Bishops Avenue, Bishop's Stortford

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House prices, sold prices and local information for CM23 3EJ, CM23 3EL, CM23 3EN.

Average price (last 12 months)

£500,000

1 sale

Average price (since 2016)

£509,821

14 sales

Price range

£380k – £775k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

6 Aug 2026

CM23 3EN

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At a glance

House prices£510k 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) Nearest station18 min walkBishops Stortford station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 16 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

14 property sales on Bishops Avenue, 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 £500,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £555,000. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 50% detached, 50% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Bishops Avenue range from £380,000 to £775,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Bishops Avenue compared

CM23 postcode area£483,025

Bishop's Stortford£476,485

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Bishops Avenue 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 16 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	7	£555,000	30 Aug 2024
Semi-detached	7	£464,643	6 Aug 2026

Sold prices on Bishops Avenue

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
36, Bishops Avenue CM23 3EN	6 Aug 2026	£500,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
9, Bishops Avenue CM23 3EJ	13 Dec 2024	£542,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
5, Bishops Avenue CM23 3EJ	30 Aug 2024	£685,000	Detached	Freehold
3, Bishops Avenue CM23 3EJ	30 Nov 2022	£625,000	Detached	Freehold
30, Bishops Avenue CM23 3EL	30 Jun 2021	£410,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
40, Bishops Avenue CM23 3EN	4 Jun 2021	£460,000	Detached	Freehold
17, Bishops Avenue CM23 3EJ	14 May 2021	£445,000	Detached	Freehold
4, Bishops Avenue CM23 3EL	22 Mar 2021	£775,000	Detached	Freehold
5, Bishops Avenue CM23 3EJ	2 Mar 2021	£380,000	Detached	Freehold
49, Bishops Avenue CM23 3EJ	25 Feb 2021	£510,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
21B, Bishops Avenue CM23 3EJ	19 Feb 2021	£605,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
47, Bishops Avenue CM23 3EJ	3 Dec 2020	£460,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
21, Bishops Avenue CM23 3EJ	30 Nov 2020	£405,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
17, Bishops Avenue CM23 3EJ	13 Feb 2020	£420,000	Detached	Freehold
36, Bishops Avenue CM23 3EN	7 Nov 2019	£425,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
32, Bishops Avenue CM23 3EL	30 Nov 2016	£515,000	Detached	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
36, Bishops Avenue	£425,000 (Nov 2019) → £500,000 (Aug 2026)	+18% over 7 yrs
5, Bishops Avenue	£380,000 (Mar 2021) → £685,000 (Aug 2024)	+80% over 3 yrs
17, Bishops Avenue	£420,000 (Feb 2020) → £445,000 (May 2021)	+6% over 1 yr

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Schools near Bishops Avenue

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Richard Whittington Primary School 273 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.3 mi
The Bishop's Stortford High School 1,279 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Report	0.3 mi
Thorley Hill Primary School 228 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.3 mi
Thorn Grove Primary School 223 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.9 mi
Manor Fields Primary School 449 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.9 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S 436 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Good Report	1.0 mi
White Trees Independent School 76 pupils	Other independent special school	11–18	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 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
Sawbridgeworth station 2.7 mi · 55 min walk
Stansted Mountfitchet station 3.7 mi · 1 hr 14 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Whittington Way (W-bound, Whittington Way) 2 min walk
Whittington Way (adj, London Road) 3 min walk
Whittington Way (opp, London Road) 3 min walk
Play Area (opp, Beaumont Avenue) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

South Street Surgery
83 South Street, Bishop's Stortford · 0.9 mi
Helix Medical Centre
Herts And Essex Hospital, Cavell Drive, Bishop's Stortford · 1.0 mi
Church Street Partnership
30A Church Street, Bishop's Stortford · 1.1 mi
Central Surgery
Bell Street, Sawbridgeworth · 2.9 mi

Supermarkets

Little Waitrose Shell Little Waitrose Shell Thorley · 0.5 mi
Tesco Express Tesco Havers Ln Express · 0.6 mi
Sainsburys Sainsburys Thorley · 0.7 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Bishop's Stortford · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

Allied Pharmacy Thorley · 0.7 mi
Speed Service Appliance Contractors · 0.9 mi
Trinity Pharmacy · 0.9 mi

Dentists

Thorley Dental Practice · 0.7 mi
South Street (dental Surgery) · 0.9 mi
The Dentist · 1.0 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	10 of 10
Education and skills	10 of 10
Health and disability	10 of 10
Crime	10 of 10
Access to housing and services	7 of 10
Living environment	8 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	91.0%	62.5%
Private rented	8.6%	20.3%
Social rented	0.4%	17.1%
Households	546

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	19.5%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	67.0%	64.1%
Aged 65+	13.5%	18.6%
Residents	1,548

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 Bishops Avenue

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Who lives around Bishops Avenue

Ethnic group

	Here	East Hertfordshire
White	87.8%	92.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	5.5%	2.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	3.7%	2.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	2.3%	1.3%
Other ethnic group	0.7%	0.9%

Religion

	Here	East Hertfordshire
Christian	46.2%	49.1%
No religion	42.8%	41.8%
Not answered	6%	6%
Muslim	2.5%	1.2%
Hindu	1%	0.6%
Other religion	0.6%	0.4%
Sikh	0.5%	–
Buddhist	0.2%	0.4%

Country of birth

	Here	East Hertfordshire
Born in the UK	88.5%	89.2%
Born outside the UK	11.5%	10.8%

Highest qualification

	Here	East Hertfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above	40.2%	38.6%
Level 3 qualifications	19.1%	16.8%
Level 2 qualifications	16.8%	14.4%
No qualifications	10.5%	13.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	7%	9.4%
Apprenticeship	3.9%	4.7%
Other qualifications	2.5%	2.3%

General health

	Here	East Hertfordshire
Very good health	59.2%	54%
Good health	31%	32.5%
Fair health	8.6%	10.2%
Bad health	1.2%	2.6%
Very bad health	0.1%	0.7%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	East Hertfordshire
2 cars or vans in household	41.4%	33.7%
1 car or van in household	33.7%	40.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household	21.1%	13.3%
No cars or vans in household	3.8%	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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Estate agents near Bishops Avenue

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