Burton upon Trent Property Market: House Prices, Sold Data & Development Finance, Q3 2026 Review

Burton upon Trent: Brewing heritage town with affordable values and East Staffordshire growth plans.

The Burton upon Trent property market recorded 2,093 residential sales in the 12 months to 30 June 2026, with a median sale price of £230,000. This places Burton upon Trent in line with the Staffordshire county median, and £55k below the approximate UK median of £285,000.

Prices in Burton upon Trent have been broadly stable, a year-on-year change of 0%. Within Staffordshire, Burton upon Trent ranks 4th by price out of 7 principal towns, and 3rd by transaction volume.

On a quarterly view, Burton upon Trent median prices moved from £237,500 in Q1 2025 to £220,000 in Q2 2026, a change of -7.4% over 5 quarters.

East Staffordshire, the local planning authority covering Burton upon Trent, approved 23 residential planning applications and refused 16 in Q3 2026 (1 July to 30 September 2026), with 39 still awaiting a decision. That is an approval rate of 59%. Planning figures come from local planning authority records compiled by Landstack, retrieved on 3 October 2026. Councils and Landstack can take several days to publish decisions, so decisions made in the final days of Q3 2026 may not all be included yet.

Schemes approved in Q3 2026, together with those still awaiting a decision, propose around 1,385 homes, an estimated £318.7m of development value at local sale prices. Treat the unit total as an upper bound, since an outline permission and its reserved-matters application both count.

Property prices in Burton upon Trent vary significantly by type. The table below compares Burton upon Trent prices with Staffordshire county averages and UK national figures.

Detached homes in Burton upon Trent command £355,000, while flat properties are most accessible at £99,400. The £256k spread between the most and least expensive types indicates a diverse market with opportunities across the development spectrum.

HM Land Registry has so far registered 77 new-build sales in Burton upon Trent for the past 12 months, 3.7% of registered transactions. New-build sales are typically registered 6 to 18 months after completion, so this understates current delivery and is not a completions figure.

On those registered sales, new builds in Burton upon Trent sold at a premium of 40.0% to existing stock.

Across the wider Staffordshire market, 405 new-build sales have registered so far. See our Staffordshire property market report for the full county picture.

The table below shows the most recently registered residential sales in Burton upon Trent, evidence of achieved prices for buyers, sellers and developers:

These transactions are sourced from HM Land Registry Price Paid data and represent completed, registered sales. The range from £140,000 to £510,000 illustrates the breadth of the Burton upon Trent market.

For developers considering Burton upon Trent, the local market data translates directly into finance structuring. With a median value of £230,000 and detached homes at £355,000, lenders can assess scheme viability with confidence.

A typical development finance facility for a scheme in Burton upon Trent with a GDV of £355,000 would attract senior debt of approximately £230,750 at 65% LTGDV. Mezzanine finance can stretch total borrowing to 85-90% of costs, while bridging loans enable rapid site acquisitions completing in as little as 5 working days.

While prices have remained flat year-on-year, experienced developers can still generate strong returns in Burton upon Trent by targeting well-located sites with clear demand drivers.

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To put Burton upon Trent's market in context, the table below compares it with similarly-priced towns across Staffordshire:

For the full Staffordshire town-by-town breakdown, see our comprehensive Staffordshire property market report.