Woodpecker Close, Bishop's Stortford

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

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2019)

£585,125

4 sales

Price range

£483k – £760k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

28 Aug 2025

CM23 4QA

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At a glance

House prices£585k averageSince 2019 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station21 min walkBishops Stortford station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 4 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

4 property sales on Woodpecker Close, Bishop's Stortford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2019. The most recent sale was on 28 Aug 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £585,125. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2019; 1 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Woodpecker Close range from £482,500 to £760,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Woodpecker Close compared

CM23 postcode area£483,025

Bishop's Stortford£476,485

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Woodpecker 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

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 4 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	4	£585,125	28 Aug 2025

Sold prices on Woodpecker Close

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
14, Woodpecker Close CM23 4QA	28 Aug 2025	£760,000	Detached	Freehold
17, Woodpecker Close CM23 4QA	26 Aug 2021	£588,000	Detached	Freehold
4, Woodpecker Close CM23 4QA	7 Jun 2021	£482,500	Detached	Freehold
17, Woodpecker Close CM23 4QA	2 May 2019	£510,000	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
17, Woodpecker Close	£510,000 (May 2019) → £588,000 (Aug 2021)	+15% over 2 yrs

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Schools near Woodpecker Close

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Hillmead Primary School 223 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.4 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S 436 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
Manor Fields Primary School 449 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
Bishop's Stortford College 1,241 pupils	Other independent school	3–18	Report	0.5 mi
St Mary's Catholic School 1,106 pupils	Secondary Roman Catholic	11–18	Report	0.6 mi
Windhill21 451 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.7 mi
St Michael's Church of England Primary School 226 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Good Report	0.8 mi
Northgate Primary School 455 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good 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 1.0 mi · 21 min walk
Stansted Mountfitchet station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 10 min walk
Sawbridgeworth station 3.7 mi · 1 hr 14 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Kestrel Gardens (adj, Oriole Way) 1 min walk
Kestrel Gardens (opp, Oriole Way) 1 min walk
Clover Avenue (adj, Oriole Way) 5 min walk
Clover Avenue (opp, Oriole Way) 6 min walk

GP surgeries

Church Street Partnership
30A Church Street, Bishop's Stortford · 0.8 mi
South Street Surgery
83 South Street, Bishop's Stortford · 0.9 mi
Helix Medical Centre
Herts And Essex Hospital, Cavell Drive, Bishop's Stortford · 1.4 mi
Peacock Surgery
1St Floor Castle Maltings, Lower Street, Stansted · 3.5 mi

Supermarkets

Sainsburys Sainsburys Thorley · 0.6 mi
Tesco Tesco Bishop's Stortford Superstore · 0.7 mi
Tesco Express Tesco Havers Ln Express · 0.7 mi
Tesco Express Tesco Bishop's Stortford South St Express · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

Allied Pharmacy Thorley · 0.6 mi
Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
Boots · 0.9 mi

Dentists

Thorley Dental Practice · 0.6 mi
Smile And Wellbeing Dental · 0.9 mi
The Dentist · 0.9 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.

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

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	87.4%	62.5%
Private rented	7.8%	20.3%
Social rented	4.8%	17.1%
Households	477

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	18.8%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	68.3%	64.1%
Aged 65+	12.9%	18.6%
Residents	1,303

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 Woodpecker Close

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Who lives around Woodpecker Close

Ethnic group

	Here	East Hertfordshire
White	90.5%	92.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	3.8%	2.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	3.1%	2.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	2.5%	1.3%
Other ethnic group	0.1%	0.9%

Religion

	Here	East Hertfordshire
Christian	50.7%	49.1%
No religion	40%	41.8%
Not answered	6.1%	6%
Muslim	1.3%	1.2%
Hindu	0.9%	0.6%
Jewish	0.4%	0.4%
Other religion	0.3%	0.4%
Sikh	0.2%	–

Country of birth

	Here	East Hertfordshire
Born in the UK	88.3%	89.2%
Born outside the UK	11.7%	10.8%

Highest qualification

	Here	East Hertfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above	43.3%	38.6%
Level 3 qualifications	19%	16.8%
Level 2 qualifications	15.4%	14.4%
No qualifications	9%	13.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	8.8%	9.4%
Apprenticeship	2.9%	4.7%
Other qualifications	1.6%	2.3%

General health

	Here	East Hertfordshire
Very good health	59.4%	54%
Good health	30.9%	32.5%
Fair health	7.7%	10.2%
Bad health	1.3%	2.6%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.7%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	East Hertfordshire
2 cars or vans in household	40.7%	33.7%
1 car or van in household	36.1%	40.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household	18.8%	13.3%
No cars or vans in household	4.4%	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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