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CM23 3 in East Hertfordshire

East Hertfordshire council area · CM23 3 postcode sector

Explore recorded housing and local services for postcode sector CM23 3 in East Hertfordshire. Check the data sources, coverage and nearby sectors.

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Area guideCM23 3 · CM23 district6 of 6 evidence categories available

A first look at CM23 3

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Recorded sale median
£350,000172 sales · 2025
Nearest recorded station
0.6 kmUndated · straight line from the approximate centre
Evidence available
6 / 6Data categories, not an area rating

The house median is £402,000 from 100 sales; the flat median is £264,000 from 72 sales in CM23 3. These are different property groups, and the transactions are from 2025. Different property mixes can change the medians.

What stands out in the records

  • Mapped parks nearby

    The nearest mapped park is 0.3 km from the CM23 3 sector centre, with 12 mapped parks within 1 km. These are map counts and straight-line distances, not a measure of park quality or access routes.

  • Station and supermarket distances

    From the CM23 3 sector centre, the nearest mapped station is 0.6 km away and supermarket 0.3 km away in a straight line. These are not journey times.

  • Primary school evidence

    4 primary schools appear inside the CM23 3 sector boundary. 100% of those with a recorded Ofsted rating are Good or Outstanding; the rated subset may be smaller than the total. Location does not determine admission eligibility.

Streets and surroundings

See streets and nearby places within about 1 km of the approximate postcode sector centre. The marker does not show a specific address or the sector boundary.

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Photos near CM23 3 in East Hertfordshire

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Housing

What homes have sold for

These are recorded sale medians for CM23 3. They are not current asking prices or valuations.

Hover or tap a bar to see the sales sample.

172 sales in sample
100 sales in sample
7 sales in sample
48 sales in sample
45 sales in sample
72 sales in sample
Land Registry source

Transfers dated 2025. A small sample can move the median sharply.

The dated rent series below covers a wider local authority, not this postcode sector. Use live rental searches below to check current asking rents.

How prices have changed nearby

ONS monthly averages for East Hertfordshire local authority. This is a wider area than the postcode sector above, whose recorded sale figures are medians for 2025.

Why this council area is shown

ONS boundaries dated December 2025 put the largest share of the mapped sector overlap in East Hertfordshire, about 100%. This compares land area, not homes or addresses.

The boundaries cover about 100% of the stored sector shape. Coastlines, simplified boundaries and source dates can leave gaps or small overlaps. ONS boundary source, Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025.

Average monthly private rent

£1,533Latest observed month · Aug 2026

Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026Monthly values from £1,123 to £1,533. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£1.5k£1.3k£1.1k202020232026
Aug 2026£1,533

Sept 2020 to Aug 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking rent.

How to read these figures

The ONS rent measure includes new and existing tenancies. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026
MonthAverage
Aug 2026£1,533
Jul 2026£1,519
Jun 2026£1,505
May 2026£1,503
Apr 2026£1,500
Mar 2026£1,504
Feb 2026£1,505
Jan 2026£1,500
Dec 2025£1,490
Nov 2025£1,482
Oct 2025£1,480
Sept 2025£1,479
Aug 2025£1,480
Jul 2025£1,481
Jun 2025£1,469
May 2025£1,453
Apr 2025£1,436
Mar 2025£1,426
Feb 2025£1,418
Jan 2025£1,403
Dec 2024£1,387
Nov 2024£1,372
Oct 2024£1,365
Sept 2024£1,360
Aug 2024£1,355
Jul 2024£1,345
Jun 2024£1,336
May 2024£1,324
Apr 2024£1,321
Mar 2024£1,315
Feb 2024£1,314
Jan 2024£1,311
Dec 2023£1,309
Nov 2023£1,302
Oct 2023£1,293
Sept 2023£1,286
Aug 2023£1,282
Jul 2023£1,279
Jun 2023£1,277
May 2023£1,276
Apr 2023£1,266
Mar 2023£1,255
Feb 2023£1,244
Jan 2023£1,241
Dec 2022£1,235
Nov 2022£1,228
Oct 2022£1,226
Sept 2022£1,230
Aug 2022£1,234
Jul 2022£1,232
Jun 2022£1,229
May 2022£1,225
Apr 2022£1,223
Mar 2022£1,220
Feb 2022£1,215
Jan 2022£1,209
Dec 2021£1,205
Nov 2021£1,202
Oct 2021£1,200
Sept 2021£1,197
Aug 2021£1,187
Jul 2021£1,176
Jun 2021£1,165
May 2021£1,161
Apr 2021£1,159
Mar 2021£1,154
Feb 2021£1,150
Jan 2021£1,142
Dec 2020£1,136
Nov 2020£1,130
Oct 2020£1,127
Sept 2020£1,123

Average house price

£457,417Latest observed month · Jul 2026

Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026Monthly values from £401,458 to £458,149. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£458.1k£429.8k£401.5k202020232026
Jul 2026£457,417

Aug 2020 to Jul 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking price or valuation.

