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Nightingales, Bishop's Stortford

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for CM23 5JQ, CM23 5GP.

Average price (last 12 months)
£341,125
4 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£268,358
64 sales
Price range
£95k – £875k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
27 May 2026
CM23 5JQ

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At a glance

House prices£341k average28% below the Bishop's Stortford average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station10 min walkBishops Stortford station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband88% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold91% leaseholdAcross 67 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

64 property sales on Nightingales, Bishop's Stortford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £341,125. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £231,214. Average sale prices rose from £242,650 in 2016 to £362,333 in 2026 (+49%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 28% below the Bishop's Stortford average of £476,485 over the same period. 16 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 14 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 91% flat, 6% detached, 3% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Nightingales range from £94,500 to £875,000. 9% of homes sold here were freehold and 91% leasehold. Of 109 streets in Bishop's Stortford with at least two sales in the last year, Nightingales ranks 84th for average price.

House prices on Nightingales compared

Nightingales£341,125
CM23 postcode area£483,025
Bishop's Stortford£476,485
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CM23 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £242,650 (10 sales)2016£243k2017: £282,100 (5 sales)2017£282k2018: £201,938 (8 sales)2018£202k2019: £191,600 (5 sales)2019£192k2020: £328,300 (5 sales)2020£328k2021: £218,879 (7 sales)2021£219k2022: £313,000 (10 sales)2022£313k2023: £577,500 (2 sales)2023£578k2024: £273,500 (2 sales)2024£274k2025: £238,821 (7 sales)2025£239k2026: £362,333 (3 sales)2026£362k

Tenure: 9% freehold and 91% leasehold across 67 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat58£231,21427 May 2026
Detached4£594,87515 Jan 2026
Semi-detached2£692,50021 Aug 2023

Sold prices on Nightingales

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
94, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 27 May 2026£165,000 FlatLeasehold
84, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 31 Mar 2026£272,000 FlatLeasehold
76, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 15 Jan 2026£650,000 DetachedFreehold
11, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 21 Nov 2025£277,500 FlatLeasehold
35, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 8 Sep 2025£250,000 FlatLeasehold
85, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 13 Aug 2025£223,000 FlatLeasehold
22, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 24 Jun 2025£232,500 FlatLeasehold
52, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 1 May 2025£168,750 FlatLeasehold
41, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 30 Apr 2025£310,000 FlatLeasehold
47, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 28 Mar 2025£210,000 FlatLeasehold
67, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 19 Jul 2024£295,000 FlatLeasehold
9, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 14 Jun 2024£252,000 FlatLeasehold
Elm House, 63, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 21 Aug 2023£875,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
74, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 13 Jul 2023£280,000 FlatLeasehold
21, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 19 Dec 2022£250,000 FlatLeasehold
70, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 16 Dec 2022£280,000 FlatLeasehold
11, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 14 Nov 2022£263,000 FlatLeasehold
80, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 8 Nov 2022£792,000 DetachedFreehold
46, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 9 Sep 2022£250,000 FlatLeasehold
37, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 8 Sep 2022£277,000 FlatLeasehold
35, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 12 Aug 2022£248,000 FlatLeasehold
14, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 1 Aug 2022£295,000 FlatLeasehold
50, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 27 May 2022£475,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 27 May 2022£210,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Wallace Court, Nightingales CM23 5GP 6 May 2022£265,000 FlatLeasehold
55, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 22 Dec 2021£97,500 FlatLeasehold
86, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 30 Jul 2021£280,000 FlatLeasehold
30, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 29 Jun 2021£390,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 30 Apr 2021£146,400 FlatLeasehold
11, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 16 Apr 2021£235,000 FlatLeasehold
53, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 16 Apr 2021£128,250 FlatLeasehold
71, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 14 Jan 2021£255,000 FlatLeasehold
43, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 11 Nov 2020£285,000 FlatLeasehold
92, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 3 Sep 2020£162,000 FlatLeasehold
34, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 5 Aug 2020£257,000 FlatLeasehold
60, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 24 Feb 2020£510,000 DetachedFreehold
59, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 3 Jan 2020£427,500 DetachedFreehold
4, Wallace Court, Nightingales CM23 5GP 16 Aug 2019£250,000 FlatLeasehold
1, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 9 Aug 2019£174,000 FlatLeasehold
66, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 12 Jul 2019£243,000 FlatLeasehold
8, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 28 Jan 2019£129,000 FlatLeasehold
94, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 28 Jan 2019£162,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 12 Nov 2018£126,000 FlatLeasehold
1, Wallace Court, Nightingales CM23 5GP 23 Oct 2018£94,500 FlatLeasehold
43, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 24 Aug 2018£285,000 FlatLeasehold
75, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 10 Aug 2018£510,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 1 Jun 2018£135,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 13 Apr 2018£105,000 FlatLeasehold
2, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 29 Mar 2018£140,000 FlatLeasehold
69, Nightingales CM23 5JQ 16 Feb 2018£220,000 FlatLeasehold
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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
94, Nightingales £162,000 (Jan 2019) → £165,000 (May 2026) +2%
over 7 yrs
84, Nightingales £278,000 (Jun 2016) → £272,000 (Mar 2026) -2%
over 10 yrs
11, Nightingales £235,000 (Apr 2021) → £263,000 (Nov 2022) → £277,500 (Nov 2025) +18%
over 5 yrs
35, Nightingales £248,000 (Aug 2022) → £250,000 (Sep 2025) +1%
over 3 yrs
52, Nightingales £135,000 (Jun 2018) → £168,750 (May 2025) +25%
over 7 yrs
67, Nightingales £256,000 (Jun 2016) → £280,000 (Jun 2017) → £295,000 (Jul 2024) +15%
over 8 yrs
74, Nightingales £273,000 (Jul 2016) → £280,000 (Jul 2023) +3%
over 7 yrs
37, Nightingales £265,000 (Feb 2017) → £277,000 (Sep 2022) +5%
over 6 yrs
14, Nightingales £285,000 (Sep 2017) → £295,000 (Aug 2022) +4%
over 5 yrs
6, Nightingales £105,000 (Apr 2018) → £210,000 (May 2022) +100%
over 4 yrs
4, Wallace Court, Nightingales £250,000 (Aug 2019) → £265,000 (May 2022) +6%
over 3 yrs
7, Nightingales £126,000 (Nov 2018) → £146,400 (Apr 2021) +16%
over 2 yrs
43, Nightingales £285,000 (Aug 2018) → £285,000 (Nov 2020) +0%
over 2 yrs
92, Nightingales £156,000 (Nov 2016) → £162,000 (Sep 2020) +4%
over 4 yrs
66, Nightingales £232,500 (Aug 2017) → £243,000 (Jul 2019) +5%
over 2 yrs
69, Nightingales £200,000 (Jul 2016) → £220,000 (Feb 2018) +10%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Nightingales

