CM23 4QA

Woodpecker Close, Bishop's Stortford

Median, last 3 years

£760,000

1 sale, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£760,000

28 Aug 2025

Standard sales

since 1995

CM23 district median

£437,500

645 sales, 12 months to May 2026

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.

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Median sale price and number of sales by year
Year	Median	Sales
2025 (few sales)	£760,000	1
2021 (few sales)	£535,250	2
2019 (few sales)	£510,000	1
2015 (few sales)	£465,000	2
2014 (few sales)	£455,000	1
2012 (few sales)	£386,000	1
2011 (few sales)	£315,500	2
2010 (few sales)	£368,000	1
2007 (few sales)	£442,000	1
2006 (few sales)	£298,000	2
2005 (few sales)	£290,000	2
2004 (few sales)	£254,995	2
2003 (few sales)	£284,975	2
2002	£238,750	4
2000	£180,000	3
1999 (few sales)	£163,998	2
1998	£137,000	6
1997 (few sales)	£120,875	2
1996	£137,950	9
1995	£105,350	14

Sale history (60 records · 17 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
14, WOODPECKER CLOSE 28 Aug 2025 · Detached · Freehold Previously £442,000 (Sep 2007) · +72%	28 Aug 2025	Detached · Freehold	£760,000
17, WOODPECKER CLOSE 26 Aug 2021 · Detached · Freehold Previously £510,000 (May 2019) · +15%	26 Aug 2021	Detached · Freehold	£588,000
4, WOODPECKER CLOSE 7 Jun 2021 · Detached · Freehold Previously £180,000 (Aug 2000) · +168%	7 Jun 2021	Detached · Freehold	£482,500
17, WOODPECKER CLOSE 2 May 2019 · Detached · Freehold Previously £137,000 (Jun 1998) · +272%	2 May 2019	Detached · Freehold	£510,000
6, WOODPECKER CLOSE 26 Oct 2015 · Detached · Freehold Previously £340,000 (Mar 2011) · +41%	26 Oct 2015	Detached · Freehold	£480,000
16, WOODPECKER CLOSE 25 Sep 2015 · Detached · Freehold Previously £386,000 (Sep 2012) · +17%	25 Sep 2015	Detached · Freehold	£450,000
18, WOODPECKER CLOSE 21 Nov 2014 · Detached · Freehold Previously £163,000 (Oct 1998) · +179%	21 Nov 2014	Detached · Freehold	£455,000
16, WOODPECKER CLOSE 14 Sep 2012 · Detached · Freehold Previously £279,950 (Feb 2003) · +38%	14 Sep 2012	Detached · Freehold	£386,000
1, WOODPECKER CLOSE 16 Aug 2011 · Detached · Freehold Previously £265,000 (Sep 2005) · +10%	16 Aug 2011	Detached · Freehold	£291,000
6, WOODPECKER CLOSE 25 Mar 2011 · Detached · Freehold Previously £135,950 (Aug 1996) · +150%	25 Mar 2011	Detached · Freehold	£340,000
15, WOODPECKER CLOSE 9 Jul 2010 · Detached · Freehold Previously £143,000 (Nov 1998) · +157%	9 Jul 2010	Detached · Freehold	£368,000
14, WOODPECKER CLOSE 24 Sep 2007 · Detached · Freehold Previously £147,000 (Jan 1996) · +201%	24 Sep 2007	Detached · Freehold	£442,000
9, WOODPECKER CLOSE 25 Apr 2006 · Detached · Freehold Previously £259,995 (Mar 2004) · +11%	25 Apr 2006	Detached · Freehold	£289,000
12, WOODPECKER CLOSE 5 Apr 2006 · Detached · Freehold Previously £138,950 (Mar 1996) · +121%	5 Apr 2006	Detached · Freehold	£307,000
1, WOODPECKER CLOSE 9 Sep 2005 · Detached · Freehold Previously £212,000 (Jun 2002) · +25%	9 Sep 2005	Detached · Freehold	£265,000
5, WOODPECKER CLOSE 18 Aug 2005 · Detached · Freehold Previously £223,000 (Jun 2000) · +41%	18 Aug 2005	Detached · Freehold	£315,000
21, WOODPECKER CLOSE 27 Aug 2004 · Detached · Freehold Previously £99,950 (Jun 1995) · +150%	27 Aug 2004	Detached · Freehold	£249,995
9, WOODPECKER CLOSE 19 Mar 2004 · Detached · Freehold Previously £228,000 (May 2002) · +14%	19 Mar 2004	Detached · Freehold	£259,995
8, WOODPECKER CLOSE 9 Dec 2003 · Detached · Freehold Previously £109,950 (Nov 1995) · +164%	9 Dec 2003	Detached · Freehold	£290,000
16, WOODPECKER CLOSE 28 Feb 2003 · Detached · Freehold Previously £158,000 (Jan 1999) · +77%	28 Feb 2003	Detached · Freehold	£279,950
7, WOODPECKER CLOSE 16 Dec 2002 · Detached · Freehold Previously £104,950 (Nov 1995) · +138%	16 Dec 2002	Detached · Freehold	£249,500
1, WOODPECKER CLOSE 27 Jun 2002 · Detached · Freehold Previously £118,500 (May 1998) · +79%	27 Jun 2002	Detached · Freehold	£212,000
9, WOODPECKER CLOSE 17 May 2002 · Detached · Freehold Previously £135,000 (Jul 1998) · +69%	17 May 2002	Detached · Freehold	£228,000
