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Rye Street, Bishop's Stortford

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for CM23 2HB, CM23 2HE, CM23 2HA.

Average price (last 12 months)
£391,909
11 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£361,588
124 sales
Price range
£103k – £1.32m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
17 Sep 2026
CM23 2HG

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At a glance

House prices£392k average18% below the Bishop's Stortford average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station13 min walkBishops Stortford station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband99% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold65% freeholdAcross 156 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

124 property sales on Rye Street, Bishop's Stortford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 11 homes sold here for an average of £391,909. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £220,339. Average sale prices rose from £246,630 in 2016 to £410,300 in 2026 (+66%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 18% below the Bishop's Stortford average of £476,485 over the same period. 31 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 24 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 38% flat, 35% terraced, 17% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Rye Street range from £103,000 to £1,320,000. 65% of homes sold here were freehold and 35% leasehold. Of 109 streets in Bishop's Stortford with at least two sales in the last year, Rye Street ranks 63rd for average price.

House prices on Rye Street compared

Rye Street£391,909
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: £246,630 (11 sales)2016£247k2017: £312,029 (17 sales)2017£312k2018: £539,300 (5 sales)2018£539k2019: £343,100 (5 sales)2019£343k2020: £340,963 (15 sales)2020£341k2021: £320,000 (12 sales)2021£320k2022: £355,767 (15 sales)2022£356k2023: £396,731 (13 sales)2023£397k2024: £401,300 (10 sales)2024£401k2025: £440,273 (11 sales)2025£440k2026: £410,300 (10 sales)2026£410k

Tenure: 65% freehold and 35% leasehold across 156 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat47£220,3394 Sep 2026
Terraced43£332,58017 Sep 2026
Semi-detached21£459,80928 Jan 2026
Detached13£809,53819 Aug 2025