Crime

212 crimes were reported within about a mile of Nightingales 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).

Anti-social behaviour70
Violence & sexual offences45
Shoplifting33
Public order19
Criminal damage & arson10
Burglary8

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

Flood risk

Nightingales is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Stort at Bishops Stortford Flood warning area
  • 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 Nightingales

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College 1,508 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.2 mi
Thorn Grove Primary School 223 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Hockerill Anglo-European College 903 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.3 mi
Summercroft Primary School 436 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
White Trees Independent School 76 pupils Other independent special school 11–18 Report 0.4 mi
Birchwood High School 1,417 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.5 mi
All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford 208 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
St Michael's Church of England Primary School 226 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.8 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 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Stansted Mountfitchet station 2.5 mi · 51 min walk
  • Sawbridgeworth station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 15 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • The Nags Head PH (NW-bound, Haymeads Lane) 1 min walk
  • Herts and Essex Hospital (opp, Haymeads Lane) 1 min walk
  • The Nags Head PH (nr, Dunmow Road) 2 min walk
  • Herts & Essex Hospital Grounds (adj, Hospital Grounds) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Helix Medical Centre
    Herts And Essex Hospital, Cavell Drive, Bishop's Stortford · 0.2 mi
  • South Street Surgery
    83 South Street, Bishop's Stortford · 0.7 mi
  • Church Street Partnership
    30A Church Street, Bishop's Stortford · 0.8 mi
  • Peacock Surgery
    1St Floor Castle Maltings, Lower Street, Stansted · 2.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Bishops Stortford · 0.2 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Hockerill Bishop's Stortford · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Bishop's Stortford · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Bishops Stortford Snowley · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Hobbs Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Je Williamson Chemist · 0.7 mi
  • Speed Service Appliance Contractors · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • The Orthodontic Practice · 0.4 mi
  • Riverside Dental Practice · 0.6 mi
  • South Street (dental Surgery) · 0.7 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 9 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned60.2%62.5%
Private rented22.5%20.3%
Social rented17.1%17.1%
Households888

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6469.9%64.1%
Aged 65+10.3%18.6%
Residents2,256

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)88%80%
Gigabit-capable70%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 Nightingales

Ethnic group

HereEast Hertfordshire
White83.9%92.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.7%2.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.1%2.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.1%1.3%
Other ethnic group1.2%0.9%

Religion

HereEast Hertfordshire
Christian46.8%49.1%
No religion40.1%41.8%
Not answered6%6%
Muslim2.7%1.2%
Hindu1.9%0.6%
Sikh0.8%–
Jewish0.6%0.4%
Other religion0.6%0.4%

Country of birth

HereEast Hertfordshire
Born in the UK79.7%89.2%
Born outside the UK20.3%10.8%

Highest qualification

HereEast Hertfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above44.2%38.6%
Level 3 qualifications16.9%16.8%
Level 2 qualifications15.3%14.4%
No qualifications10.1%13.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.8%9.4%
Apprenticeship3.1%4.7%
Other qualifications2.6%2.3%

General health

HereEast Hertfordshire
Very good health57.7%54%
Good health30.4%32.5%
Fair health8.9%10.2%
Bad health2.4%2.6%
Very bad health0.5%0.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereEast Hertfordshire
1 car or van in household45.1%40.6%
2 cars or vans in household26.3%33.7%
No cars or vans in household15.7%12.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.8%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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Estate agents near Nightingales

  • John Michael Properties 0.5 mi
  • Willmott & Lake 0.5 mi
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  • PM Estates 0.7 mi
  • Park Lane 0.8 mi

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