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South Road, Bishop's Stortford

MyStreetCheck free street report: South Road, Bishop's Stortford · 1 November 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bishops-stortford-hertfordshire/south-road-east-hertfordshire/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CM23 3JJ, CM23 3GY, CM23 3JH.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£393,712
26 sales
Price range
£199k – £600k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
5 Sep 2025
CM23 3GY

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At a glance

House prices£394k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station9 min walkBishops Stortford station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold65% freeholdAcross 31 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

26 property sales on South 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 detached homes, which have sold for an average of £452,923. 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 50% detached, 35% flat, 15% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on South Road range from £199,000 to £600,000. 65% of homes sold here were freehold and 35% leasehold.

House prices on South Road compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. South 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: £422,000 (1 sales)2016£422k2017: £288,667 (3 sales)2017£289k2018: £427,667 (3 sales)2018£428k2019: £325,000 (3 sales)2019£325k2020: £440,500 (2 sales)2020£441k2021: £488,625 (4 sales)2021£489k2022: £438,333 (3 sales)2022£438k2023: £350,500 (2 sales)2023£351k2024: £362,000 (2 sales)2024£362k2025: £371,667 (3 sales)2025£372k

Tenure: 65% freehold and 35% leasehold across 31 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached13£452,92321 Mar 2025
Flat9£255,3335 Sep 2025
Semi-detached4£512,62527 Mar 2025

Sold prices on South Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Flat 7, Whitepost Court, South Road CM23 3GY 5 Sep 2025£258,000 FlatLeasehold
41, South Road CM23 3JQ 27 Mar 2025£470,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, South Road CM23 3JH 21 Mar 2025£387,000 DetachedFreehold
46, South Road CM23 3JJ 22 Jul 2024£525,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 3, Emmerson House, South Road CM23 3JJ 28 Mar 2024£199,000 FlatLeasehold
42, South Road CM23 3JJ 30 Aug 2023£419,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 6, Whitepost Court, South Road CM23 3GY 31 Jan 2023£282,000 FlatLeasehold
10, South Road CM23 3JH 18 Jul 2022£475,000 DetachedFreehold
7, South Road CM23 3JG 29 Apr 2022£580,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 4, Emmerson House, South Road CM23 3JJ 7 Apr 2022£260,000 FlatLeasehold
30, South Road CM23 3JJ 30 Nov 2021£510,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, South Road CM23 3JH 30 Jun 2021£600,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 3, Whitepost Court, South Road CM23 3GY 16 Jun 2021£270,000 FlatLeasehold
52, South Road CM23 3JJ 12 Apr 2021£570,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 2, Whitepost Court, South Road CM23 3GY 11 Mar 2021£274,000 FlatLeasehold
36, South Road CM23 3JJ 10 Aug 2020£475,000 DetachedFreehold
56, South Road CM23 3JJ 10 Mar 2020£406,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 6, Emmerson House, South Road CM23 3JJ 16 Dec 2019£240,000 FlatLeasehold
Sceptre House 43A, South Road CM23 3LD 11 Dec 2019£1,080,123 OtherFreehold
24, South Road CM23 3JH 29 Nov 2019£465,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 2, Whitepost Court, South Road CM23 3GY 25 Jan 2019£270,000 FlatLeasehold
29, South Road CM23 3JQ 20 Dec 2018£415,000 DetachedFreehold
10, South Road CM23 3JH 8 Nov 2018£408,000 DetachedFreehold
28, South Road CM23 3JJ 15 Jun 2018£500,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, South Road CM23 3JJ 1 Jun 2018£375,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 6, Whitepost Court, South Road CM23 3GY 6 Nov 2017£260,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 8, Whitepost Court, South Road CM23 3GY 31 May 2017£255,000 FlatLeasehold
27, South Road CM23 3JQ 28 Apr 2017£530,000 DetachedFreehold
31, South Road CM23 3JQ 28 Feb 2017£351,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 5, Emmerson House, South Road CM23 3JJ 21 Jul 2016£239,995 FlatLeasehold
32, South Road CM23 3JJ 18 Mar 2016£422,000 DetachedFreehold

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
Flat 6, Whitepost Court, South Road £260,000 (Nov 2017) → £282,000 (Jan 2023) +8%
over 5 yrs
10, South Road £408,000 (Nov 2018) → £475,000 (Jul 2022) +16%
over 4 yrs
Flat 2, Whitepost Court, South Road £270,000 (Jan 2019) → £274,000 (Mar 2021) +1%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near South Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Thorley Hill Primary School 228 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
Thorn Grove Primary School 223 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Richard Whittington Primary School 273 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
White Trees Independent School 76 pupils Other independent special school 11–18 Report 0.6 mi
The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College 1,508 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.6 mi
St Michael's Church of England Primary School 226 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Windhill21 451 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
The Bishop's Stortford High School 1,279 pupils Secondary 11–18 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 0.4 mi · 9 min walk
  • Sawbridgeworth station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 4 min walk
  • Stansted Mountfitchet station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 4 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Mulberry Court (opp, South Rd) 1 min walk
  • Mulberry Court (nr, South Rd) 1 min walk
  • Thorley Hill (opp, London Road) 2 min walk
  • Thorley Hill (nr, London Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • South Street Surgery
    83 South Street, Bishop's Stortford · 0.5 mi
  • Helix Medical Centre
    Herts And Essex Hospital, Cavell Drive, Bishop's Stortford · 0.6 mi
  • Church Street Partnership
    30A Church Street, Bishop's Stortford · 0.7 mi
  • Peacock Surgery
    1St Floor Castle Maltings, Lower Street, Stansted · 3.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Little Waitrose Shell Little Waitrose Shell Thorley · 0.0 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Havers Ln Express · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Bishop's Stortford · 0.4 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Hockerill Bishop's Stortford · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Speed Service Appliance Contractors · 0.5 mi
  • Trinity Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Hobbs Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • South Street (dental Surgery) · 0.5 mi
  • The Dentist · 0.6 mi
  • Smile And Wellbeing Dental · 0.6 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned73.7%62.5%
Private rented20.6%20.3%
Social rented5.7%17.1%
Households562

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.3%64.1%
Aged 65+16.2%18.6%
Residents1,374

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 South Road

Ethnic group

HereEast Hertfordshire
White88.7%92.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.8%2.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%2.8%
Other ethnic group1.9%0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%1.3%

Religion

HereEast Hertfordshire
Christian46.2%49.1%
No religion43.3%41.8%
Not answered5.1%6%
Muslim3.2%1.2%
Hindu1.6%0.6%
Buddhist0.4%0.4%
Jewish0.1%0.4%
Sikh0.1%–

Country of birth

HereEast Hertfordshire
Born in the UK84.4%89.2%
Born outside the UK15.6%10.8%

Highest qualification

HereEast Hertfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above39.9%38.6%
Level 3 qualifications18.3%16.8%
Level 2 qualifications13.3%14.4%
No qualifications11.3%13.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%9.4%
Apprenticeship5%4.7%
Other qualifications2.2%2.3%

General health

HereEast Hertfordshire
Very good health53.3%54%
Good health32.4%32.5%
Fair health10.8%10.2%
Bad health2.7%2.6%
Very bad health0.8%0.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereEast Hertfordshire
1 car or van in household46.3%40.6%
2 cars or vans in household30.7%33.7%
No cars or vans in household13.2%12.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.8%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 South Road

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