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The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford

MyStreetCheck free street report: The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bishops-stortford-hertfordshire/the-shearers/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CM23 4AZ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£917,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£797,750
26 sales
Price range
£380k – £1.29m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
18 Dec 2025
CM23 4AZ

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At a glance

House prices£918k average93% above the Bishop's Stortford average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station31 min walkBishops Stortford station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 26 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 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £917,500. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £899,895. Average sale prices rose from £854,000 in 2016 to £999,000 in 2025 (+17%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 93% above the Bishop's Stortford average of £476,485 over the same period. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 73% detached, 19% terraced, 8% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on The Shearers range from £379,995 to £1,290,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 109 streets in Bishop's Stortford with at least two sales in the last year, The Shearers ranks 1st for average price, putting it in the top 10%.

House prices on The Shearers compared

The Shearers£917,500
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: £854,000 (2 sales)2016£854k2017: £474,165 (3 sales)2017£474k2018: £867,500 (2 sales)2018£868k2020: £668,500 (6 sales)2020£669k2021: £865,000 (3 sales)2021£865k2022: £878,333 (3 sales)2022£878k2023: £1,100,000 (1 sales)2023£1.1m2024: £540,000 (1 sales)2024£540k2025: £999,000 (5 sales)2025£999k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 26 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached19£899,89518 Dec 2025
Terraced5£469,69918 Dec 2024
Semi-detached2£647,50028 Jan 2022

Sold prices on The Shearers

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
39, The Shearers CM23 4AZ 18 Dec 2025£860,000 DetachedFreehold
74, The Shearers CM23 4AZ 11 Nov 2025£975,000 DetachedFreehold
43, The Shearers CM23 4AZ 17 Jun 2025£1,290,000 DetachedFreehold
84, The Shearers CM23 4AZ 11 Apr 2025£1,170,000 DetachedFreehold
5, The Shearers CM23 4AZ 26 Feb 2025£700,000 DetachedFreehold
16, The Shearers CM23 4AZ 18 Dec 2024£540,000 TerracedFreehold
73, The Shearers CM23 4AZ 24 Feb 2023£1,100,000 DetachedFreehold
22, The Shearers CM23 4AZ 17 Nov 2022£915,000 DetachedFreehold
28, The Shearers CM23 4AZ 30 Mar 2022£1,100,000 DetachedFreehold
15, The Shearers CM23 4AZ 28 Jan 2022£620,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, The Shearers CM23 4AZ 21 Dec 2021£780,000 DetachedFreehold
70, The Shearers CM23 4AZ 20 Dec 2021£1,115,000 DetachedFreehold
3, The Shearers CM23 4AZ 4 Mar 2021£700,000 DetachedFreehold
61, The Shearers CM23 4AZ 1 Dec 2020£855,000 DetachedFreehold
24, The Shearers CM23 4AZ 25 Sep 2020£600,000 DetachedFreehold
48, The Shearers CM23 4AZ 25 Sep 2020£675,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, The Shearers CM23 4AZ 17 Sep 2020£386,000 TerracedFreehold
4, The Shearers CM23 4AZ 5 Mar 2020£645,000 DetachedFreehold
74, The Shearers CM23 4AZ 21 Feb 2020£850,000 DetachedFreehold
63, The Shearers CM23 4AZ 11 Sep 2018£910,000 DetachedFreehold
80, The Shearers CM23 4AZ 25 Jan 2018£825,000 DetachedFreehold
36, The Shearers CM23 4AZ 28 Jul 2017£379,995 TerracedFreehold
38, The Shearers CM23 4AZ 16 Feb 2017£415,000 TerracedFreehold
20, The Shearers CM23 4AZ 13 Jan 2017£627,500 TerracedFreehold
65, The Shearers CM23 4AZ 12 Aug 2016£840,000 DetachedFreehold
72, The Shearers CM23 4AZ 12 Feb 2016£868,000 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
74, The Shearers £850,000 (Feb 2020) → £975,000 (Nov 2025) +15%
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Schools near The Shearers

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Manor Fields Primary School 449 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Richard Whittington Primary School 273 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.9 mi
Hillmead Primary School 223 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.0 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S 436 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 1.0 mi
The Bishop's Stortford High School 1,279 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 1.1 mi
Thorley Hill Primary School 228 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.2 mi
Bishop's Stortford College 1,241 pupils Other independent school 3–18 Report 1.3 mi
St Mary's Catholic School 1,106 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Report 1.3 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 1.5 mi · 31 min walk
  • Sawbridgeworth station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 2 min walk
  • Stansted Mountfitchet station 4.2 mi · 1 hr 25 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Skinners Street (opp, Milliners Way) 2 min walk
  • Village Hall (adj, Milliners Way) 3 min walk
  • The Shearers (W-bound, Moor Hall Lane) 3 min walk
  • The Carpenters (adj, Mercers Avenue) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • South Street Surgery
    83 South Street, Bishop's Stortford · 1.4 mi
  • Church Street Partnership
    30A Church Street, Bishop's Stortford · 1.5 mi
  • Helix Medical Centre
    Herts And Essex Hospital, Cavell Drive, Bishop's Stortford · 1.9 mi
  • Much Hadham Health Centre
    Hadham Cross, Much Hadham · 2.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Thorley · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Havers Ln Express · 1.1 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Bishop's Stortford Superstore · 1.3 mi
  • Little Waitrose Shell Little Waitrose Shell Thorley · 1.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Allied Pharmacy Thorley · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 1.3 mi
  • Speed Service Appliance Contractors · 1.4 mi

Dentists

  • Thorley Dental Practice · 0.5 mi
  • South Street (dental Surgery) · 1.4 mi
  • The Dentist · 1.4 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 10 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
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime10 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
Owned91.0%62.5%
Private rented8.6%20.3%
Social rented0.4%17.1%
Households546

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6467.0%64.1%
Aged 65+13.5%18.6%
Residents1,548

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 The Shearers

Ethnic group

HereEast Hertfordshire
White87.8%92.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.5%2.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.7%2.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.3%1.3%
Other ethnic group0.7%0.9%

Religion

HereEast Hertfordshire
Christian46.2%49.1%
No religion42.8%41.8%
Not answered6%6%
Muslim2.5%1.2%
Hindu1%0.6%
Other religion0.6%0.4%
Sikh0.5%–
Buddhist0.2%0.4%

Country of birth

HereEast Hertfordshire
Born in the UK88.5%89.2%
Born outside the UK11.5%10.8%

Highest qualification

HereEast Hertfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above40.2%38.6%
Level 3 qualifications19.1%16.8%
Level 2 qualifications16.8%14.4%
No qualifications10.5%13.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7%9.4%
Apprenticeship3.9%4.7%
Other qualifications2.5%2.3%

General health

HereEast Hertfordshire
Very good health59.2%54%
Good health31%32.5%
Fair health8.6%10.2%
Bad health1.2%2.6%
Very bad health0.1%0.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereEast Hertfordshire
2 cars or vans in household41.4%33.7%
1 car or van in household33.7%40.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household21.1%13.3%
No cars or vans in household3.8%12.4%

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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