CM23 4AZ

The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford

Median, last 3 years

£917,500

6 sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£860,000

18 Dec 2025

Standard sales

176

since 1995 (+1 additional entry)

CM23 district median

£437,500

645 sales, 12 months to May 2026

By property type, Jun 2023 – May 2026: Detached median £975,000 (5 sales) · Terraced sold for £540,000

Medians count standard sales only (Price Paid category A). Additional entries (category B) - repossessions, buy-to-lets with an identifiable mortgage, and purchases by companies and other non-private buyers - are listed below but left out.

Median price by year

2011 to 2025. Every year since 1995 is in the figures below.

Paler bars rest on fewer than three sales, so they show which homes sold more than how prices moved.

Show the figures

Median sale price and number of sales by year
Year	Median	Sales
2025	£975,000	5
2024 (few sales)	£540,000	1
2023 (few sales)	£1,100,000	1
2022	£915,000	3
2021	£780,000	3
2020	£660,000	6
2018 (few sales)	£867,500	2
2017	£415,000	3
2016 (few sales)	£854,000	2
2015	£577,500	8
2014 (few sales)	£519,998	2
2013	£427,500	3
2012 (few sales)	£662,500	2
2011	£675,000	3
2010	£800,000	5
2009	£545,000	3
2008	£446,000	4
2007 (few sales)	£481,250	2
2006	£302,500	8
2005	£575,000	9
2004	£430,000	6
2003	£351,000	4
2002	£330,000	12
2001	£410,000	22
2000	£360,000	22
1999	£230,000	19
1998	£168,000	9
1996	£172,450	6
1995 (few sales)	£160,000	1