How to read these figures

The UK House Price Index uses a geometric mean for this local authority. It differs from the sector sale median above in geography, period and calculation. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026
MonthAverage
Jul 2026£457,417
Jun 2026£458,149
May 2026£457,202
Apr 2026£452,924
Mar 2026£450,652
Feb 2026£451,780
Jan 2026£454,525
Dec 2025£451,656
Nov 2025£448,686
Oct 2025£450,562
Sept 2025£449,444
Aug 2025£447,250
Jul 2025£441,239
Jun 2025£443,223
May 2025£441,827
Apr 2025£436,536
Mar 2025£434,513
Feb 2025£430,388
Jan 2025£433,707
Dec 2024£433,395
Nov 2024£441,493
Oct 2024£447,058
Sept 2024£444,612
Aug 2024£432,758
Jul 2024£425,023
Jun 2024£422,218
May 2024£419,197
Apr 2024£418,206
Mar 2024£423,463
Feb 2024£430,279
Jan 2024£431,004
Dec 2023£427,449
Nov 2023£430,179
Oct 2023£437,212
Sept 2023£436,636
Aug 2023£432,723
Jul 2023£425,525
Jun 2023£421,617
May 2023£428,193
Apr 2023£432,409
Mar 2023£444,573
Feb 2023£440,967
Jan 2023£439,354
Dec 2022£438,519
Nov 2022£440,763
Oct 2022£442,283
Sept 2022£441,435
Aug 2022£437,953
Jul 2022£438,346
Jun 2022£432,335
May 2022£431,374
Apr 2022£428,164
Mar 2022£430,291
Feb 2022£426,610
Jan 2022£425,255
Dec 2021£413,598
Nov 2021£415,954
Oct 2021£406,546
Sept 2021£408,293
Aug 2021£407,643
Jul 2021£407,747
Jun 2021£405,471
May 2021£401,458
Apr 2021£405,735
Mar 2021£407,668
Feb 2021£408,334
Jan 2021£410,295
Dec 2020£411,008
Nov 2020£410,170
Oct 2020£410,306
Sept 2020£411,329
Aug 2020£408,638
Everyday life

Connections and nearby services

Service distances are straight lines from an approximate sector centre. They do not measure a route or journey time.

Broadband and mobile

  • Gigabit availability across postcodesEstimate89%Mean across 236 residential postcode percentages · January 2026
  • 4G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: East Hertfordshire; 71,670 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
  • 5G outdoor coverage99.6%Local authority: East Hertfordshire; 71,670 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
Sources and limits
  • Gigabit availability across postcodesMean across 236 residential postcode percentages · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataUnweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverageLocal authority: East Hertfordshire; 71,670 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataPredicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverageLocal authority: East Hertfordshire; 71,670 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataHigh-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.

Broadband is a mean of residential postcode percentages, not a sector premises rate. Mobile figures describe outdoor coverage from at least one operator across the named local authority. Check your network and address.

Transport and amenities

Scale: 0 to 2 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest train station0.6 km
  • Nearest supermarket0.3 km
  • Nearest post office0.5 km
  • Nearest GP practice0.5 km
  • Nearest hospital1.1 km
  • Nearest gym0.6 km
  • Nearest restaurant0.4 km
  • Nearest community centre1 km
  • Nearest mapped free parking0.7 km
  • Nearest Waitrose0.4 km
  • Mapped pubs in sector6 pubsInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest train stationStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap rail stationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarketStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap supermarketsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post officeStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap post officesDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practiceStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government GP practice locationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospitalStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government hospital locations in EnglandDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gymStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap gymsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurantStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap restaurantsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centreStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap community centresDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parkingStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parkingDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest WaitroseStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location dataDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sectorInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap pubsA mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.

Outdoor access

Scale: 0 to 2 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest park0.3 km
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km0 weighted haWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
  • Parks within 1 km12 parksWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest parkStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parksDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsWeighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsCounts mapped parks near the sector centre.
Local details

Places in the records

Explore named places in the available records. Map links appear only where the source includes a location.

Supermarket brand distances

Waitrose
1.17 km
Tesco
0.25 km
Sainsbury's
0.86 km
Aldi
0.68 km
Lidl
2.42 km
M&S
0.77 km

Straight-line distance from the sector centre. A nearby shop may be outside the sector.

About these records

SourceStored supermarket brand locations, mainly OpenStreetMap; Waitrose also uses a brand location file

Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. A value under 1 km does not prove a shop is inside the boundary. Locations and opening status are undated.

Listed buildings

Recorded listed buildings
11
Grade II
11

Recorded points inside this sector. The dataset covers England.

About these records

SourceHistoric England listed-building points

Recorded points inside this sector. The source covers England; absence of this block does not establish that there are no listed buildings.

Mapped bathing-water site

Sheep's Green, River Cam
37.21 km

Nearest mapped bathing-water site, not necessarily the nearest beach. No current water-quality claim.

About these records

SourceEnvironment Agency bathing-water locations in England

Nearest site in this dataset, measured in a straight line from the sector centre. It is not necessarily the nearest beach. The stored classification has no verified year, so no current water-quality claim is made.

