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Bishop's Stortford South

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The east of the East Hertfordshire. About 4,843 people in 5.3 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Bishop's Stortford South, 95.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
4,401
2,241st lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
64.1%
2,692nd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Bishop's Stortford South compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Bishop's Stortford SouthMiddle
Population26 wards, East Hertfordshire · 2021
Population: every ward in East Hertfordshire26 areas from 2,155 to 10,036. The middle area is 5,878. Bishop's Stortford South is 4,401.
4,4019th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage26 wards, East Hertfordshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in East Hertfordshire26 areas from 33.2% to 96.8%. The middle area is 86.8%. Bishop's Stortford South is 95.3%.
95.3%3rd highest
Claimant rate26 wards, East Hertfordshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in East Hertfordshire26 areas from 1.2% to 3.3%. The middle area is 1.9%. Bishop's Stortford South is 1.6%.
1.6%joint 5th lowest
Aged 15 to 6426 wards, East Hertfordshire · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in East Hertfordshire26 areas from 59.5% to 71.6%. The middle area is 63.0%. Bishop's Stortford South is 64.1%.
64.1%8th highest

Figures for the whole of East Hertfordshire

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

Average house price
£457,417
Up 3.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£52,184
8th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.8×
96th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
9.8
19th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bishop's Stortford South in brief

Bishop's Stortford South had 4,401 usual residents at the census.

In Bishop's Stortford South, 95.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bishop's Stortford South, 1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

64.1% of residents in Bishop's Stortford South were aged 15 to 64 at the census.