22, WOODPECKER CLOSE 26 Apr 2002 · Detached · Freehold Previously £169,995 (Oct 1999) · +47%	26 Apr 2002	Detached · Freehold	£249,950
4, WOODPECKER CLOSE 17 Aug 2000 · Detached · Freehold Previously £112,250 (Oct 1997) · +60%	17 Aug 2000	Detached · Freehold	£180,000
5, WOODPECKER CLOSE 2 Jun 2000 · Detached · Freehold Previously £139,950 (Sep 1996) · +59%	2 Jun 2000	Detached · Freehold	£223,000
3, WOODPECKER CLOSE 31 Jan 2000 · Detached · Freehold Previously £105,750 (Aug 1995) · +53%	31 Jan 2000	Detached · Freehold	£162,000
22, WOODPECKER CLOSE 15 Oct 1999 · Detached · Freehold Previously £137,950 (Dec 1996) · +23%	15 Oct 1999	Detached · Freehold	£169,995
16, WOODPECKER CLOSE 19 Jan 1999 · Detached · Freehold Previously £129,500 (Dec 1997) · +22%	19 Jan 1999	Detached · Freehold	£158,000
19, WOODPECKER CLOSE 4 Dec 1998 · Detached · Freehold Previously £104,950 (Oct 1995) · +31%	4 Dec 1998	Detached · Freehold	£137,000
15, WOODPECKER CLOSE 30 Nov 1998 · Detached · Freehold Previously £129,950 (Mar 1996) · +10%	30 Nov 1998	Detached · Freehold	£143,000
18, WOODPECKER CLOSE 20 Oct 1998 · Detached · Freehold Previously £145,950 (Dec 1995) · +12%	20 Oct 1998	Detached · Freehold	£163,000
9, WOODPECKER CLOSE 31 Jul 1998 · Detached · Freehold Previously £104,950 (Dec 1995) · +29%	31 Jul 1998	Detached · Freehold	£135,000
17, WOODPECKER CLOSE 1 Jun 1998 · Detached · Freehold Previously £137,950 (Oct 1995) · −1%	1 Jun 1998	Detached · Freehold	£137,000
1, WOODPECKER CLOSE 22 May 1998 · Detached · Freehold Previously £102,950 (Oct 1995) · +15%	22 May 1998	Detached · Freehold	£118,500
16, WOODPECKER CLOSE 12 Dec 1997 · Detached · Freehold Previously £124,950 (Sep 1995) · +4%	12 Dec 1997	Detached · Freehold	£129,500
4, WOODPECKER CLOSE 24 Oct 1997 · Detached · Freehold Previously £95,000 (Jan 1996) · +18%	24 Oct 1997	Detached · Freehold	£112,250
11, WOODPECKER CLOSE 20 Dec 1996 · Detached · Freehold · New build	20 Dec 1996	Detached · Freehold · New build	£124,950
22, WOODPECKER CLOSE 12 Dec 1996 · Detached · Freehold · New build	12 Dec 1996	Detached · Freehold · New build	£137,950
5, WOODPECKER CLOSE 13 Sep 1996 · Detached · Freehold · New build	13 Sep 1996	Detached · Freehold · New build	£139,950
6, WOODPECKER CLOSE 15 Aug 1996 · Detached · Freehold · New build	15 Aug 1996	Detached · Freehold · New build	£135,950
2, WOODPECKER CLOSE 11 Apr 1996 · Detached · Freehold · New build	11 Apr 1996	Detached · Freehold · New build	£141,500
15, WOODPECKER CLOSE 29 Mar 1996 · Detached · Freehold · New build	29 Mar 1996	Detached · Freehold · New build	£129,950
12, WOODPECKER CLOSE 29 Mar 1996 · Detached · Freehold · New build	29 Mar 1996	Detached · Freehold · New build	£138,950
4, WOODPECKER CLOSE 26 Jan 1996 · Detached · Freehold · New build	26 Jan 1996	Detached · Freehold · New build	£95,000
14, WOODPECKER CLOSE 19 Jan 1996 · Detached · Freehold · New build	19 Jan 1996	Detached · Freehold · New build	£147,000
23, WOODPECKER CLOSE 29 Dec 1995 · Detached · Freehold · New build	29 Dec 1995	Detached · Freehold · New build	£109,950
18, WOODPECKER CLOSE 29 Dec 1995 · Detached · Freehold · New build	29 Dec 1995	Detached · Freehold · New build	£145,950
10, WOODPECKER CLOSE 21 Dec 1995 · Detached · Freehold · New build	21 Dec 1995	Detached · Freehold · New build	£100,752
9, WOODPECKER CLOSE 15 Dec 1995 · Detached · Freehold · New build	15 Dec 1995	Detached · Freehold · New build	£104,950

Area

Postcode district: CM23
Country: England
Deprivation decile: 10 of 10
LSOA (2021): E01023452
Introduced: Jul 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 4QA 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 4LY no sale since 2013
CM23 4LT £625,000 · 3 sales
CM23 4QE £455,000 · 5 sales
CM23 4LU £612,500 · 3 sales
CM23 4LL £732,500 · 3 sales
CM23 4QF £495,000 · 2 sales
CM23 4LZ £665,000 · last sale 2021
CM23 4LH £750,000 · 3 sales
CM23 4PX £410,000 · 11 sales
CM23 4LN £700,000 · 1 sale
CM23 4HW £535,000 · 1 sale
CM23 4QG £590,000 · 7 sales