Estate agents in Bishop's Stortford
Bishop's Stortford is a town with about 40,916 residents. HM Land Registry records 547 homes sold there in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, with a median price paid of £422,000.
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Bishop's Stortford at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 577 sales in Bishop's Stortford from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £420,000.
38.3% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.0 years and sold for a median of 9.4% more than they paid.
The median price was £339,200 in 2016 and £435,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Bishop's Stortford
Median sale price in Bishop's Stortford: £420,000
| All homes | 577 sales, median £420,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 163 sales, median £640,000 |
| Semi-detached | 165 sales, median £445,000 |
| Terraced | 138 sales, median £373,500 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 111 sales, median £258,000 |
Across East Hertfordshire the average price was £459,894 in June 2026, up 3.8% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £339,200 (638 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £358,000 (596 sales) |
| 2018 | £375,000 (735 sales) |
| 2019 | £405,000 (712 sales) |
| 2020 | £415,000 (711 sales) |
| 2021 | £420,000 (954 sales) |
| 2022 | £450,000 (938 sales) |
| 2023 | £450,000 (672 sales) |
| 2024 | £450,000 (662 sales) |
| 2025 | £435,000 (755 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Bishop's Stortford station is about 0.2 miles from the centre, with Stansted Mountfitchet station about 3 miles away, Sawbridgeworth about 4 miles away and Stansted Airport station about 4.5 miles away. The A1250, A1060, A120 and A1184 pass through or beside the area. M11 junction 8 at Birchanger Green is about 1 mile away and M25 junction 27 at Theydon is about 13 miles away. London Stansted Airport is about 4 miles away and London Luton Airport about 23 miles away. Central London is about 28 miles away in a straight line.
Schools in and near Bishop's Stortford
Bishop's Stortford has 14 primary schools within about 1.8 miles of the centre. The nearest are Windhill21 (an academy) and St Michael's Church of England Primary School, both about 0.3 miles away, followed by St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S (a Roman Catholic academy) and Thorn Grove Primary School at about 0.6 miles. For secondary education, St Mary's Catholic School (a Roman Catholic academy with a sixth form), The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College (a girls only academy with a sixth form) and Hockerill Anglo-European College (an academy with a sixth form) are each about 0.4 miles away. Birchwood High School, also an academy with a sixth form, is about 0.9 miles away. Independent options include Bishop's Stortford College at about 0.7 miles and Howe Green House School at about 1.9 miles. Harlow College is about 7 miles away and Hertford Regional College about 9 miles.
Living in Bishop's Stortford
Bishop's Stortford is an urban town in East Hertfordshire with about 41,000 residents. Detached and semi-detached houses make up most homes, flats account for around a fifth and about 70% of households own their home. There are more than 260 mapped shops and at least 9 supermarkets, with M&S Foodhall, Sainsbury's, Co-op Food and Aldi all within about 0.2 miles. Alongside these are at least 15 convenience stores, 17 pubs, more than 25 cafés and more than 30 restaurants. Four doctors' surgeries are mapped, the nearest about 0.1 miles away, together with 3 pharmacies and 8 dentists. Herts And Essex Community Hospital is about 0.6 miles away, while the nearest emergency department is at Princess Alexandra Hospital, about 7.5 miles off. The library and Bishops Stortford Post Office are each about 0.1 miles from the centre. There are more than 20 named parks, with Castle Gardens about 0.2 miles away and Thorley Wash Nature Reserve about 1.8 miles away.
A short history of Bishop's Stortford
The settlement began beside a crossing of the River Stort and traces of occupation in the area reach back to the Mesolithic period, with Bronze Age finds and a Roman road, Stane Street, begun around AD 50. A new Anglo-Saxon settlement followed and before 1066 the manor belonged to Edeva the Fair. Between 1066 and 1075 the Bishop of London, William the Norman, acquired it, which gave the town its name. The Domesday Book of 1086 lists the manor as Storteford with 29 households and mentions a priest. Waytemore Castle had been built by then. King John had it dismantled in 1211 and rebuilding began the following year. Malting became important by the 16th century. Plague cut the population to around 600 by 1700. The Church of St Michael and the castle remains are Grade I, among 98 listed buildings.
Sport and leisure
Indoor sport is centred on Herts & Essex Sports Centre and Avanti Grange Sports Hall, while Grange Paddocks Leisure Centre is a fitness centre. Bishop's Stortford Rugby Football Club has rugby union, squash and football and Woodside Park is a soccer stadium. Bishop's Stortford Hockey Club, Bishops Stortford Cricket Club, Hockerill Sports Club, Bishop's Stortford Lawn Tennis Club and Bishop's Stortford Golf Club cover hockey, cricket, tennis and golf. Chantry Squash Club and Bishop's Stortford Squash Club add squash. Open space includes Castle Gardens, Grange Paddocks, Bat Willow Hurst Country Park and Bishop's Park Playing Field. Several playgrounds are mapped nearby along with Bishop's Stortford Skate Park.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Bishop's Stortford?
- The median price paid was £422,000 over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026. This is based on 547 homes sold in that period, according to HM Land Registry standard sales.
- What is the median price paid for each type of property in Bishop's Stortford?
- Over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 the median price paid was £650,000 for detached houses (157 sales) and £445,000 for semi-detached houses (153 sales). It was £372,000 for terraced houses (133 sales) and £253,750 for flats (104 sales).
- How far is Bishop's Stortford from the railway station and London?
- Bishop's Stortford railway station is about 0.2 miles from the town centre. Central London is about 28 miles away in a straight line and London Stansted Airport is about 4 miles away.
- How many primary schools are there near the centre of Bishop's Stortford?
- There are 14 primary schools within about 1.8 miles of the centre. The nearest are Windhill21 and St Michael's Church of England Primary School at about 0.3 miles each. The nearest secondary school is St Mary's Catholic School at about 0.4 miles.
- How many estate agent branches are there in Bishop's Stortford?
- There are 21 estate agent sales branches with an office in Bishop's Stortford.
Areas near Bishop's Stortford
- Birchanger
- Spellbrook
- Little Hallingbury
- Bury Green
- Burton End
- Stansted Mountfitchet
- Little Hadham
- Manuden
Bishop's Stortford is in East Hertfordshire.
Estate agents near Bishop's Stortford
- Fordyce Furnivall - Estate Agents Bishop's StortfordBishop's Stortford CM23 3GN0.1 miles
- Willmott & Lake Estate AgentsBishop's Stortford CM23 2DH0.1 miles
- Breakway PropertiesBishop's Stortford CM23 2DW0.1 miles
- HaartBishop's Stortford CM23 2JY0.2 miles
- Park Lane Property AgentsBishop's Stortford CM23 2JY0.2 miles
- Prestige Town & Country Properties Estate AgentsBishop's Stortford CM23 2JU0.2 miles
- Lednor & CompanyBishop's Stortford CM23 2JU0.2 miles
- Bairstow EvesBishop's Stortford CM23 2JU0.2 miles
- HetheringtonsBishop's Stortford CM23 2JU0.2 miles
- Russell Property LtdBishop's Stortford CM23 2LD0.2 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Bishop's Stortford.