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Portland Road, Bishop's Stortford

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House prices, sold prices and local information for CM23 3SJ, CM23 3SL, CM23 3RU.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£539,954
38 sales
Price range
£180k – £1.3m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
5 Sep 2025
CM23 3SJ

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At a glance

House prices£540k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station6 min walkBishops Stortford station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold81% freeholdAcross 43 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

38 property sales on Portland Road, Bishop's Stortford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 5 Sep 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £479,016. Average sale prices fell from £661,875 in 2016 to £542,167 in 2025 (-18%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 10 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 9 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 42% semi-detached, 34% terraced, 16% flat. Recorded sale prices on Portland Road range from £180,000 to £1,300,000. 81% of homes sold here were freehold and 19% leasehold.

House prices on Portland Road compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Portland Road 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: £661,875 (4 sales)2016£662k2017: £427,500 (2 sales)2017£428k2018: £471,875 (4 sales)2018£472k2019: £427,700 (3 sales)2019£428k2020: £473,333 (3 sales)2020£473k2021: £686,750 (4 sales)2021£687k2022: £581,667 (3 sales)2022£582k2023: £652,707 (2 sales)2023£653k2024: £482,107 (7 sales)2024£482k2025: £542,167 (6 sales)2025£542k

Tenure: 81% freehold and 19% leasehold across 43 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached16£479,0165 Sep 2025
Terraced13£732,69219 Aug 2025
Flat6£239,0005 Sep 2025
Detached3£631,66726 Jul 2024

Sold prices on Portland Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
6, Portland Road CM23 3SJ 5 Sep 2025£398,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Dorset House, Portland Road CM23 3RU 5 Sep 2025£230,000 FlatLeasehold
12, Portland Road CM23 3SJ 22 Aug 2025£525,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Portland Road CM23 3SL 19 Aug 2025£450,000 TerracedFreehold
50, Portland Road CM23 3SJ 6 Jun 2025£935,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Portland Road CM23 3SJ 14 Mar 2025£715,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Portland Road CM23 3SJ 2 Dec 2024£350,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Portland Road CM23 3SL 26 Sep 2024£487,750 Semi-detachedFreehold
48A, Portland Road CM23 3SJ 11 Sep 2024£345,000 FlatLeasehold
24, Portland Road CM23 3SJ 26 Jul 2024£640,000 DetachedFreehold
11, Portland Road CM23 3SL 27 Jun 2024£485,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Portland Road CM23 3SJ 21 May 2024£840,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Dorset House, Portland Road CM23 3RU 26 Apr 2024£187,000 FlatLeasehold
9, Portland Road CM23 3SL 15 Feb 2024£525,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Portland Road CM23 3SJ 3 Apr 2023£840,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Portland Road CM23 3SL 24 Mar 2023£465,413 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Portland Road CM23 3SJ 2 Sep 2022£425,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
48C, Portland Road CM23 3SJ 25 Mar 2022£180,000 FlatLeasehold
56, Portland Road CM23 3SJ 3 Feb 2022£1,140,000 TerracedFreehold
52, Portland Road CM23 3SJ 4 Nov 2021£1,300,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Dorset House, Portland Road CM23 3RU 29 Jul 2021£210,000 FlatLeasehold
48A, Portland Road CM23 3SJ 16 Jul 2021£312,000 FlatLeasehold
43, Portland Road CM23 3SL 30 Jun 2021£948,000 DetachedFreehold
24, Portland Road CM23 3SJ 30 Mar 2021£685,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Portland Road CM23 3SL 23 Feb 2021£450,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Portland Road CM23 3SJ 11 Dec 2020£710,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Portland Road CM23 3SJ 17 Nov 2020£400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Portland Road CM23 3SL 31 Jan 2020£310,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Portland Road CM23 3SL 19 Dec 2019£570,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Portland Road CM23 3SL 21 Nov 2019£308,100 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Portland Road CM23 3SJ 25 Feb 2019£405,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Portland Road CM23 3SJ 12 Sep 2018£542,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Portland Road CM23 3SJ 12 Sep 2018£725,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Portland Road CM23 3SL 30 Aug 2018£440,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Dorset House, Portland Road CM23 3RU 8 Aug 2018£180,000 FlatLeasehold
44A, Portland Road CM23 3SJ 25 Apr 2018£185,000 OtherFreehold
15, Portland Road CM23 3SL 6 Dec 2017£395,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Portland Road CM23 3SL 23 Feb 2017£460,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Portland Road CM23 3SJ 15 Jun 2016£650,000 TerracedFreehold
45, Portland Road CM23 3SL 31 Mar 2016£407,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Portland Road CM23 3SJ 30 Mar 2016£640,000 TerracedFreehold
52, Portland Road CM23 3SJ 30 Mar 2016£950,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Dorset House, Portland Road CM23 3RU 18 Feb 2016£197,000 FlatLeasehold

