Lower Street, Stansted

House prices, sold prices and local information for CM24 8LR, CM24 8LN, CM24 8LY.

Average price (last 12 months)
£155,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£379,300
42 sales
Price range
£125k – £1.4m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
20 Feb 2026
CM24 8LY

At a glance

House prices£155k average67% below the Stansted average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station2 min walkStansted Mountfitchet station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband66% of homesNational average 80%

42 property sales on Lower Street, Stansted have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £155,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £355,203. Average sale prices fell from £182,333 in 2016 to £155,000 in 2026 (-15%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 67% below the Stansted average of £469,019 over the same period. 8 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Lower Street compared

Lower Street£155,000
CM24 postcode area£469,019
Stansted£469,019
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CM24 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £182,333 (3 sales)2016£182k2017: £334,565 (10 sales)2017£335k2018: £299,167 (3 sales)2018£299k2019: £335,000 (2 sales)2019£335k2020: £276,365 (4 sales)2020£276k2021: £748,200 (5 sales)2021£748k2022: £433,333 (3 sales)2022£433k2023: £350,000 (1 sales)2023£350k2024: £476,500 (4 sales)2024£477k2025: £351,600 (5 sales)2025£352k2026: £155,000 (2 sales)2026£155k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced17£355,2031 Oct 2025
Flat16£246,91620 Feb 2026
Semi-detached5£478,30022 Aug 2025
Detached4£887,5006 Jun 2024

Sold prices on Lower Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Flat 13, Castle Walk, Lower Street CM24 8LY 20 Feb 2026£155,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2A, Castle Walk, Lower Street CM24 8LY 20 Feb 2026£155,000 FlatLeasehold
The Old Dairy, 37, Lower Street CM24 8LN 1 Oct 2025£460,000 TerracedFreehold
42A, Lower Street CM24 8LR 22 Aug 2025£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 14, Castle Walk, Lower Street CM24 8LY 8 Jul 2025£130,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 7, Castle Maltings, Lower Street CM24 8XG 3 Jul 2025£402,500 Flat New buildLeasehold
49, Lower Street CM24 8LN 6 Mar 2025£415,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
76, Lower Street CM24 8LR 6 Dec 2024£436,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Lower Street CM24 8LN 22 Aug 2024£480,000 OtherFreehold
51, Lower Street CM24 8LN 8 Jul 2024£395,000 TerracedFreehold
The Clock House, 63, Lower Street CM24 8LR 6 Jun 2024£760,000 DetachedFreehold
Stansted Youth & Education Centre, Lower Street CM24 8LR 31 May 2024£965,000 OtherFreehold
39, Lower Street CM24 8LN 26 Feb 2024£315,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Lower Street CM24 8LN 11 Aug 2023£420,000 OtherFreehold
31, Lower Street CM24 8LN 11 Aug 2023£420,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 3, Castle Walk, Lower Street CM24 8LY 15 Jun 2023£180,000 FlatLeasehold
64, Lower Street CM24 8LR 28 Apr 2023£350,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 5, Castle Maltings, Lower Street CM24 8XG 13 Dec 2022£535,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
74, Lower Street CM24 8LR 10 May 2022£375,000 TerracedFreehold
55, Lower Street CM24 8LN 11 Feb 2022£390,000 TerracedFreehold
The Clock House, 63, Lower Street CM24 8LR 28 Sep 2021£762,000 DetachedFreehold
54, Lower Street CM24 8LR 24 Jun 2021£466,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
66, Lower Street CM24 8LR 18 Jun 2021£318,000 TerracedFreehold
The Porch, 29, Lower Street CM24 8LN 29 Mar 2021£795,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Brewery House, 61, Lower Street CM24 8LN 4 Mar 2021£1,400,000 DetachedFreehold
72, Lower Street CM24 8LR 23 Nov 2020£307,459 TerracedFreehold
Flat 22, Castle Walk, Lower Street CM24 8LY 17 Jul 2020£195,000 FlatLeasehold
60, Lower Street CM24 8LR 9 Jul 2020£338,000 TerracedFreehold
52, Lower Street CM24 8LR 28 Feb 2020£265,000 TerracedFreehold
48, Lower Street CM24 8LR 4 Nov 2019£310,000 TerracedFreehold
53, Lower Street CM24 8LN 1 Nov 2019£360,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Lower Street CM24 8LP 8 Feb 2019£39,500 OtherLeasehold
The Old Dairy, 37, Lower Street CM24 8LN 5 Dec 2018£387,500 TerracedFreehold
Flat 4, Castle Walk, Lower Street CM24 8LY 7 Sep 2018£145,000 FlatLeasehold
49, Lower Street CM24 8LN 17 Aug 2018£365,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 6, Castle Maltings, Lower Street CM24 8XG 13 Oct 2017£450,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
51, Lower Street CM24 8LN 10 Oct 2017£330,000 TerracedFreehold
76, Lower Street CM24 8LR 28 Sep 2017£427,500 TerracedFreehold
Flat 4, Castle Walk, Lower Street CM24 8LY 28 Sep 2017£125,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 14, Castle Maltings, Lower Street CM24 8XG 25 Aug 2017£375,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 11, Castle Maltings, Lower Street CM24 8XG 22 Aug 2017£535,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 10, Castle Walk, Lower Street CM24 8LY 1 Aug 2017£130,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 21, Castle Walk, Lower Street CM24 8LY 20 Apr 2017£210,500 FlatLeasehold
63, Lower Street CM24 8LR 18 Apr 2017£628,000 DetachedFreehold
1, Castle Walk, Lower Street CM24 8LY 13 Apr 2017£64,000 OtherLeasehold
Flat 5, Castle Walk, Lower Street CM24 8LY 6 Jan 2017£134,650 FlatLeasehold
Flat 13, Castle Walk, Lower Street CM24 8LY 31 Aug 2016£139,000 FlatLeasehold
76, Lower Street CM24 8LR 6 Jun 2016£274,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 12, Castle Walk, Lower Street CM24 8LY 22 Jan 2016£134,000 FlatLeasehold

