Shutters for period homes in Stafford: sash windows, bays and tall drops

Plantation shutters for a Stafford home are priced per window on a free survey, fitting included, and take 8 to 10 weeks from order because every panel is made to the window. In Stafford that window is often a sash in an older terrace, a bay at the front of a semi, or a tall landing light, and the survey matters more than usual: period recesses are rarely square, so each frame is made to the opening we measure rather than to a nominal size.

Why shutters suit Stafford’s older houses

• Sash windows: a full-height shutter sits inside the reveal and leaves the sash free to slide. Tier-on-tier lets you open the top half for light while the bottom stays closed to the street.
• Bays: each face gets its own frame and panels, joined at the angles so the run reads as one piece. Café style suits a bay where the pavement is close.
• Tall drops on landings and stairs: shutters are made to the full height in one frame, where a blind of that length would be heavy to use.
• Out-of-square recesses: an L-frame hides the gap between a true shutter frame and a reveal that leans. We decide this on the survey, and it is built into the quote.

What they cost

We do not publish a square-metre price, because a bay and a flat window of the same area do not cost the same to make. As a guide to the market, UK home-improvement sources in 2026 quote roughly £180 to £300 per square metre for PVC shutters and £300 to £500 per square metre for hardwood, often before fitting. Our quote is a fixed per-window figure with fitting included, written on the survey and held for 30 days.

Hardwood or PVC for a period home

Madison hardwood is the usual choice for living rooms, bedrooms and front bays in older houses: 26 colours, custom colour matching to a heritage paint, the richest finish and the best insulation on a single-glazed sash. Nevada and Hampton PVC are waterproof, will not warp or peel in steam, and carry a 10-year manufacturer warranty, so they go in bathrooms, kitchens and utility rooms. Mixing the two across a house is normal.

How a Stafford shutter visit works

• We group Stafford visits by day and cover the town and the villages around it, Great Haywood, Penkridge, Gnosall, Eccleshall and the ST16 to ST18 postcodes, from our Hanley showroom about 30 minutes down the A34, with no travel charge.
• The survey takes about an hour. We measure every opening at three heights and check it for square, show you the material and louvre samples against your walls, and leave a fixed written quote.
• A deposit is paid on order; for shutters it may be larger than the standard 50% and is stated on the quote.
• Allow 8 to 10 weeks for manufacture. Our own fitters install the shutters, usually in a morning for a bay, and the fitting is included.

Blinds for the rest of the house

Most Stafford customers put shutters on the windows the street sees and dress the rest with made-to-measure blinds on the same visit: the three-for-£99 vertical or three-for-£119 roller offers in bedrooms and the back of the house, blackout rollers in children’s rooms, and Perfect Fit blinds on uPVC replacements. One visit, one quote, one fitting team.

Book a free shutter survey in Stafford →and get a fixed per-window price for every style and material.

Written by the Moonlite Blinds team and reviewed by I Ashraf, owner. Facts checked 12 November 2026. Prices and lead times are those published on this site at that date; the quote you receive on your visit is the one that counts.