorded sales — a liquid, actively-traded local market.

Stanmore price trend

Quarterly median sold price (smoothed), against England & Wales. Hover for the value at any quarter.

StanmoreEngland & Wales
£200k£300k£400k£500k£600k201620182020202220242026£525k
1 year
+0.3%
5 years
+4.3%
10 years
+18.7%

Over five years, prices in Stanmore have been broadly flat (+4.3%). Across a full decade they are +18.7%. The last twelve months alone: +0.3%. Prices in Stanmore still sit about 2.1% below their 2022 peak on our smoothed index — worth knowing when a seller's asking price was set with the top of the market in mind.

How Stanmore growth compares

Sold prices rebased to 100 at 2015 — so you can compare the pace of change in Stanmore directly against England & Wales, regardless of price level.

StanmoreEngland & Wales
100110120130201620182020202220242026+5%

Indexed to 100 in 2015. A line at +20% means prices are 20% above their 2015 level.

What it costs to buy in Stanmore

From entry-level to premium — where sold prices actually land, not just the headline median.

£570k
Entry-level
£282k
10th %ile
Middle of the market
£390k–£740k
25–75th %ile
Premium
£1.05m
90th %ile

Homes in Stanmore span a broad range: the cheapest tenth of sales went for under £281,850, while the top tenth fetched over £1,050,000. Half of all sales fell between £390,000 and £740,000 — the practical "middle of the market" a typical buyer competes in.

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Target price in Stanmore
£570,000
around the local median · 38% up the local range
£280,000 · entry-level£1,050,000 · premium
deposit
Deposit (10%)
£57,000
Stamp duty (SDLT)
£18,500
Monthly repayment
£2,999/mo
5% · 25-yr repayment
Income needed
~£114,000
at 4.5× lending

Upfront cash ≈ £75,500 (deposit + stamp duty), before legal and survey fees. Illustration only, not financial advice — English SDLT main-residence rates for 2026/27; second homes pay a surcharge, and your mortgage rate and multiple will vary.

How Stanmore compares

Average sold price here against its wider area and England (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index).

Stanmore (this area)£636k
England£291khere: +118%
Stanmore 1-yr +0.3%England 1-yr +3.9%

At £635,725, homes in Stanmore sell for 118% above the England average. Prices here have moved slower than England as a whole over the past year (+0.3% vs +3.9%).

Prices by property type

Median sold price and share of the market, by type, across Stanmore.

TypeMedian£/m²Sales
Flat / maisonette£372,000383 (40%)
Semi-detached£620,000308 (32%)
Detached£1,060,000139 (14%)
Terraced£616,00098 (10%)
Other£500,62536 (4%)

The most-traded type in Stanmore is flat / maisonette (383 sales, median £372,000), which tends to set the tone of the area. Flats (£372,000) and houses (~£731,501) trade well apart, so the headline figure moves a lot with the mix of what's for sale.

The Stanmore market: activity & mix

How busy the market is, and what kind of homes actually change hands.

Sales per year
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'19
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449'21
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305'25
'26*

* 2026 is a part year — Land Registry sales are recorded a few weeks after completion.

Tenure & new-build mix
Leasehold 41.7%Freehold 58.3%
New-build 6%Existing 94%

Around 305 homes changed hands in Stanmore in 2025 — in line with the area's average of roughly 333 sales a year over the past decade. The busiest recent year was 2021 (449 sales). Steady turnover means a reasonable flow of fresh listings through the year. 42% of recent sales in Stanmore were leasehold — a substantial leasehold share, so factor in service charges and lease length. New-build made up 6% of sales, a modest amount of new supply.

Living in Stanmore: is it a nice area?

What the official deprivation statistics say about quality of life here — income, education, health and crime, relative to the rest of England.

On the official English Indices of Deprivation, the 132 neighbourhoods of Harrow, the local authority containing Stanmore, average 6 out of 10 (1 = most deprived in England, 10 = least) — better-off than most of England. 53% of its neighbourhoods sit in the least-deprived half of the country, while 1% are in the most-deprived fifth. On the index's crime domain it averages 6.8/10, pointing to moderate recorded-crime pressure relative to England as a whole. Averages hide street-level variation — the map below shows how each neighbourhood differs.

Overall deprivation
6/10
Income
4.6/10
Education
6.7/10
Health
8.4/10
Crime domain
6.8/10

Mean decile across 132 Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs): 1 = among the most deprived 10% in England, 10 = the least. Source: English Indices of Deprivation (MHCLG). A statistical baseline, not a judgement — streets vary enormously within any average.

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Stanmore boundary

Boundary © Office for National Statistics (Open Geography Portal), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Stanmore house prices — FAQs

What is the average house price in Stanmore?

Over the last three years the median sold price in Stanmore was £570,000, with a mean of £635,725, based on 964 HM Land Registry sales.

Is Stanmore expensive?

At a £570,000 median, Stanmore is more expensive than the ~£290,000 England & Wales average.

Are house prices in Stanmore going up or down?

On our smoothed index, Stanmore prices have moved +0.3% over the past year. Local trends are noisy, so this is a guide to direction rather than a precise figure.

What's the cheapest type of home to buy in Stanmore?

Of the common types, flat / maisonette have the lowest median at £372,000 (383 sales).

How much do I need to buy in Stanmore?

Entry-level homes (the cheapest 10% of sales) went for under £281,850, and most buyers competed in the £390,000–£740,000 band. The top 10% of sales exceeded £1,050,000.

How much have Stanmore house prices changed over 5 years?

Prices in Stanmore are +4.3% over the last five years, and +18.7% over ten, on our smoothed index of Land Registry sales.

How much stamp duty will I pay on a home in Stanmore?

On the £570,000 median-priced Stanmore home, a home-mover pays about £18,500 in Stamp Duty Land Tax at 2026/27 rates (first-time-buyer relief doesn’t apply above £500,000). Second homes pay a surcharge on top.

How much deposit and income do I need to buy in Stanmore?

A 10% deposit on the median £570,000 Stanmore home is £57,000 (5% would be £28,500). Borrowing the remaining £513,000 implies a household income of roughly £114,000 at a typical 4.5× lending multiple.

How many homes sell in Stanmore each year?

Roughly 305 sales a year have been recorded in Stanmore recently (HM Land Registry). That’s a reasonably active market with a steady flow of listings.

Are homes in Stanmore freehold or leasehold?

42% of recent sales in Stanmore were leasehold and the rest freehold. Leasehold usually means flats — always check the remaining lease length and any service charge or ground rent before offering.

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Is Stanmore a nice area to live?

"Nice" is personal, but the official data gives a baseline: neighbourhoods across Harrow (the local authority Stanmore sits in) average 6/10 on the English Indices of Deprivation (10 = least deprived), with 53% in the least-deprived half of England. Deprivation, income, education, health and crime all vary street by street — check the specific address, not just the area.

Is Stanmore safe?

On the crime domain of the English Indices of Deprivation, the area across Harrow (the local authority Stanmore sits in) averages 6.8/10 (10 = lowest recorded-crime deprivation in England). That's an area-wide average from official data — a Housometer report maps 24 months of street-level recorded crime around any specific address.

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Sources

Sold-price figures derived from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (© Crown copyright), under the Open Government Licence v3.0; £/m² combines PPD with MHCLG EPC floor areas. Full Housometer reports also draw on HM Land Registry, Ordnance Survey, Environment Agency, VOA, Ofsted, Police.uk, DEFRA, ONS and more. Area figures summarise the market and are not a valuation of any individual home.