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 13, Castle Walk, Lower Street £139,000 (Aug 2016) → £155,000 (Feb 2026) +12%
over 9 yrs
The Old Dairy, 37, Lower Street £387,500 (Dec 2018) → £460,000 (Oct 2025) +19%
over 7 yrs
49, Lower Street £365,000 (Aug 2018) → £415,500 (Mar 2025) +14%
over 7 yrs
76, Lower Street £274,000 (Jun 2016) → £427,500 (Sep 2017) → £436,000 (Dec 2024) +59%
over 9 yrs
31, Lower Street £420,000 (Aug 2023) → £480,000 (Aug 2024) +14%
over 1 yr
51, Lower Street £330,000 (Oct 2017) → £395,000 (Jul 2024) +20%
over 7 yrs
The Clock House, 63, Lower Street £762,000 (Sep 2021) → £760,000 (Jun 2024) +-0%
over 3 yrs
Flat 4, Castle Walk, Lower Street £125,000 (Sep 2017) → £145,000 (Sep 2018) +16%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Lower Street

Crime

35 crimes were reported within about a mile of Lower Street in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences13
Anti-social behaviour7
Public order5
Burglary2
Criminal damage & arson2
Other crime2

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

Flood risk

Lower Street is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Stansted Brook at Stansted Mountfitchet Flood warning area
  • River Stort and Stansted Brook catchment 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 Lower Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Magna Carta Primary Academy 194 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School 255 pupils Primary Church of England 5–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Bentfield Primary School and Nursery 208 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Forest Hall School 506 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.7 mi
Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 93 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.3 mi
Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 403 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.6 mi
Manuden Primary School 106 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 1.8 mi
Avanti Meadows Primary School 315 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.9 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 and local GPs

Train stations

  • Stansted Mountfitchet station 0.1 mi · 2 min walk
  • Elsenham station 1.7 mi · 34 min walk
  • Stansted Airport station 2.8 mi · 55 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Lower Street (NE-bound, Lower St) 1 min walk
  • Lower Street (SW-bound, Lower St) 1 min walk
  • Railway Station (opp, Church Rd) 2 min walk
  • Railway Station (o/s, Church Rd) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Peacock Surgery
    1St Floor Castle Maltings, Lower Street, Stansted · 0.0 mi
  • Helix Medical Centre
    Herts And Essex Hospital, Cavell Drive, Bishop's Stortford · 2.8 mi
  • Church Street Partnership
    30A Church Street, Bishop's Stortford · 2.9 mi
  • South Street Surgery
    83 South Street, Bishop's Stortford · 3.0 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice 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: decile 9 of 10 · Crime: decile 6 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned76.6%62.5%
Private rented16.4%20.3%
Social rented7.0%17.1%
Households748

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6459.2%64.1%
Aged 65+27.4%18.6%
Residents1,797

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)66%80%
Gigabit-capable66%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.

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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