Buying a home in CM22, Bishop's Stortford. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£446kmost £396k–£530k

Houses per m²£4,702flats £3,861

Sold last year80601 in five years

Prices in Uttlesford+1.7%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in CM22 sold for £446,033 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £395,642 and £529,720, for about 96 m² of space. That is 7% less than the same home across Bishop's Stortford (£482,000).

80 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £166k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in CM22 6 (£4,660) and the most in CM22 7 (£4,851).

Across Uttlesford, prices are up 1.7% on a year ago and up 8.9% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,442 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,034 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £89,000 for that mortgage: what £90,000 buys.

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House prices in CM22 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£246,721	£224k–£257k	42 m²	8
2	£357,916	£323k–£390k	68 m²	119
3	£446,033	£396k–£530k	96 m²	226
4	£567,832	£466k–£757k	129 m²	84
5+	£783,467	£607k–£1.03m	185 m²	154

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£247k	£358k	£446k	£568k	£783k
Detached	—	£420k	£535k	£642k	£808k
Semi-detached	—	£357k	£443k	£470k	£533k
Terraced	£229k	£342k	£371k	£415k	—
Flats	£166k	—	—	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across CM22

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
CM22 6	£4,660	£4,068
CM22 7	£4,851	£3,766

Schools near CM22

Best state secondary within 5 kmHockerill Anglo-European College73.1% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%4 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

CM24 Stansted · 4 km3-bed house £444k CM23 Bishop's Stortford · 5 km3-bed house £495k CM21 Sawbridgeworth · 8 km3-bed house £511k CM6 Dunmow · 9 km3-bed house £426k SG10 Much Hadham · 11 km3-bed house £513k CM17 Harlow · 12 km3-bed house £445k CM20 Harlow · 13 km3-bed house £363k SG11 Ware · 14 km3-bed house £504k

Questions about CM22

Is CM22 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 7% less than across Bishop's Stortford; prices in Uttlesford are up 1.7% on a year ago; the best secondary is above it (73.1% against 43.8%); 80 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in CM22?

A typical 3-bedroom house in CM22 sold for £446,033 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £395,642 and £529,720.

Is CM22 expensive for Bishop's Stortford?

A 3-bedroom house in CM22 costs 7% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Bishop's Stortford (£482,000).

How many homes sell in CM22 each year?

80 homes sold in the last year and 601 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

Where is cheaper near CM22?

For a 3-bedroom house, CM20 (£363k, 13 km), CM18 (£351k, 15 km), CM19 (£377k, 16 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.