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Alder Close, Bishop's Stortford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Alder Close, Bishop's Stortford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bishops-stortford-hertfordshire/alder-close/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CM23 4JX.

Average price (last 12 months)
£437,500
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£440,667
24 sales
Price range
£281k – £645k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
3 Dec 2025
CM23 4JX

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At a glance

House prices£441k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% 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 station24 min walkBishops Stortford station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband96% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 25 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

24 property sales on Alder Close, Bishop's Stortford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £437,500. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £365,958. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 50% terraced, 38% detached, 13% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Alder Close range from £281,000 to £645,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Alder Close compared

CM23 postcode area£483,025
Bishop's Stortford£476,485
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Alder 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

2016: £281,000 (1 sales)2016£281k2017: £337,500 (2 sales)2017£338k2018: £410,500 (2 sales)2018£411k2019: £350,000 (1 sales)2019£350k2021: £424,417 (6 sales)2021£424k2022: £478,333 (3 sales)2022£478k2023: £612,500 (2 sales)2023£613k2024: £625,000 (1 sales)2024£625k2025: £436,250 (6 sales)2025£436k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 25 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced12£365,9583 Dec 2025
Detached9£543,16720 Aug 2025
Semi-detached3£432,0001 Jul 2022

Sold prices on Alder Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
45, Alder Close CM23 4JX 3 Dec 2025£437,500 TerracedFreehold
4, Alder Close CM23 4JX 20 Aug 2025£477,000 DetachedFreehold
40, Alder Close CM23 4JX 14 Jul 2025£418,000 TerracedFreehold
44, Alder Close CM23 4JX 28 Mar 2025£385,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Alder Close CM23 4JX 14 Mar 2025£500,000 DetachedFreehold
30, Alder Close CM23 4JX 24 Feb 2025£400,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Alder Close CM23 4JX 4 Nov 2024£625,000 DetachedFreehold
37, Alder Close CM23 4JX 23 Oct 2023£645,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Alder Close CM23 4JX 22 Sep 2023£580,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Alder Close CM23 4JX 1 Jul 2022£467,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Alder Close CM23 4JX 31 May 2022£593,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Alder Close CM23 4JX 13 May 2022£375,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Alder Close CM23 4JX 19 Nov 2021£380,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Alder Close CM23 4JX 25 Jun 2021£400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Alder Close CM23 4JX 24 Jun 2021£365,000 TerracedFreehold
48, Alder Close CM23 4JX 11 Jun 2021£500,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Alder Close CM23 4JX 29 Mar 2021£429,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Alder Close CM23 4JX 23 Mar 2021£472,500 DetachedFreehold
45, Alder Close CM23 4JX 26 Jul 2019£350,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Alder Close CM23 4JX 23 Jul 2018£325,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Alder Close CM23 4JX 14 Jun 2018£496,000 DetachedFreehold
43, Alder Close CM23 4JX 2 Oct 2017£310,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Alder Close CM23 4JX 8 Sep 2017£365,000 TerracedFreehold
48, Alder Close CM23 4JX 1 Dec 2016£468,000 DetachedFreehold
40, Alder Close CM23 4JX 30 Mar 2016£281,000 TerracedFreehold

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

AddressSalesChange
45, Alder Close £350,000 (Jul 2019) → £437,500 (Dec 2025) +25%
over 6 yrs
40, Alder Close £281,000 (Mar 2016) → £418,000 (Jul 2025) +49%
over 9 yrs
9, Alder Close £472,500 (Mar 2021) → £500,000 (Mar 2025) +6%
over 4 yrs
30, Alder Close £380,000 (Nov 2021) → £400,000 (Feb 2025) +5%
over 3 yrs
25, Alder Close £325,000 (Jul 2018) → £375,000 (May 2022) +15%
over 4 yrs
48, Alder Close £468,000 (Dec 2016) → £500,000 (Jun 2021) +7%
over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Alder Close

Crime

100 crimes were reported within about a mile of Alder Close in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Anti-social behaviour31
Violence & sexual offences26
Criminal damage & arson10
Other theft8
Public order8
Shoplifting6

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

Flood risk

Alder Close is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Stort and Stansted Brook catchment Flood alert area
  • Pincey Brook from Takeley to Harlow Flood alert area
  • Upper Roding 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 Alder Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Manor Fields Primary School 449 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Richard Whittington Primary School 273 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S 436 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
The Bishop's Stortford High School 1,279 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.8 mi
Thorley Hill Primary School 228 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.9 mi
Hillmead Primary School 223 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.9 mi
Windhill21 451 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.0 mi
St Mary's Catholic School 1,106 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Report 1.0 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 1.2 mi · 24 min walk
  • Sawbridgeworth station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 2 min walk
  • Stansted Mountfitchet station 3.9 mi · 1 hr 18 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Sainsbury's (o/s, Friedburg Avenue) 2 min walk
  • Irving Close (nr, Friedburg Avenue) 2 min walk
  • Irving Close (opp, Friedburg Avenue) 2 min walk
  • Penningtons (opp, Friedburg Avenue) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • South Street Surgery
    83 South Street, Bishop's Stortford · 1.1 mi
  • Church Street Partnership
    30A Church Street, Bishop's Stortford · 1.1 mi
  • Helix Medical Centre
    Herts And Essex Hospital, Cavell Drive, Bishop's Stortford · 1.5 mi
  • The Eden Surgeries
    Broomfields, Hatfield Heath, Bishops Stortford · 4.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Thorley · 0.1 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Havers Ln Express · 0.7 mi
  • Little Waitrose Shell Little Waitrose Shell Thorley · 1.0 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Bishop's Stortford South St Express · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Allied Pharmacy Thorley · 0.2 mi
  • Speed Service Appliance Contractors · 1.1 mi
  • Trinity Pharmacy · 1.1 mi

Dentists

  • Thorley Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
  • South Street (dental Surgery) · 1.1 mi
  • The Dentist · 1.1 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.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned88.5%62.5%
Private rented10.9%20.3%
Social rented0.6%17.1%
Households503

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6467.8%64.1%
Aged 65+13.9%18.6%
Residents1,335

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)96%80%
Gigabit-capable96%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

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks85%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network99%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks90%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.

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Who lives around Alder Close

Ethnic group

HereEast Hertfordshire
White90%92.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.8%2.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%2.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%1.3%
Other ethnic group0.9%0.9%

Religion

HereEast Hertfordshire
Christian52.6%49.1%
No religion35.9%41.8%
Not answered5.6%6%
Muslim3.2%1.2%
Hindu1%0.6%
Buddhist0.8%0.4%
Jewish0.5%0.4%
Sikh0.1%–

Country of birth

HereEast Hertfordshire
Born in the UK88.9%89.2%
Born outside the UK11.1%10.8%

Highest qualification

HereEast Hertfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above37.9%38.6%
Level 3 qualifications20%16.8%
Level 2 qualifications14.6%14.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.6%9.4%
No qualifications9.9%13.8%
Apprenticeship5.8%4.7%
Other qualifications1.1%2.3%

General health

HereEast Hertfordshire
Very good health54.8%54%
Good health33.5%32.5%
Fair health9.4%10.2%
Bad health2%2.6%
Very bad health0.2%0.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereEast Hertfordshire
2 cars or vans in household39.9%33.7%
1 car or van in household36.5%40.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household16.7%13.3%
No cars or vans in household6.9%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.

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