Fray Close, Bishop's Stortford

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for CM23 1FP.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2020)

£394,250

10 sales

Price range

£295k – £500k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

15 Oct 2024

CM23 1FP

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At a glance

House prices£394k averageSince 2020 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station29 min walkBishops Stortford station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 11 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

10 property sales on Fray Close, Bishop's Stortford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2020. The most recent sale was on 15 Oct 2024. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £404,167. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2020; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 60% semi-detached, 20% flat, 10% detached. Recorded sale prices on Fray Close range from £295,000 to £499,995. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Fray Close compared

CM23 postcode area£483,025

Bishop's Stortford£476,485

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Fray 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 11 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	6	£404,167	29 Sep 2021
Flat	2	£310,000	15 Oct 2024
Detached	1	£499,995	15 May 2020
Terraced	1	£397,500	30 Jun 2022

Sold prices on Fray Close

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
4, Fray Close CM23 1FP	15 Oct 2024	£325,000	Flat	Freehold
6, Fray Close CM23 1FP	31 Jul 2024	£480,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
5, Fray Close CM23 1FP	30 Jun 2022	£397,500	Terraced New build	Freehold
8, Fray Close CM23 1FP	29 Sep 2021	£435,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
8, Fray Close CM23 1FP	6 Mar 2021	£390,000	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
4, Fray Close CM23 1FP	24 Jul 2020	£295,000	Flat New build	Freehold
7, Fray Close CM23 1FP	4 Jun 2020	£390,000	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
2, Fray Close CM23 1FP	29 May 2020	£397,500	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
3, Fray Close CM23 1FP	15 May 2020	£499,995	Detached New build	Freehold
1, Fray Close CM23 1FP	30 Apr 2020	£422,500	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
6, Fray Close CM23 1FP	20 Mar 2020	£390,000	Semi-detached New build	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
4, Fray Close	£295,000 (Jul 2020) → £325,000 (Oct 2024)	+10% over 4 yrs
6, Fray Close	£390,000 (Mar 2020) → £480,000 (Jul 2024)	+23% over 4 yrs
8, Fray Close	£390,000 (Mar 2021) → £435,000 (Sep 2021)	+12% over under a year

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Schools near Fray Close

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Avanti Meadows Primary School 315 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.3 mi
Avanti Grange Secondary School 660 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Report	0.8 mi
All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford 208 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Report	0.9 mi
Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 93 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	1.0 mi
Birchwood High School 1,417 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Report	1.0 mi
Summercroft Primary School 436 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	1.0 mi
Hockerill Anglo-European College 903 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Good Report	1.1 mi
Northgate Primary School 455 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	1.2 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 1.6 mi · 31 min walk
Elsenham station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 7 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Kiffin Close (opp, Morbury Avenue) 1 min walk
Kiffin Close (nr, Morbury Avenue) 1 min walk
Gosling Close (nr, Morbury Avenue) 3 min walk
Gosling Close (opp, Morbury Avenue) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Church Street Partnership
30A Church Street, Bishop's Stortford · 1.3 mi
South Street Surgery
83 South Street, Bishop's Stortford · 1.5 mi
Helix Medical Centre
Herts And Essex Hospital, Cavell Drive, Bishop's Stortford · 1.5 mi
Peacock Surgery
1St Floor Castle Maltings, Lower Street, Stansted · 1.6 mi

Supermarkets

Lidl Lidl Bishops Stortford · 0.3 mi
Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Bishops Stortford Snowley · 0.7 mi
Waitrose Waitrose Bishop's Stortford · 1.1 mi
Cook Cook Bishop's Stortford · 1.2 mi

Pharmacies

Je Williamson Chemist · 0.7 mi
Boots · 1.3 mi
Speed Service Appliance Contractors · 1.5 mi

Dentists

Barrett House Dental Centre · 1.2 mi
The Orthodontic Practice · 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 7 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	6 of 10
Employment	6 of 10
Education and skills	8 of 10
Health and disability	7 of 10
Crime	3 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	66.1%	62.5%
Private rented	18.7%	20.3%
Social rented	15.2%	17.1%
Households	664

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	21.8%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	66.5%	64.1%
Aged 65+	11.7%	18.6%
Residents	1,609

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 Fray Close

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Who lives around Fray Close

Ethnic group

	Here	East Hertfordshire
White	88%	92.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	5%	2.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	3.3%	2.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	2.3%	1.3%
Other ethnic group	1.4%	0.9%

Religion

	Here	East Hertfordshire
Christian	45.6%	49.1%
No religion	44%	41.8%
Not answered	6.8%	6%
Muslim	1.1%	1.2%
Other religion	1%	0.4%
Hindu	0.5%	0.6%
Sikh	0.5%	–
Buddhist	0.3%	0.4%

Country of birth

	Here	East Hertfordshire
Born in the UK	82.1%	89.2%
Born outside the UK	17.9%	10.8%

Highest qualification

	Here	East Hertfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above	42.1%	38.6%
Level 3 qualifications	17.3%	16.8%
Level 2 qualifications	13.6%	14.4%
No qualifications	9.6%	13.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	9.1%	9.4%
Apprenticeship	4.2%	4.7%
Other qualifications	4.1%	2.3%

General health

	Here	East Hertfordshire
Very good health	59.2%	54%
Good health	28.5%	32.5%
Fair health	8.1%	10.2%
Bad health	3.7%	2.6%
Very bad health	0.4%	0.7%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	East Hertfordshire
1 car or van in household	46.6%	40.6%
2 cars or vans in household	32.4%	33.7%
No cars or vans in household	14.5%	12.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household	6.5%	13.3%

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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