St James Park
From£390,000
- 2-5 beds
- 2 baths
- 776-2,021 sq ft
Development in Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire CM23 4RZ
Deposit contribution, up to £20,000 stated on the listing, on 4 of 11 homes · 1 more
BellwayLiving in Bishop's Stortford
Living in Bishop's Stortford, a town in East Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire: its new homes, prices and builders, the neighbourhoods, schools and people, and what buying here costs, from today's listings and the official records.
- New homes for sale
- 29
- Developments
- 6
- Middle price
- £595,000
- Builders
- 5
Listings updated 12 Nov 2026
St James ParkBellway
Stortford FieldsTaylor Wimpey
Scholars WalkBellwayAbout Bishop's Stortford
Bishop's Stortford is a market town in East Hertfordshire on the Essex border, about 11 miles east-north-east of Hertford. It began at a ford on the River Stort. The M11 runs just east of the town, with Stansted Airport beyond the motorway.
Soon after the Norman Conquest the Bishop of London bought the manor, giving the town its name, and Waytemore Castle went up by the ford. The castle mound survives in Castle Park, at the edge of the town centre. A conservation area covers the historic core, where St Michael's Church is Grade I listed and the Corn Exchange is a Greek Revival building of the 1820s. All Saints' Church at Hockerill was rebuilt in 1937 after a fire, and its tower stands out on the east side of the town. South Mill Arts has a theatre and a cinema.
The Stort Navigation opened in 1769, and its towpath is now a shared path for walkers and cyclists that starts in the town and follows the river to Sawbridgeworth and Harlow. A circular cycle route uses country lanes north of the town, through villages such as Braughing and Albury. Hatfield Forest, a National Nature Reserve owned by the National Trust, lies 3 miles east in Essex.
Bishop's Stortford station is on the West Anglia Main Line, and Greater Anglia trains run to London Liverpool Street, Stansted Airport, Cambridge and Stratford. Junction 8 of the M11 serves the town, with Cambridge, Harlow and London along the motorway, and the A120 runs along the northern edge towards Braintree and Colchester.
Written by NewHomeSearch and checked on 11 Nov 2026 against: Wikipedia: Bishop's Stortford; Wikipedia: Hatfield Forest; National Rail: Bishops Stortford station; Bishop's Stortford Town Council: History
Bishop's Stortford in brief
Bishop's Stortford has 29 new homes for sale today across 6 developments from 5 builders, priced from £300,000 to £780,000. The middle asking price is £595,000.
That middle price is 32% above the East of England middle of £450,000 and 49% above England's £399,995, across the new homes for sale in each.
Bishop's Stortford sits in East Hertfordshire, the council that sets its council tax, runs its planning and is named on its Your First Home cap.
Where the new homes are
Every development with homes for sale in Bishop's Stortford, at its lowest price, inside its boundary.
Boundaries from the ONS; map data from Ordnance Survey OS Open Zoomstack.
New homes in Bishop's Stortford
4-bedroom homes are the most common, 45% of those for sale and 89% are houses. 6 homes came on the market in the last 30 days. Where the floor area is stated, the middle price is £440 a square foot.
Bellway
Stortford Fields
From£300,000
- 2-4 beds
- 2 baths
Development in Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire CM23 0BU
Taylor Wimpey
Scholars Walk
From£482,500
- 3-4 beds
- 2 baths
- 1,010-1,369 sq ft
Development in Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire CM23 3LU
Assisted move, on every home
Bellway
Maltings Place at St James Park
From£540,000
- 4-5 beds
- 2-4 baths
- 1,316-1,996 sq ft
Development in Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire CM23 4SX
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Stortford Fields
From£365,000
- 2-4 beds
Development in Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire CM23 2GL
Charles Church
Stortford Fields
From£599,950
- 1-4 beds
- 1-3 baths
- 570-1,462 sq ft
Development in Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire CM23 0AA
Tilia HomesNew build prices in Bishop's Stortford
The middle asking price of the homes for sale, by bedrooms and by kind of home.
New homes listed with HomePortfolio and on the builders’ own sites, today.
How Bishop's Stortford compares
Sold prices, people, schools and costs, ranked among the council areas of England and Wales.
Where East Hertfordshire stands out
Bishop's Stortford is in East Hertfordshire, and these are the council area's figures. Each figure is placed among up to 318 council areas, from the lowest on the left to the highest on the right.
