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Bishop's Stortford East

Middle area

The east of the East Hertfordshire. 8,925 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 71% of people in Bishop's Stortford East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£422,500
Joint 1,679th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,461
Joint 2,801st most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
71%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
86.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Bishop's Stortford East

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bishop's Stortford East at a rate of 58.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 67.8 per 1,000 people across East Hertfordshire.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences220
Anti-social behaviour118
Other crime67
Vehicle crime32
Criminal damage and arson30
Shoplifting17
Burglary16
Drug offences12
Robbery4
Theft from the person3

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Bishop's Stortford East compares

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Median sale price18 middle areas, East Hertfordshire · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in East Hertfordshire18 areas from £350,000 to £582,500. The middle area is £465,000. Bishop's Stortford East is £422,500.
£422,5004th cheapest
Population18 middle areas, East Hertfordshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in East Hertfordshire18 areas from 5,913 to 11,238. The middle area is 8,425. Bishop's Stortford East is 8,461.
8,4619th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares18 middle areas, East Hertfordshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in East Hertfordshire18 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 33.0%. Bishop's Stortford East is 71.0%.
71%6th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage18 middle areas, East Hertfordshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in East Hertfordshire18 areas from 48.6% to 96.8%. The middle area is 87.2%. Bishop's Stortford East is 86.6%.
86.6%9th lowest

Is Bishop's Stortford East safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bishop's Stortford East at a rate of 58.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 67.8 per 1,000 people across East Hertfordshire.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 38 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bishop's Stortford East.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (220), anti-social behaviour (118) and other crime (67).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of East Hertfordshire

These figures are published for the whole of East Hertfordshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of East Hertfordshire and not Bishop's Stortford East alone. See East Hertfordshire

Average house price
£455,973
Up 1.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£52,184
8th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.7×
Joint 98th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
9.8
Joint 19th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bishop's Stortford East in brief

The median price paid for a home in Bishop's Stortford East was £422,500 in 2025.

Bishop's Stortford East had 8,461 usual residents at the census.

About 71% of people in Bishop's Stortford East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Bishop's Stortford East, 86.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.