Scholars Close, Bishop's Stortford

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House prices, sold prices and local information for CM23 5SZ.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2020)

£692,500

2 sales

Price range

£650k – £735k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

18 Aug 2025

CM23 5SZ

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At a glance

House prices£693k averageSince 2020 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station7 min walkBishops Stortford station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

2 property sales on Scholars Close, Bishop's Stortford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2020. The most recent sale was on 18 Aug 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £692,500. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2020; 0 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Scholars Close compared

CM23 postcode area£483,025

Bishop's Stortford£476,485

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Scholars 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

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	2	£692,500	18 Aug 2025

Sold prices on Scholars Close

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
1, Scholars Close CM23 5SZ	18 Aug 2025	£650,000	Detached	Freehold
1, Scholars Close CM23 5SZ	18 Dec 2020	£735,000	Detached	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
1, Scholars Close	£735,000 (Dec 2020) → £650,000 (Aug 2025)	-12% over 5 yrs

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Schools near Scholars Close

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College 1,508 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Outstanding Report	0.1 mi
Hockerill Anglo-European College 903 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Good Report	0.1 mi
White Trees Independent School 76 pupils	Other independent special school	11–18	Report	0.2 mi
Thorn Grove Primary School 223 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.4 mi
Summercroft Primary School 436 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.4 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
Birchwood High School 1,417 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Report	0.6 mi
St Michael's Church of England Primary School 226 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	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 · 7 min walk
Stansted Mountfitchet station 2.5 mi · 50 min walk
Sawbridgeworth station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 17 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Anglo European College (o/s, Dunmow Road) 1 min walk
Anglo European College (opp, Dunmow Road) 1 min walk
Hillside (nr, Dunmow Road) 2 min walk
Stortford Hall Park (adj, Dunmow Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

Helix Medical Centre
Herts And Essex Hospital, Cavell Drive, Bishop's Stortford · 0.3 mi
South Street Surgery
83 South Street, Bishop's Stortford · 0.5 mi
Church Street Partnership
30A Church Street, Bishop's Stortford · 0.6 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 · 0.3 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Bishop's Stortford · 0.4 mi
Sainsburys Sainsburys Bishops Stortford · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

Hobbs Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
Speed Service Appliance Contractors · 0.5 mi
Trinity Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

The Orthodontic Practice · 0.2 mi
Riverside Dental Practice · 0.4 mi
The Dentist · 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 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.

Income	9 of 10
Employment	10 of 10
Education and skills	9 of 10
Health and disability	10 of 10
Crime	8 of 10
Access to housing and services	9 of 10
Living environment	2 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	62.2%	62.5%
Private rented	33.3%	20.3%
Social rented	4.6%	17.1%
Households	502

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	20.3%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	69.8%	64.1%
Aged 65+	9.9%	18.6%
Residents	1,518

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 Scholars Close

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Who lives around Scholars Close

Ethnic group

	Here	East Hertfordshire
White	82.4%	92.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	6%	2.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	5.3%	2.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	4.3%	1.3%
Other ethnic group	2%	0.9%

Religion

	Here	East Hertfordshire
Christian	46.5%	49.1%
No religion	42.2%	41.8%
Not answered	7.6%	6%
Muslim	1.6%	1.2%
Hindu	0.7%	0.6%
Other religion	0.6%	0.4%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.4%
Jewish	0.4%	0.4%

Country of birth

	Here	East Hertfordshire
Born in the UK	70.2%	89.2%
Born outside the UK	29.8%	10.8%

Highest qualification

	Here	East Hertfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above	46.6%	38.6%
Level 2 qualifications	13.8%	14.4%
Level 3 qualifications	13.2%	16.8%
No qualifications	12.9%	13.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	6.7%	9.4%
Apprenticeship	3.5%	4.7%
Other qualifications	3.2%	2.3%

General health

	Here	East Hertfordshire
Very good health	57.1%	54%
Good health	31.8%	32.5%
Fair health	7.3%	10.2%
Very bad health	2.3%	0.7%
Bad health	1.4%	2.6%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	East Hertfordshire
1 car or van in household	49.2%	40.6%
2 cars or vans in household	23.6%	33.7%
No cars or vans in household	20.6%	12.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household	6.6%	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 Scholars Close

John Michael Properties 0.2 mi
Willmott & Lake 0.3 mi
Fordyce Furnival 0.4 mi
PM Estates 0.4 mi
Park Lane 0.5 mi

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