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
1, Dorset House, Portland Road £180,000 (Aug 2018) → £230,000 (Sep 2025) +28%
over 7 yrs
12, Portland Road £405,000 (Feb 2019) → £525,000 (Aug 2025) +30%
over 6 yrs
16, Portland Road £542,500 (Sep 2018) → £715,000 (Mar 2025) +32%
over 7 yrs
11, Portland Road £440,000 (Aug 2018) → £485,000 (Jun 2024) → £487,750 (Sep 2024) +11%
over 6 yrs
48A, Portland Road £312,000 (Jul 2021) → £345,000 (Sep 2024) +11%
over 3 yrs
24, Portland Road £685,000 (Mar 2021) → £640,000 (Jul 2024) -7%
over 3 yrs
9, Portland Road £308,100 (Nov 2019) → £450,000 (Feb 2021) → £525,000 (Feb 2024) +70%
over 4 yrs
13, Portland Road £460,000 (Feb 2017) → £465,413 (Mar 2023) +1%
over 6 yrs
52, Portland Road £950,000 (Mar 2016) → £1,300,000 (Nov 2021) +37%
over 6 yrs
30, Portland Road £650,000 (Jun 2016) → £725,000 (Sep 2018) +12%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Portland Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Michael's Church of England Primary School 226 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
Windhill21 451 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.1 mi
St Mary's Catholic School 1,106 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Report 0.2 mi
White Trees Independent School 76 pupils Other independent special school 11–18 Report 0.3 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S 436 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Bishop's Stortford College 1,241 pupils Other independent school 3–18 Report 0.4 mi
The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College 1,508 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Hockerill Anglo-European College 903 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.6 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 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
  • Stansted Mountfitchet station 2.9 mi · 57 min walk
  • Sawbridgeworth station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 15 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Potter Street (Stop H, Potter Street) 2 min walk
  • Holy Trinity Church (Stop F, South Street) 3 min walk
  • Church Street Surgery (opp, Church Street) 3 min walk
  • Riverside (Stop R, Riverside) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Church Street Partnership
    30A Church Street, Bishop's Stortford · 0.1 mi
  • South Street Surgery
    83 South Street, Bishop's Stortford · 0.2 mi
  • Helix Medical Centre
    Herts And Essex Hospital, Cavell Drive, Bishop's Stortford · 0.7 mi
  • Peacock Surgery
    1St Floor Castle Maltings, Lower Street, Stansted · 2.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Bishop's Stortford South St Express · 0.1 mi
  • Marks and Spencer M&S Bishops Stortford · 0.1 mi
  • Spar Spar - Bishops Storford · 0.1 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Bishops Stortford · 0.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.1 mi
  • Speed Service Appliance Contractors · 0.2 mi
  • Trinity Pharmacy · 0.2 mi

Dentists

  • Smile And Wellbeing Dental · 0.1 mi
  • The Dentist · 0.1 mi
  • South Street (dental Surgery) · 0.2 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 8 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 disability9 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned53.3%62.5%
Private rented33.6%20.3%
Social rented13.1%17.1%
Households702

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6469.3%64.1%
Aged 65+15.7%18.6%
Residents1,448

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable98%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 Portland Road

Ethnic group

HereEast Hertfordshire
White88%92.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%2.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.6%2.7%
Other ethnic group2.9%0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%1.3%

Religion

HereEast Hertfordshire
Christian44.9%49.1%
No religion43.6%41.8%
Not answered7.1%6%
Muslim1.9%1.2%
Other religion1%0.4%
Buddhist0.8%0.4%
Jewish0.4%0.4%
Hindu0.3%0.6%

Country of birth

HereEast Hertfordshire
Born in the UK76.2%89.2%
Born outside the UK23.8%10.8%

Highest qualification

HereEast Hertfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above46.3%38.6%
No qualifications15.2%13.8%
Level 3 qualifications13%16.8%
Level 2 qualifications11.5%14.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.2%9.4%
Apprenticeship4%4.7%
Other qualifications3.8%2.3%

General health

HereEast Hertfordshire
Very good health52.8%54%
Good health32%32.5%
Fair health10.9%10.2%
Bad health3.4%2.6%
Very bad health1%0.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereEast Hertfordshire
1 car or van in household56.1%40.6%
No cars or vans in household23.7%12.4%
2 cars or vans in household17.1%33.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household3.1%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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