4,389
Households
White Brit. · 71%
Ethnicity
Christian · 47%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
36 · 3.6 per 1k
Crimes · Apr '26
£365,000
Median property price
226
Postcodes
Overview of Bishop's Stortford Central
Coordinates51.8652, 0.1578
Postcodes
226
Population (Census)
9,990
Households (Census)
4,389
Recorded crime · Apr '26
36 · 3.6 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Bishop's Stortford Central
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 8.13 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 8.13 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Bishop's Stortford Central
Property sales · Bishop's Stortford Central
HM Land Registry · Bishop's Stortford Central
Average price
£372,849
YoY: -1.5%
Median price: £370,640
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – May '26May '26: 4 sales · avg £440,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£461k£372k£283k
May '24Nov '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Bishop's Stortford Central
Crime trends · Bishop's Stortford Central
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearMay '24 – Apr '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
27189
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
15
YoY +25%
ASB
19113
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
8
YoY -27%
Vehicle Crime
530
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
1
YoY stable
Burglary
740
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
641
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
3
YoY -40%
Demographics in Bishop's Stortford Central
Ethnicity
White Brit.71.3%
Other White15.0%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.6%
White Irish1.6%
White & Asian1.3%
+ 4 other groups · 9.2%
Religion
Christian47.4%
No religion41.9%
Not answered6.5%
Muslim1.9%
+ other · 2.3%
Age groups
35–4921.7%
50–6418.0%
25–3417.1%
65–747.9%
10–156.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.3%
Households
Other18.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.6%
Any member 66+13.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.8%
+ 8 other households · 34.1%
Schools in Bishop's Stortford Central
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Windhill21
Hertfordshire · CM23 2NE
Outstanding
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Hertfordshire · CM23 3SN
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Bishop's Stortford Central
Postcodes in Bishop's Stortford Central
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