Sold prices on Rye Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
14, Rye Street CM23 2HG 17 Sep 2026£530,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Cedar Court, Rye Street CM23 2HB 4 Sep 2026£253,500 FlatLeasehold
70, Rye Street CM23 2HH 28 Aug 2026£450,000 TerracedFreehold
133B, Rye Street CM23 2HD 25 Aug 2026£990,000 FlatFreehold
56, Cedar Court, Rye Street CM23 2HB 26 Jun 2026£277,000 FlatLeasehold
76, Cedar Court, Rye Street CM23 2HB 19 Jun 2026£300,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Cedar Court, Rye Street CM23 2HB 5 May 2026£287,500 FlatLeasehold
31, Cedar Court, Rye Street CM23 2HB 17 Apr 2026£225,000 FlatLeasehold
19A, Rye Street CM23 2HA 27 Mar 2026£400,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Rye Street CM23 2HG 28 Jan 2026£390,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Cedar Court, Rye Street CM23 2HB 19 Dec 2025£208,000 FlatLeasehold
159, Rye Street CM23 2HE 17 Oct 2025£535,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
177, Rye Street CM23 2HE 6 Oct 2025£334,000 TerracedFreehold
203, Rye Street CM23 2HE 3 Oct 2025£284,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
133A, Rye Street CM23 2HD 19 Aug 2025£1,035,000 DetachedFreehold
71, Rye Street CM23 2HA 18 Jul 2025£315,000 TerracedFreehold
185, Rye Street CM23 2HE 19 Jun 2025£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36A, Rye Street CM23 2HG 13 Jun 2025£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Rye Street CM23 2HG 31 Mar 2025£465,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
103, Rye Street CM23 2HD 21 Mar 2025£503,000 DetachedFreehold
70, Rye Street CM23 2HH 7 Mar 2025£440,000 TerracedFreehold
79, Rye Street CM23 2HA 27 Jan 2025£333,000 TerracedFreehold
121, Rye Street CM23 2HD 20 Nov 2024£1,320,000 DetachedFreehold
33, Cedar Court, Rye Street CM23 2HB 4 Oct 2024£218,000 FlatLeasehold
20, Rye Street CM23 2HG 10 Sep 2024£440,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Rye Street CM23 2HG 4 Sep 2024£1,300,000 OtherFreehold
38, Cedar Court, Rye Street CM23 2HB 30 Aug 2024£212,000 FlatLeasehold
45, Cedar Court, Rye Street CM23 2HB 26 Jul 2024£222,500 FlatLeasehold
155, Rye Street CM23 2HE 12 Jul 2024£585,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
81, Cedar Court, Rye Street CM23 2HB 28 Jun 2024£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Rye Street CM23 2HG 13 Jun 2024£40,000 OtherLeasehold
25B, Rye Street CM23 2HA 31 May 2024£143,000 FlatLeasehold
75, Rye Street CM23 2HA 17 May 2024£257,000 TerracedFreehold
55, Cedar Court, Rye Street CM23 2HB 8 Feb 2024£218,500 FlatLeasehold
199, Rye Street CM23 2HE 2 Feb 2024£350,000 TerracedFreehold
105A, Rye Street CM23 2HD 2 Oct 2023£319,000 FlatLeasehold
215, Rye Street CM23 2HE 5 Sep 2023£1,225,000 DetachedFreehold
63, Rye Street CM23 2HA 31 Aug 2023£330,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Cedar Court, Rye Street CM23 2HB 16 Aug 2023£281,000 FlatLeasehold
24, Cedar Court, Rye Street CM23 2HB 14 Aug 2023£230,000 FlatLeasehold
23, Cedar Court, Rye Street CM23 2HB 11 Aug 2023£193,000 FlatLeasehold
68, Cedar Court, Rye Street CM23 2HB 7 Jun 2023£177,500 FlatLeasehold
217, Rye Street CM23 2HE 28 Apr 2023£975,000 DetachedFreehold
22, Cedar Court, Rye Street CM23 2HB 19 Apr 2023£182,000 FlatLeasehold
43, Cedar Court, Rye Street CM23 2HB 5 Apr 2023£210,000 FlatLeasehold
195, Rye Street CM23 2HE 14 Mar 2023£270,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Rye Street CM23 2HH 6 Feb 2023£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Rye Street CM23 2HG 27 Jan 2023£525,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
193, Rye Street CM23 2HE 20 Dec 2022£340,000 TerracedFreehold
93, Rye Street CM23 2HD 5 Dec 2022£351,000 TerracedFreehold
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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
14, Rye Street £344,000 (Jan 2017) → £530,000 (Sep 2026) +54%
over 10 yrs
38, Cedar Court, Rye Street £212,000 (Aug 2024) → £253,500 (Sep 2026) +20%
over 2 yrs
70, Rye Street £425,000 (Nov 2022) → £440,000 (Mar 2025) → £450,000 (Aug 2026) +6%
over 4 yrs
133B, Rye Street £325,000 (Jan 2021) → £990,000 (Aug 2026) +205%
over 6 yrs
56, Cedar Court, Rye Street £285,000 (Feb 2022) → £277,000 (Jun 2026) -3%
over 4 yrs
24, Cedar Court, Rye Street £270,000 (May 2021) → £230,000 (Aug 2023) → £287,500 (May 2026) +6%
over 5 yrs
159, Rye Street £405,000 (Aug 2017) → £501,000 (Jun 2021) → £535,000 (Oct 2025) +32%
over 8 yrs
133A, Rye Street £325,000 (Jan 2021) → £1,035,000 (Aug 2025) +218%
over 5 yrs
22, Rye Street £408,000 (Jan 2020) → £465,000 (Mar 2025) +14%
over 5 yrs
103, Rye Street £455,000 (Jan 2019) → £503,000 (Mar 2025) +11%
over 6 yrs
79, Rye Street £285,000 (Oct 2016) → £324,950 (Nov 2020) → £333,000 (Jan 2025) +17%
over 8 yrs
20, Rye Street £365,000 (Jul 2017) → £389,500 (Nov 2020) → £440,000 (Sep 2024) +21%
over 7 yrs
55, Cedar Court, Rye Street £226,500 (Apr 2018) → £218,500 (Feb 2024) -4%
over 6 yrs
199, Rye Street £300,000 (Aug 2021) → £350,000 (Feb 2024) +17%
over 2 yrs
105A, Rye Street £213,000 (Jul 2016) → £319,000 (Oct 2023) +50%
over 7 yrs
8, Rye Street £562,500 (Dec 2018) → £525,000 (Jan 2023) -7%
over 4 yrs
93, Rye Street £265,000 (Jan 2017) → £294,000 (May 2020) → £351,000 (Dec 2022) +32%
over 6 yrs
105B, Rye Street £300,000 (Sep 2019) → £292,500 (Nov 2022) -3%
over 3 yrs
209, Rye Street £380,000 (Nov 2017) → £375,000 (Oct 2022) -1%
over 5 yrs
187, Rye Street £292,000 (Jan 2018) → £375,000 (Oct 2022) +28%
over 5 yrs
33A, Cedar Court, Rye Street £146,000 (May 2017) → £168,000 (Jul 2022) +15%
over 5 yrs
6, Cedar Court, Rye Street £127,500 (Apr 2017) → £15,250 (Aug 2017) → £186,500 (Oct 2021) +46%
over 4 yrs
27, Cedar Court, Rye Street £160,000 (Mar 2016) → £182,000 (Jun 2021) +14%
over 5 yrs
97, Rye Street £215,000 (Aug 2017) → £250,000 (May 2021) +16%
over 4 yrs
55, Rye Street £305,500 (Jul 2017) → £310,000 (Jan 2021) +1%
over 4 yrs
51, Rye Street £290,000 (Sep 2017) → £292,500 (Nov 2020) +1%
over 3 yrs
141, Rye Street £645,000 (Jan 2019) → £745,500 (Aug 2020) +16%
over 2 yrs
72, Cedar Court, Rye Street £180,500 (Dec 2016) → £190,000 (Jul 2020) +5%
over 4 yrs
75, Cedar Court, Rye Street £265,000 (Aug 2016) → £245,000 (Feb 2020) -8%
over 3 yrs
47, Cedar Court, Rye Street £202,000 (Jan 2017) → £212,500 (Feb 2020) +5%
over 3 yrs

