Detached
£743,099
61% above the Bishop's Stortford average
26.9% of sales
What is the average house price in Bishop's Stortford? £462,190
The average house price in Bishop's Stortford is £462,190, based on 521 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 2.2% (£10,361) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −2.2%
- Sold in 12 months
- 521
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Bishop's Stortford?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£467,835
1% above the Bishop's Stortford average
27.3% of sales
Terraced
£378,601
18% below the Bishop's Stortford average
25.9% of sales
Flats
£254,340
45% below the Bishop's Stortford average
20.0% of sales
Are house prices in Bishop's Stortford going up or down?
House prices in Bishop's Stortford are falling: down 2.2% (£10,361) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 20.2% (£77,672).
Past 12 months
−2.2%
−£10,361From £472,551 to £462,190
£479,163£462,190
Past 10 years
+20.2%
+£77,672From £384,518 to £462,190
£497,455£384,518
Quick answers for Bishop's Stortford
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£580,810
Highest average, reached in August 2025
How many homes sold?
521
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
27.3% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
30.4% of sales
How many people live in Bishop's Stortford?
40,949
6,742 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Bishop's Stortford?
16,534
2,722 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Bishop's Stortford?
35 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 58% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 5 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
9.2% of the area · 9 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Bishop's Stortford?
63 crimes per 1,000 residents
High · +7.3% on the previous year · 12 months to August 2026
Crime rate is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Bishop's Stortford rank?
43rd most expensive area of East Hertfordshire.
Compared with 50 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Bishop's Stortford?
The highest recorded sale prices in Bishop's Stortford, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
23 - 25 south street, hertfordshire
£5,790,000
Sold September 1999
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How do house prices in Bishop's Stortford compare with nearby areas?
Bishop's Stortford compared with the 6 nearest other areas in East Hertfordshire.
Bishop's Stortford vs Thorley
- Bishop's Stortford
- £462,190
- Thorley
- £468,927+£6,737
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Bishop's Stortford vs Little Hadham
- Bishop's Stortford
- £462,190
- Little Hadham
- £666,299+£204,109
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Bishop's Stortford vs Albury
- Bishop's Stortford
- £462,190
- Albury
- £463,333+£1,143
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Bishop's Stortford vs High Wych
- Bishop's Stortford
- £462,190
- High Wych
- £479,480+£17,290
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Bishop's Stortford vs Sawbridgeworth
- Bishop's Stortford
- £462,190
- Sawbridgeworth
- £466,357+£4,167
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Bishop's Stortford vs Much Hadham
- Bishop's Stortford
- £462,190
- Much Hadham
- £771,807+£309,617
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 4 November 2026 at 05:16 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Bishop's Stortford dataset covers 1,621 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.