- Middle household income£44,1548th highest of 316
- GCSE Attainment 8 score53.137th highest of 295
- Share of sales that were new homes2%48th highest of 318
- Homes sold per thousand households2949th highest of 318
- Households with no car12%51st lowest of 318
- Sold price per square foot£48350th highest of 317
Market trends against East of England
How East Hertfordshire fares among the council areas of East of England on homes sold in the last twelve months.
- Middle sold price£450,0007th highest of 45 in the region
- Price change in a year0.0%12th highest of 45 in the region
- Homes sold per thousand households2910th highest of 45 in the region
Sold prices from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, people from the ONS Census, schools from Ofsted and the Department for Education, crime from data.police.uk, all via HomePortfolio, measured 10 Nov 2026.
Builders in Bishop's Stortford
Bellway has the most new homes for sale in Bishop's Stortford: 16 homes across 2 developments, from £390,000. Taylor Wimpey, Ashberry Homes and Charles Church have the next most, of 5 builders in all.
- Bellway2 developments16 homesFrom £390,000
- Taylor Wimpey1 development7 homesFrom £300,000
- Ashberry Homes1 development4 homesFrom £540,000
- Charles Church1 development1 homeFrom £365,000
- Tilia Homes1 development1 homeFrom £599,950
New homes listed with HomePortfolio and on the builders’ own sites, today.
What buying in Bishop's Stortford costs
At the middle asking price of £595,000, a home mover would pay £19,750 in stamp duty and a first-time buyer £19,750, on the rates in force today. A 5% deposit on that price is £29,750 and a 10% deposit £59,500. 31% of the homes for sale are priced at or under £500,000, the limit for first-time buyer relief. The Your First Home price cap in East Hertfordshire is £470,000: 6 homes for sale here are under it. 16 homes have a builder-stated incentive, most often assisted move and deposit contribution.
Before tax
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Everyday life near the new homes
What is within 1 mile of the 6 developments with the most homes.
Where to live in Bishop's Stortford
The best place depends on what you need, so this compares rather than ranks: each neighbourhood and town with its new homes for sale today and their middle price.
Other towns in East Hertfordshire
Best places to live in Bishop's Stortford? The neighbourhoods compared
Living in Bishop's Stortford: your questions
Answered from today's listings and the official rules.
How many new homes are for sale in Bishop's Stortford?
29 new homes are for sale in Bishop's Stortford today, across 6 developments from 5 builders.
Is Bishop's Stortford a good place to live?
That depends on what you need from a place, so this guide sets out the figures rather than a verdict. For a new home, Bishop's Stortford has 29 new homes for sale across 6 developments, the middle asking price £595,000 (32% above the East of England middle). The guide also shows the schools near the new homes and their Ofsted outcomes, the people from the census, recorded crime, the everyday places within reach and what buying costs here.
What is the average price of a new build home in Bishop's Stortford?
The middle asking price of the new homes for sale in Bishop's Stortford is £595,000, and the lowest is £300,000. By bedrooms: 2 bedrooms £310,000, 3 bedrooms £480,000, 4 bedrooms £600,000, 5+ bedrooms £762,500.
Which builders are building new homes in Bishop's Stortford?
Bellway, Taylor Wimpey, Ashberry Homes, Charles Church and Tilia Homes have new homes for sale in Bishop's Stortford today.
Which development in Bishop's Stortford has the most homes for sale?
St James Park by Bellway, with 11 homes for sale from £390,000. Then Stortford Fields by Taylor Wimpey and Scholars Walk by Bellway.
How much is stamp duty on a new build in Bishop's Stortford?
On the middle asking price of £595,000, a home mover pays £19,750 and a first-time buyer £19,750, on the rates in force today. First-time buyer relief applies to homes priced at or under £500,000.
Are there new build incentives in Bishop's Stortford?
Yes: 16 homes for sale in Bishop's Stortford have a builder-stated incentive, most often assisted move (16) and deposit contribution (4).
What are the best places to live in Bishop's Stortford for new homes?
That depends on what you need from a place, so the guide compares its neighbourhoods rather than ranking them. By new homes for sale, the most are in Bishop's Stortford Thorley Manor (15 homes, middle £675,000), Bishop's Stortford North (9 homes, middle £450,000), Bishop's Stortford South (5 homes, middle £635,000). Of them, the lowest middle price is in Bishop's Stortford North.
Which neighbourhoods in Bishop's Stortford have new homes?
Bishop's Stortford Thorley Manor (15), Bishop's Stortford North (9) and Bishop's Stortford South (5) have the most new homes for sale.
What is the Your First Home price cap in East Hertfordshire?
£470,000. 6 new homes for sale in Bishop's Stortford are under it today. The scheme is not open yet: its rules are on the scheme's page.