Showing the 30 most recent of 31 homes with more than one sale.

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Crime and flood risk near Rye Street

Crime

229 crimes were reported within about a mile of Rye Street in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Anti-social behaviour73
Violence & sexual offences56
Shoplifting29
Public order17
Criminal damage & arson11
Other theft11

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

Flood risk

Rye Street 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 Rye Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Northgate Primary School 455 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
St Mary's Catholic School 1,106 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Report 0.4 mi
St Michael's Church of England Primary School 226 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Windhill21 451 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Bishop's Stortford College 1,241 pupils Other independent school 3–18 Report 0.5 mi
White Trees Independent School 76 pupils Other independent special school 11–18 Report 0.6 mi
Hockerill Anglo-European College 903 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.6 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S 436 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.7 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 0.7 mi · 13 min walk
  • Stansted Mountfitchet station 2.5 mi · 50 min walk
  • Sawbridgeworth station 4.2 mi · 1 hr 25 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Bryan Road (nr, Rye Street) 1 min walk
  • Bryan Road (opp, Rye Street) 1 min walk
  • Grange Paddocks Swimming Pool (nr, Rye Street) 3 min walk
  • Grange Paddocks Swimming Pool (opp, Rye Street) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Church Street Partnership
    30A Church Street, Bishop's Stortford · 0.4 mi
  • South Street Surgery
    83 South Street, Bishop's Stortford · 0.6 mi
  • Helix Medical Centre
    Herts And Essex Hospital, Cavell Drive, Bishop's Stortford · 1.0 mi
  • Peacock Surgery
    1St Floor Castle Maltings, Lower Street, Stansted · 2.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • Waitrose Waitrose Bishop's Stortford · 0.2 mi
  • Cook Cook Bishop's Stortford · 0.2 mi
  • Spar Spar - Bishops Storford · 0.4 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Bishops Stortford · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.4 mi
  • Speed Service Appliance Contractors · 0.6 mi
  • Trinity Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Barrett House Dental Centre · 0.3 mi
  • Riverside Dental Practice · 0.4 mi
  • Smile And Wellbeing Dental · 0.5 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.

Income6 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned66.1%62.5%
Private rented18.7%20.3%
Social rented15.2%17.1%
Households664

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1521.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.5%64.1%
Aged 65+11.7%18.6%
Residents1,609

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)99%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 Rye Street

Ethnic group

HereEast Hertfordshire
White88%92.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5%2.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.3%2.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.3%1.3%
Other ethnic group1.4%0.9%

Religion

HereEast Hertfordshire
Christian45.6%49.1%
No religion44%41.8%
Not answered6.8%6%
Muslim1.1%1.2%
Other religion1%0.4%
Hindu0.5%0.6%
Sikh0.5%–
Buddhist0.3%0.4%

Country of birth

HereEast Hertfordshire
Born in the UK82.1%89.2%
Born outside the UK17.9%10.8%

Highest qualification

HereEast Hertfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above42.1%38.6%
Level 3 qualifications17.3%16.8%
Level 2 qualifications13.6%14.4%
No qualifications9.6%13.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%9.4%
Apprenticeship4.2%4.7%
Other qualifications4.1%2.3%

General health

HereEast Hertfordshire
Very good health59.2%54%
Good health28.5%32.5%
Fair health8.1%10.2%
Bad health3.7%2.6%
Very bad health0.4%0.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereEast Hertfordshire
1 car or van in household46.6%40.6%
2 cars or vans in household32.4%33.7%
No cars or vans in household14.5%12.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household6.5%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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