Bishop's Stortford South

East Hertfordshire · East of England · population 8,636 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

99Area Score / 100 ?
  • #67 of 6,856 in England
  • #11 of 746 in East of England
  • #1 of 18 in East Hertfordshire
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,582
Median age (est.)43
Density2,451per km²
No qualifications10%
Degree or above41%
No car or van7%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 23%45–64 32%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 44%Social rent: 2%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 44%Social rent 2%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 21%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 39%Lone parent: 8%Other: 14%
One person 21%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 39%Lone parent 8%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional16%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 89%Asian: 5%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 89%Asian 5%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 39% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 13%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Bishop's Stortford South is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #67 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #1 of 18 in East Hertfordshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (99) and lowest on Housing & access (67). Typical homes here sold for about £482,500 over the past year, up 14% across five years (from 132 sales), 8% above the wider East Hertfordshire median of £448,125. Typical household take-home income is around £52,758 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 31 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 93 · #457
Employment 97 · #176
Education 94 · #403
Health 98 · #142
Crime 99 · #87
Housing & access 67 · #2,281
Living environment 87 · #876

House prices ?

£482,500median (12m) · +1.0% yr · n=132
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£482,500132+1.0%+13.5%
Detached£610,00057+2.6%+11.9%
Semi-detached£507,50028+11.5%+23.2%
Terraced£362,50038-0.7%+5.8%
Flat£245,0009-10.9%+36.1%
This area£482,500
East Hertfordshire£448,125
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£52,758±£7,512 · #694 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£42,359
Price-to-income ?9.1×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

45Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

31 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 266 offences
East Hertfordshire54
East of England70
England83

Rank #460 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences141
Theft20
Burglary17
Vehicle crime18
Criminal damage & arson29
Public order & weapons12
Drugs15
Robbery1
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 103 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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