Adams Close, Bishop's Stortford

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House prices, sold prices and local information for CM23 2XN.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2019)

£456,375

8 sales

Price range

£300k – £680k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

30 Apr 2025

CM23 2XN

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At a glance

House prices£456k averageSince 2019 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station29 min walkBishops Stortford station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 10 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

8 property sales on Adams Close, Bishop's Stortford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2019. The most recent sale was on 30 Apr 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £590,000. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2019; 0 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 38% detached, 38% semi-detached, 25% flat. Recorded sale prices on Adams Close range from £300,000 to £680,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Adams Close compared

CM23 postcode area£483,025

Bishop's Stortford£476,485

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Adams Close has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CM23 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 10 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	3	£590,000	24 Jan 2020
Semi-detached	3	£425,000	18 Dec 2019
Flat	2	£303,000	30 Apr 2025

Sold prices on Adams Close

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
1, Adams Close CM23 2XN	30 Apr 2025	£300,000	Flat	Freehold
11, Adams Close CM23 2XN	24 Jan 2020	£680,000	Detached New build	Freehold
9, Adams Close CM23 2XN	20 Dec 2019	£590,000	Detached New build	Freehold
3, Adams Close CM23 2XN	18 Dec 2019	£410,000	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
2, Adams Close CM23 2XN	6 Dec 2019	£455,000	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
5, Adams Close CM23 2XN	28 Nov 2019	£410,000	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
7, Adams Close CM23 2XN	23 Aug 2019	£500,000	Detached New build	Freehold
1, Adams Close CM23 2XN	28 Jun 2019	£306,000	Flat New build	Freehold
8, Adams Close CM23 2XN	15 Nov 2018	£148,473	Other New build	Freehold
1, Adams Close CM23 2XN	2 Mar 2018	£5,500,000	Other	Freehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
1, Adams Close	£5,500,000 (Mar 2018) → £306,000 (Jun 2019) → £300,000 (Apr 2025)	-95% over 7 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Adams Close

Crime

52 crimes were reported within about a mile of Adams Close in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	19
Anti-social behaviour	17
Other theft	4
Burglary	2
Drugs	2
Shoplifting	2

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Adams Close is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood area:

River Stort and Stansted Brook catchment Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Adams Close

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Avanti Brook Primary School 95 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	0.0 mi
Northgate Primary School 455 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.6 mi
Avanti Grange Secondary School 660 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Report	0.7 mi
Hillmead Primary School 223 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.7 mi
Bishop's Stortford College 1,241 pupils	Other independent school	3–18	Report	0.8 mi
St Mary's Catholic School 1,106 pupils	Secondary Roman Catholic	11–18	Report	0.9 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S 436 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Good Report	1.0 mi
Windhill21 451 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	1.1 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

Bishops Stortford station 1.5 mi · 29 min walk
Stansted Mountfitchet station 3.0 mi · 59 min walk
Sawbridgeworth station 4.7 mi · 1 hr 33 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Newland Avenue (adj, Newland Avenue) 1 min walk
Newland Avenue (adj, Newland Avenue) 1 min walk
Thorpe Road (nr, Newland Avenue) 2 min walk
Searle Way (nr, Newland Avenue) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Church Street Partnership
30A Church Street, Bishop's Stortford · 1.1 mi
South Street Surgery
83 South Street, Bishop's Stortford · 1.3 mi
Helix Medical Centre
Herts And Essex Hospital, Cavell Drive, Bishop's Stortford · 1.8 mi
Peacock Surgery
1St Floor Castle Maltings, Lower Street, Stansted · 3.0 mi

Supermarkets

Tesco Tesco Bishop's Stortford Superstore · 0.4 mi
Cook Cook Bishop's Stortford · 1.0 mi
Waitrose Waitrose Bishop's Stortford · 1.0 mi
Spar Spar - Bishops Storford · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
Boots · 1.1 mi
Speed Service Appliance Contractors · 1.3 mi

Dentists

Barrett House Dental Centre · 1.1 mi
Smile And Wellbeing Dental · 1.2 mi
Riverside Dental Practice · 1.3 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income	7 of 10
Employment	9 of 10
Education and skills	9 of 10
Health and disability	10 of 10
Crime	7 of 10
Access to housing and services	8 of 10
Living environment	10 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	82.4%	62.5%
Private rented	8.7%	20.3%
Social rented	8.9%	17.1%
Households	875

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	23.0%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	65.0%	64.1%
Aged 65+	12.0%	18.6%
Residents	2,227

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	85%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	99%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	99%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	90%	92%

Share of homes across East Hertfordshire with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Adams Close

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Who lives around Adams Close

Ethnic group

	Here	East Hertfordshire
White	86.9%	92.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	5.3%	2.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	4.1%	2.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	2.8%	1.3%
Other ethnic group	0.9%	0.9%

Religion

	Here	East Hertfordshire
Christian	49.6%	49.1%
No religion	41.2%	41.8%
Not answered	4.4%	6%
Muslim	2.3%	1.2%
Hindu	1.1%	0.6%
Other religion	0.8%	0.4%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.4%
Jewish	0.2%	0.4%

Country of birth

	Here	East Hertfordshire
Born in the UK	85.1%	89.2%
Born outside the UK	14.9%	10.8%

Highest qualification

	Here	East Hertfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above	42.9%	38.6%
Level 3 qualifications	21.1%	16.8%
Level 2 qualifications	14.8%	14.4%
No qualifications	9.7%	13.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	7.1%	9.4%
Apprenticeship	3.2%	4.7%
Other qualifications	1.1%	2.3%

General health

	Here	East Hertfordshire
Very good health	59.7%	54%
Good health	30.9%	32.5%
Fair health	7.2%	10.2%
Bad health	1.8%	2.6%
Very bad health	0.4%	0.7%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	East Hertfordshire
2 cars or vans in household	42.9%	33.7%
1 car or van in household	40.3%	40.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household	11.1%	13.3%
No cars or vans in household	5.7%	12.4%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of East Hertfordshire.

Planning and heritage near Adams Close

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Estate agents near Adams Close

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Leaders 1.0 mi

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