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4 bed house for sale with 4 bedrooms in Bishop's Stortford, CM23

Asking price

£535,000

Added on 26/09/2026

Type: House
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 2
Size: £529 per sq ft
Tenure: Freehold

Council tax Band E £3,000 a year

Key features

Detached Family House
Four Bedrooms
Sitting Room
Dining Room
Fitted Kitchen
Utility Room
Downstairs Cloakroom
Ensuite Shower Room
Family Bathroom
Partially Converted Garage
45 ft South Westerly Facing Rear Garden
Sought After Location
Chain Free

About this property

Property Description

9 Woodpecker Close is a four bedroom detached family house situated on the popular Bishops Gate development within walking distance of the town centre, excellent schools and the mainline station. Just a short walk away is a public open space and from here you can cut through to Tesco Superstore.

The property is offered chain free with the accommodation over two floors with an entrance hallway and stairs rising to the first floor, a sitting room, separate dining room with patio doors on to the rear garden, a re-fitted kitchen with integrated appliances and an outside lobby with a door on to the side, the downstairs two piece cloakroom and also personal door into the garage that has been partially converted to create a good size utility room.

Floorplan

Council tax

Band E £3,000 a year

Per year

Band A

£1,637
Band B

£1,909
Band C

£2,182
Band D

£2,455
Band E

This home: £3,000
Band F

£3,546
Band G

£4,091
Band H

£4,910

This home is in band E, which costs £3,000 a year in East Hertfordshire for 2026/27.

Figures from MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3): the average bill for each band across East Hertfordshire, including the typical parish precept, so a parish's own bill can differ a little. Discounts lower the bill, such as 25% off for an adult living alone. Check a home's band on GOV.UK.

Price guide

This home

£529 / sq ft

Area average (sold)

£461 / sq ft

Price per area, sold homes nearby

£358 / sq ft

£529 / sq ft

£572 / sq ft

Lowest

This home

Highest

£529 per sq ft, above the middle of recent sales in CM23 (£358–£572, 10th–90th percentile, 1,401 sales over 24 months).

Lowest and highest are the 10th and 90th percentiles of 1,401 homes sold in CM23 over the last 24 months. This home's figure uses its asking price. All sold £/sq ft in CM23 →

Location

with 4 bedrooms in Bishop's Stortford, CM23

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £535,000

£267k £803k

Deposit10% £54,000

£0 £535k

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £481,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £107,000 to support it.

A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Properties sold nearby

HM Land Registry sales nearby. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.

Address	Type	Sold	Size	Size	£/sq ft	Price
14, Woodpecker Close Detached	Detached	Aug 2025	1,798 sq ft £423/sq ft	1,798 sq ft	£423	£760,000
17, Woodpecker Close Detached	Detached	Aug 2021	1,313 sq ft £448/sq ft	1,313 sq ft	£448	£588,000
4, Woodpecker Close Detached	Detached	Jun 2021	872 sq ft £553/sq ft	872 sq ft	£553	£482,500
17, Woodpecker Close Detached	Detached	May 2019	1,313 sq ft £388/sq ft	1,313 sq ft	£388	£510,000
6, Woodpecker Close Detached	Detached	Oct 2015	1,302 sq ft £369/sq ft	1,302 sq ft	£369	£480,000
16, Woodpecker Close Detached	Detached	Sept 2015	1,055 sq ft £427/sq ft	1,055 sq ft	£427	£450,000
18, Woodpecker Close Detached	Detached	Nov 2014	1,324 sq ft £344/sq ft	1,324 sq ft	£344	£455,000
16, Woodpecker Close Detached	Detached	Sept 2012	1,055 sq ft £366/sq ft	1,055 sq ft	£366	£386,000