Named pubs recorded in the sector

The Bridge House
Mapped in sectorSee location
The Port Jackson
Mapped in sectorSee location
The Jolly Brewers
Mapped in sectorSee location
The Dog's Head
Mapped in sectorSee location
The Castle
Mapped in sectorSee location
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Rose & Crown
Mapped in sectorSee location

Undated map records. Check that a pub still exists and is open before visiting.

About these records

SourceOpenStreetMap pub locations

Up to six names from an undated map snapshot. Check whether a venue still exists or is open before visiting.

Schools

School evidence

Recorded school locations, not catchment areas or a promise of admission.

4Primaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.6 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
Historical inspection ratings

100% of rated schools in the source dataset were rated Good or better. The rated-school denominator and inspection dates are unknown, so this is not a current rating for the schools counted above.

0Secondaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.9 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Grammarrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset25.1 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
1Independentrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.7 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre

This dataset does not establish school coverage outside England. A school inside the sector or nearby does not establish admission eligibility. Check current inspection reports and admissions rules with the school or local authority.

Recorded crime

Undated crime records

The observation period is unknown. These figures cannot tell you current crime levels or personal safety.

For a current picture, check police information for the address. Services and coverage vary across the UK.

View undated recorded incidents

These are raw counts, not population-adjusted risk rates. Coverage is not fully verified and counts depend on reporting and police recording practices.

1,186recorded incidents in the available dataset
Violence and sexual offences
393
Anti-social behaviour
263
Shoplifting
139
Criminal damage and arson
93
Other theft
74
Public order
54
Vehicle crime
48
Burglary
42
Theft from the person
18
Robbery
17
Drugs
16
Bicycle theft
11
Other crime
10
Possession of weapons
8

Current listings

See what is on the market

These links open live searches on external property sites. They search the wider CM23 postcode district, which contains other sectors. Listing availability and prices change on those sites.

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Places to compare

These are evidence matches from across the nationwide postcode sector dataset. Some may be far from CM23 3. Compare the recorded measures and distance before deciding which guides to open.

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Postcode sectorSale median (2025)Sales in sampleFrom CM23 3Shared evidence
CM23 3Bishop's StortfordThis area · East Hertfordshire
£350,000
172
This area
Reference sector
CV37 6CV37 6 in Stratford-on-Avon area guideStratford-on-Avon
£342,500£7,500 lower than this area
149
133 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest station0.6 km0.6 km
Gigabit availability89%87%
Nearest park0.3 km0.2 km
SE25 5SE25 5 in Croydon area guideCroydon
£362,500£12,500 higher than this area
120
54.8 km
MeasureHereThere
Gigabit availability89%89%
Nearest station0.6 km0.6 km
Nearest supermarket0.3 km0.3 km
GL10 3GL10 3 in Stroud area guideStroud
£355,000£5,000 higher than this area
187
168.7 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest station0.6 km0.6 km
Nearest supermarket0.3 km0.3 km
BN15 9BN15 9 in Adur area guideAdur
£350,000Same recorded median as this area
181
119.5 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest station0.6 km0.5 km
Nearest park0.3 km0.2 km

Recorded sales cover 2025; these medians are not current asking prices. Distances are straight lines between approximate sector centres, not travel routes. Missing values remain unknown.

How these comparisons were made

Sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. Suggestion reasons use the available sale medians, Ofcom January 2026 residential broadband availability, calculated as an unweighted mean of postcode percentages and undated OpenStreetMap station, supermarket and park locations. Distances to mapped places are also straight lines from approximate sector centres. A suggestion shares several measures with this sector; it is not a suitability score.

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About the evidence

Sources and limits

This guide covers postcode sector CM23 3, not the whole of East Hertfordshire. 6 of 6 evidence categories are available. Missing values mean unknown.

See metric sources and dates

Sector sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. The guide shows standard residential transactions for 2025, grouped by property type, with at least five sales per published median. School locations were processed from Get Information about Schools with OpenStreetMap fallback where needed. Check current English school inspection reports with Ofsted. Recorded crime counts use Police.uk open data; the processed sector file does not retain an observation period.

  • Gigabit availability across postcodes. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Mean across 236 residential postcode percentages. Unweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: East Hertfordshire; 71,670 premises; at least one operator. Predicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: East Hertfordshire; 71,670 premises; at least one operator. High-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.
  • Nearest train station. OpenStreetMap rail stations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarket. OpenStreetMap supermarkets; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post office. OpenStreetMap post offices; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practice. Government GP practice locations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospital. Government hospital locations in England; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest park. OpenStreetMap parks; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gym. OpenStreetMap gyms; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurant. OpenStreetMap restaurants; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centre. OpenStreetMap community centres; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parking. OpenStreetMap parking; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest Waitrose. Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location data; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sector. OpenStreetMap pubs; Undated snapshot; Inside postcode sector boundary. A mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Weighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Counts mapped parks near the sector centre.

Housing figures are recorded sale medians. Service distances, where shown, are straight lines from an approximate postcode-sector centre. School ratings may have changed. Crime figures are raw recorded counts with no verified period in this model.

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