Typical 3-bedroom house£495kmost £441k–£569k
Houses per m²£5,470flats £4,569
Sold last year3502,402 in five years
Prices in East Hertfordshire+3.7%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in CM23 sold for £494,509 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £440,789 and £568,616, for about 90 m² of space. That is 3% more than the same home across Bishop's Stortford (£482,000).
350 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £200k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in CM23 1 (£4,981) and the most in CM23 3 (£5,627).
Across East Hertfordshire, prices are up 3.7% on a year ago and up 12.2% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,673 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,255 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £99,000 for that mortgage: what £100,000 buys.
Questions about CM23
Is CM23 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 3% more than across Bishop's Stortford; prices in East Hertfordshire are up 3.7% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (87% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (73.1% against 43.8%); 350 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 CM23?
A typical 3-bedroom house in CM23 sold for £494,509 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £440,789 and £568,616.
Is CM23 expensive for Bishop's Stortford?
A 3-bedroom house in CM23 costs 3% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Bishop's Stortford (£482,000).
How many homes sell in CM23 each year?
350 homes sold in the last year and 2,402 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near CM23?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Thorley Hill Primary School, where 87% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near CM23?
For a 3-bedroom house, CM24 (£444k, 4 km), CM20 (£363k, 11 km), CM18 (£351k, 14 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.