Tamworth Property Market: House Prices, Sold Data & Development Finance, Q3 2026 Edition

Tamworth: Castle town at the Warwickshire border with growing demand from Birmingham commuters.

The Tamworth property market recorded 1,268 residential sales in the 12 months to 31 May 2026, with a median sale price of £245,000. This places Tamworth £15k above the Staffordshire county median of £230,000, and £40k below the approximate UK median of £285,000.

Prices in Tamworth have shown modest growth, a year-on-year change of +2.1%. Within Staffordshire, Tamworth ranks 3rd by price out of 7 principal towns, and 7th by transaction volume.

On a quarterly view, Tamworth median prices moved from £229,995 in Q4 2024 to £230,000 in Q1 2026, a change of +0.0% over 5 quarters.

Tamworth Borough Council, the local planning authority covering Tamworth, approved 16 residential planning applications and refused 1 in the last 12 months, with 11 still awaiting a decision. Too few decisions were captured in the period to state a reliable approval rate.

Those applications propose around 16 homes, an estimated £3.1m 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 Tamworth vary significantly by type. The table below compares Tamworth prices with Staffordshire county averages and UK national figures.

Detached homes in Tamworth command £370,000, while flat properties are most accessible at £130,000. The £240k 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 31 new-build sales in Tamworth for the past 12 months, 2.4% 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 Tamworth sold at a premium of 63.7% to existing stock.

Across the wider Staffordshire market, 441 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 Tamworth, 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 £180,000 to £250,000 illustrates the breadth of the Tamworth market.

For developers considering Tamworth, the local market data translates directly into finance structuring. With a median value of £245,000 and detached homes at £370,000, lenders can assess scheme viability with confidence.

A typical development finance facility for a scheme in Tamworth with a GDV of £370,000 would attract senior debt of approximately £240,500 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.

With prices rising 2.1% year-on-year, Tamworth presents a supportive environment for new development. Lenders view positive price momentum favourably when assessing loan applications.

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To put Tamworth'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.