Sale history (177 records · 56 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
52, THE SHEARERS 30 Oct 2009 · Detached · Freehold Previously £495,000 (Sep 2004) · +10%	30 Oct 2009	Detached · Freehold	£545,000
80, THE SHEARERS 28 Aug 2009 · Detached · Freehold Previously £410,000 (Jun 2001) · +39%	28 Aug 2009	Detached · Freehold	£571,500
54, THE SHEARERS 2 Apr 2009 · Detached · Freehold Previously £335,000 (Feb 2000) · +58%	2 Apr 2009	Detached · Freehold	£530,000
76, THE SHEARERS 8 Aug 2008 · Detached · Freehold Previously £410,000 (Jul 2001) · +34%	8 Aug 2008	Detached · Freehold	£550,000
16, THE SHEARERS 25 Jun 2008 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £249,950 (May 2002) · +37%	25 Jun 2008	Terraced · Freehold	£342,000
14, THE SHEARERS 23 May 2008 · Detached · Freehold Previously £145,000 (Jan 1999) · +106%	23 May 2008	Detached · Freehold	£299,000
28, THE SHEARERS 1 Feb 2008 · Detached · Freehold	1 Feb 2008	Detached · Freehold	£655,000
19, THE SHEARERS 7 Sep 2007 · Detached · Freehold Previously £166,000 (Nov 1998) · +148%	7 Sep 2007	Detached · Freehold	£412,500
58, THE SHEARERS 29 Mar 2007 · Detached · Freehold Previously £394,000 (Jun 2002) · +40%	29 Mar 2007	Detached · Freehold	£550,000
10, THE SHEARERS 19 Oct 2006 · Detached · Freehold Previously £184,000 (Apr 2001) · +68%	19 Oct 2006	Detached · Freehold	£310,000
18, THE SHEARERS 29 Sep 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £215,000 (Jan 2002) · +16%	29 Sep 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£250,000
37, THE SHEARERS 14 Jul 2006 · Detached · Freehold Previously £570,000 (May 2005) · +6%	14 Jul 2006	Detached · Freehold	£605,000
84, THE SHEARERS 3 Jul 2006 · Detached · Freehold Previously £499,995 (Sep 2001) · +31%	3 Jul 2006	Detached · Freehold	£655,000
71, THE SHEARERS 23 May 2006 · Detached · Freehold Previously £385,000 (Dec 2000) · +55%	23 May 2006	Detached · Freehold	£598,500
45, THE SHEARERS 21 Mar 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £267,000 (Nov 2003) · +10%	21 Mar 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£294,000
47, THE SHEARERS 24 Feb 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £230,000 (Oct 2000) · +28%	24 Feb 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£295,000
8, THE SHEARERS 20 Jan 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £200,000 (Sep 1999) · +40%	20 Jan 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£280,000
69, THE SHEARERS 27 Oct 2005 · Detached · Freehold Previously £560,000 (Sep 2004) · +3%	27 Oct 2005	Detached · Freehold	£575,500
78, THE SHEARERS 3 Aug 2005 · Detached · Freehold Previously £575,000 (Jul 2005) · 0%	3 Aug 2005	Detached · Freehold	£575,000
81, THE SHEARERS 28 Jul 2005 · Detached · Freehold Previously £555,000 (Jun 2001) · +21%	28 Jul 2005	Detached · Freehold	£670,000
78, THE SHEARERS 20 Jul 2005 · Detached · Freehold Previously £395,000 (May 2001) · +46%	20 Jul 2005	Detached · Freehold	£575,000
64, THE SHEARERS 23 Jun 2005 · Detached · Freehold Previously £310,000 (Jul 2000) · +54%	23 Jun 2005	Detached · Freehold	£478,500
79, THE SHEARERS 20 May 2005 · Detached · Freehold Previously £599,995 (Aug 2000) · +12%	20 May 2005	Detached · Freehold	£672,500
37, THE SHEARERS 20 May 2005 · Detached · Freehold	20 May 2005	Detached · Freehold	£570,000
26, THE SHEARERS 21 Mar 2005 · Detached · Freehold Previously £250,000 (Jul 1999) · +62%	21 Mar 2005	Detached · Freehold	£405,000
46, THE SHEARERS 31 Jan 2005 · Detached · Freehold Previously £240,000 (Mar 2000) · +50%	31 Jan 2005	Detached · Freehold	£360,000
4, THE SHEARERS 15 Dec 2004 · Detached · Freehold Previously £270,000 (Jun 2001) · +35%	15 Dec 2004	Detached · Freehold	£365,000
52, THE SHEARERS 23 Sep 2004 · Detached · Freehold	23 Sep 2004	Detached · Freehold	£495,000
69, THE SHEARERS 13 Sep 2004 · Detached · Freehold Previously £459,995 (Oct 2000) · +22%	13 Sep 2004	Detached · Freehold	£560,000
12, THE SHEARERS 3 Sep 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £145,000 (Jan 2002) · +86%	3 Sep 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£270,000
38, THE SHEARERS 30 Jun 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £216,500 (Jul 2003) · +2%	30 Jun 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£220,000
56, THE SHEARERS 6 Apr 2004 · Detached · Freehold Previously £420,000 (Apr 2000) · +36%	6 Apr 2004	Detached · Freehold	£570,000
45, THE SHEARERS 27 Nov 2003 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £158,000 (Sep 1999) · +69%	27 Nov 2003	Semi-detached · Freehold	£267,000
48, THE SHEARERS 11 Jul 2003 · Semi-detached · Freehold	11 Jul 2003	Semi-detached · Freehold	£435,000
33, THE SHEARERS 4 Jul 2003 · Detached · Freehold Previously £485,000 (Feb 2000) · +36%	4 Jul 2003	Detached · Freehold	£658,000
38, THE SHEARERS 4 Jul 2003 · Terraced · Freehold	4 Jul 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£216,500
50, THE SHEARERS 20 Nov 2002 · Detached · Freehold	20 Nov 2002	Detached · Freehold	£599,995
63, THE SHEARERS 18 Oct 2002 · Detached · Freehold Previously £430,000 (Dec 2000) · +42%	18 Oct 2002	Detached · Freehold	£610,000
39, THE SHEARERS 23 Aug 2002 · Detached · Freehold Previously £295,000 (Nov 1999) · +47%	23 Aug 2002	Detached · Freehold	£435,000
13, THE SHEARERS 13 Jun 2002 · Detached · Freehold	13 Jun 2002	Detached · Freehold	£335,000
31, THE SHEARERS 13 Jun 2002 · Detached · Freehold Previously £540,000 (Jun 2000) · +13%	13 Jun 2002	Detached · Freehold	£610,000
58, THE SHEARERS 12 Jun 2002 · Detached · Freehold	12 Jun 2002	Detached · Freehold	£394,000
36, THE SHEARERS 9 May 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £155,000 (Jul 2001) · +10%	9 May 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£170,000
16, THE SHEARERS 7 May 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £195,000 (Mar 2000) · +28%	7 May 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£249,950
23, THE SHEARERS 22 Mar 2002 · Detached · Freehold Previously £240,000 (Mar 1999) · +35%	22 Mar 2002	Detached · Freehold	£325,000
25, THE SHEARERS 22 Feb 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £237,500 (Apr 1999) · +26%	22 Feb 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£300,000
18, THE SHEARERS 21 Jan 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £182,500 (Aug 2000) · +18%	21 Jan 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£215,000
12, THE SHEARERS 3 Jan 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £145,000 (Dec 1998) · 0%	3 Jan 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£145,000
84, THE SHEARERS 21 Sep 2001 · Detached · Freehold · New build	21 Sep 2001	Detached · Freehold · New build	£499,995
82, THE SHEARERS 31 Aug 2001 · Detached · Freehold · New build	31 Aug 2001	Detached · Freehold · New build	£499,995

Area

Postcode district: CM23
Country: England
Deprivation decile: 10 of 10
LSOA (2021): E01023460
Introduced: Dec 1995

From the English Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019, for the 2011 neighbourhood (LSOA) this postcode sits in. Decile 1 is the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 the least; ranks are not comparable between nations.

UK House Price Index

East Hertfordshire, July 2026 (provisional)

Average price: £457,417
Change since July 2025: +3.7%
First-time buyers: £357,660

Average by property type

Detached: £886,059
Semi-detached: £527,170
Terraced: £415,559
Flat / maisonette: £249,522

The official index for East Hertfordshire as a whole, not CM23 4AZ alone. It is a modelled average, adjusted for the mix of homes sold, so it differs from a median of recorded sales, and its newest months are revised as late registrations arrive. Source: UK House Price Index (about the data).

Location

Postcode centroid, not a specific property.

Nearby postcodes

Median sold price and number of sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026; otherwise the last sale, if it was in the last ten years.

CM23 4GS £975,000 · 1 sale
CM23 4GH £760,000 · 1 sale
CM23 4GG £823,350 · 2 sales
CM23 4EQ £805,000 · 1 sale
CM23 4PT £1,160,000 · 1 sale
CM23 4AG £900,000 · 2 sales
CM23 4QQ £490,000 · last sale 2022
CM23 4GR £925,000 · 2 sales
CM23 4QZ £1,250,000 · last sale 2020
CM23 4DQ £900,000 · 1 sale
CM23 4FZ £678,000 · last sale 2021
CM23 4GZ £1,122,500 · 1 sale