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Plaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for CM23 5BL, CM23 5BH, CM23 5BJ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£445,000
4 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£363,037
27 sales
Price range
£155k – £500k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
11 Aug 2026
CM23 5BL

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At a glance

House prices£445k average7% 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) Nearest station15 min walkBishops Stortford station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold90% freeholdAcross 29 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

27 property sales on Plaw Hatch Close, 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 £445,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £386,353. Average sale prices rose from £311,000 in 2016 to £445,000 in 2026 (+43%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 7% below the Bishop's Stortford average of £476,485 over the same period. 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 63% semi-detached, 26% terraced, 11% flat. Recorded sale prices on Plaw Hatch Close range from £155,000 to £500,000. 90% of homes sold here were freehold and 10% leasehold. Of 109 streets in Bishop's Stortford with at least two sales in the last year, Plaw Hatch Close ranks 51st for average price.

House prices on Plaw Hatch Close compared

Plaw Hatch Close£445,000
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: £311,000 (4 sales)2016£311k2017: £350,000 (1 sales)2017£350k2018: £271,500 (2 sales)2018£272k2019: £300,000 (3 sales)2019£300k2020: £375,000 (1 sales)2020£375k2021: £376,500 (2 sales)2021£377k2022: £399,667 (3 sales)2022£400k2023: £408,000 (1 sales)2023£408k2024: £352,500 (4 sales)2024£353k2025: £420,000 (2 sales)2025£420k2026: £445,000 (4 sales)2026£445k

Tenure: 90% freehold and 10% leasehold across 29 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached17£386,35311 Aug 2026
Terraced7£371,71424 Mar 2026
Flat3£210,66712 Apr 2022

Sold prices on Plaw Hatch Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
41, Plaw Hatch Close CM23 5BL 11 Aug 2026£450,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Plaw Hatch Close CM23 5BL 8 Jul 2026£415,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
166, Plaw Hatch Close CM23 5BJ 24 Mar 2026£485,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Plaw Hatch Close CM23 5BL 12 Feb 2026£430,000 TerracedFreehold
45, Plaw Hatch Close CM23 5BL 3 Sep 2025£450,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Plaw Hatch Close CM23 5BH 18 Feb 2025£390,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
124C, Plaw Hatch Close CM23 5BJ 17 Dec 2024£275,000 TerracedFreehold
58, Plaw Hatch Close CM23 5BH 1 Oct 2024£450,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
63, Plaw Hatch Close CM23 5BL 31 May 2024£380,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
61, Plaw Hatch Close CM23 5BL 8 Jan 2024£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Plaw Hatch Close CM23 5BH 12 Oct 2023£408,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
123, Plaw Hatch Close CM23 5BN 26 Apr 2022£415,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
66, Plaw Hatch Close CM23 5BH 12 Apr 2022£284,000 FlatLeasehold
69, Plaw Hatch Close CM23 5BL 16 Mar 2022£500,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Plaw Hatch Close CM23 5BH 20 Dec 2021£343,000 TerracedFreehold
7A, Plaw Hatch Close CM23 5BL 25 Aug 2021£410,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Plaw Hatch Close CM23 5BL 27 Aug 2020£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Plaw Hatch Close CM23 5BL 26 Mar 2020£375,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
89, Plaw Hatch Close CM23 5BN 21 Aug 2019£155,000 FlatLeasehold
15, Plaw Hatch Close CM23 5BL 18 Jun 2019£385,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Plaw Hatch Close CM23 5BL 16 May 2019£360,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
82, Plaw Hatch Close CM23 5BH 13 Aug 2018£193,000 FlatLeasehold
18, Plaw Hatch Close CM23 5BH 18 Jul 2018£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Plaw Hatch Close CM23 5BL 9 Aug 2017£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
67, Plaw Hatch Close CM23 5BL 23 Dec 2016£367,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Plaw Hatch Close CM23 5BL 29 Jul 2016£335,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7A, Plaw Hatch Close CM23 5BL 10 May 2016£319,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Plaw Hatch Close CM23 5BH 5 Apr 2016£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
162, Plaw Hatch Close CM23 5BJ 31 Mar 2016£340,000 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
41, Plaw Hatch Close £350,000 (Aug 2017) → £450,000 (Aug 2026) +29%
over 9 yrs
51, Plaw Hatch Close £335,000 (Jul 2016) → £415,000 (Jul 2026) +24%
over 10 yrs
7A, Plaw Hatch Close £319,000 (May 2016) → £410,000 (Aug 2021) +29%
over 5 yrs

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Schools near Plaw Hatch Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Summercroft Primary School 436 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.1 mi
All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford 208 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.1 mi
Birchwood High School 1,417 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.2 mi
Hockerill Anglo-European College 903 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.3 mi
The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College 1,508 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
White Trees Independent School 76 pupils Other independent special school 11–18 Report 0.6 mi
Thorn Grove Primary School 223 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
St Michael's Church of England Primary School 226 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.9 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 0.8 mi · 15 min walk
  • Stansted Mountfitchet station 2.1 mi · 42 min walk
  • Stansted Airport station 3.7 mi · 1 hr 14 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Plaw Hatch Close H&R (W-bound, Plaw Hatch Close) 1 min walk
  • Plaw Hatch Close (adj, Parsonage Lane) 2 min walk
  • Parsonage Lane (N-bound, Heath Row) 3 min walk
  • Parsonage Lane (S-bound, Heath Row) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Helix Medical Centre
    Herts And Essex Hospital, Cavell Drive, Bishop's Stortford · 0.6 mi
  • Church Street Partnership
    30A Church Street, Bishop's Stortford · 0.9 mi
  • South Street Surgery
    83 South Street, Bishop's Stortford · 0.9 mi
  • Peacock Surgery
    1St Floor Castle Maltings, Lower Street, Stansted · 2.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Bishops Stortford Snowley · 0.3 mi
  • Spar Spar - Bishops Stortford · 0.3 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Bishops Stortford · 0.7 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Hockerill Bishop's Stortford · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Je Williamson Chemist · 0.3 mi
  • Hobbs Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Boots · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • The Orthodontic Practice · 0.5 mi
  • Riverside Dental Practice · 0.7 mi
  • Barrett House Dental Centre · 0.8 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 skills8 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned63.8%62.5%
Private rented19.9%20.3%
Social rented16.3%17.1%
Households603

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6467.5%64.1%
Aged 65+13.6%18.6%
Residents1,525

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%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 Plaw Hatch Close

Ethnic group

HereEast Hertfordshire
White89.2%92.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.4%2.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.4%2.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.2%1.3%
Other ethnic group0.8%0.9%

Religion

HereEast Hertfordshire
Christian46.1%49.1%
No religion45%41.8%
Not answered6.7%6%
Muslim1%1.2%
Buddhist0.7%0.4%
Other religion0.2%0.4%
Hindu0.1%0.6%
Jewish0.1%0.4%

Country of birth

HereEast Hertfordshire
Born in the UK81.8%89.2%
Born outside the UK18.2%10.8%

Highest qualification

HereEast Hertfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above40.2%38.6%
Level 3 qualifications15.2%16.8%
Level 2 qualifications14.6%14.4%
No qualifications13.1%13.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%9.4%
Apprenticeship4.4%4.7%
Other qualifications2.6%2.3%

General health

HereEast Hertfordshire
Very good health51.9%54%
Good health35.2%32.5%
Fair health9.5%10.2%
Bad health2.9%2.6%
Very bad health0.5%0.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereEast Hertfordshire
1 car or van in household48.9%40.6%
2 cars or vans in household27.4%33.7%
No cars or vans in household14.8%12.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household9%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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