CM23 4AU
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Property report — CM23 4AU
Open-data due diligence for CM23 4AU and the area around it.
CM23 4AU in brief: 44 recorded sales (£64,000–£1,200,000) · low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for CM23 4AU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the CM23 4 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£512,806
Population
23,826
Crimes recorded
53
Schools
4
Flood risk
Low
Gigabit broadband
86%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in CM23 4, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (42 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-22 | £1,185,000 | MADALENES LONDON ROAD | Detached |
| 2023-09-22 | £490,000 | DELL VIEW LONDON ROAD | Detached |
| 2023-05-02 | £338,500 | DRAYCOTT LONDON ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2023-03-28 | £335,000 | DRAYCOTT LONDON ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2023-02-28 | £475,000 | LITTLE BROOK VILLA LONDON ROAD | Detached |
| 2022-05-27 | £1,000,000 | OAK COTTAGE LONDON ROAD | Detached |
| 2022-05-16 | £400,000 | SUNNYSIDE LONDON ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2022-03-23 | £1,200,000 | MEADOWSWEET LONDON ROAD | Detached |
| 2021-09-24 | £500,000 | WESTWOOD PARK LONDON ROAD | Other |
| 2021-09-16 | £720,000 | WESTWOODS LONDON ROAD | Detached |
| 2021-09-02 | £430,000 | PRIMROSE COTTAGE LONDON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2020-01-24 | £285,000 | SUNNYSIDE LONDON ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2019-12-13 | £619,598 | AMERICAN CAR WASH LONDON ROAD | Other |
| 2018-07-23 | £422,000 | HILL VIEW LONDON ROAD | Detached |
| 2017-10-06 | £305,000 | THE NEST LONDON ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2017-02-02 | £410,000 | DELL VIEW LONDON ROAD | Detached |
| 2017-01-13 | £500,000 | MADALENES LONDON ROAD | Other |
| 2016-10-12 | £442,124 | PREMISES ON THE EAST SIDE OF LONDON ROAD | Other |
| 2016-07-18 | £425,000 | RUSH MEAD LONDON ROAD | Detached |
| 2015-07-21 | £250,000 | HILL VIEW LONDON ROAD | Detached |
| 2014-10-17 | £248,000 | WOODLANDS LONDON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2014-04-17 | £320,000 | SISTERON LONDON ROAD | Detached |
| 2012-09-28 | £225,000 | BROOKSIDE LONDON ROAD | Detached |
| 2012-07-16 | £202,000 | BROOKSIDE LONDON ROAD | Detached |
| 2011-12-02 | £575,000 | WESTWOODS LONDON ROAD | Detached |
| 2011-01-31 | £460,000 | WHITE COTTAGE LONDON ROAD | Detached |
| 2010-09-24 | £307,000 | RUSH MEAD LONDON ROAD | Detached |
| 2009-11-19 | £185,000 | BLANDINGS LONDON ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2008-02-12 | £347,500 | DELL VIEW LONDON ROAD | Detached |
| 2007-11-15 | £449,995 | WHITE COTTAGE LONDON ROAD | Detached |
| 2006-04-11 | £187,442 | THE NEST LONDON ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2005-11-04 | £327,000 | GREENWAYS LONDON ROAD | Detached |
| 2004-11-29 | £182,000 | BLANDINGS LONDON ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2004-09-30 | £184,000 | WOODLANDS LONDON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2003-10-10 | £275,000 | BROOKSIDE LONDON ROAD | Detached |
| 2002-05-16 | £226,000 | BROOKSIDE LONDON ROAD | Detached |
| 2000-10-20 | £375,000 | OAK COTTAGE LONDON ROAD | Detached |
| 2000-10-20 | £375,000 | THE DELL LONDON ROAD | Detached |
| 2000-09-28 | £116,000 | BLANDINGS LONDON ROAD | Terraced |
| 1998-10-16 | £86,950 | WALBURY VIEW LONDON ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1998-05-02 | £75,500 | LAMU LONDON ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1997-06-12 | £65,000 | OAK COTTAGE LONDON ROAD | Detached |
| 1997-05-16 | £120,000 | GREENWAYS LONDON ROAD | Detached |
| 1996-03-28 | £64,000 | BLANDINGS LONDON ROAD | Terraced |
44 recorded sales on CM23 4AU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spellbrook CofE Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Good (2021) |
| The Bishop's Stortford High School | 0.7 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Little Hallingbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Richard Whittington Primary School | 1.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Thorley Hill Primary School | 1.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Leventhorpe | 1.4 mi | Secondary | Good (2024) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: SOUTH STREET SURGERY (1.9 mi) · HELIX MEDICAL CENTRE (1.9 mi) · CENTRAL SURGERY (1.9 mi)
Nearest hospitals: HERTS AND ESSEX HOSPITAL (1.9 mi) · HERTS & ESSEX COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (1.9 mi) · HERTFORDSHIRE & ESSEX HOSPITAL (1.9 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: THORLEY WASH GRANGE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · GRANARY AT SPELLBROOK FARM (6 YARDS NORTH OF HOUSE) (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · THE THREE HORSESHOES PUBLIC HOUSE (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: ALLIED PHARMACY THORLEY (1.4 mi) · TRINITY PHARMACY (1.9 mi) · VILLAGE PHARMACY (1.9 mi)
Nearest stations: Sawbridgeworth (1.8 mi) · Bishops Stortford (1.9 mi) · Harlow Mill (3.6 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Sainsbury's (1.4 mi) · The Co-operative Food (1.9 mi) · Co-op Food (1.9 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 41
- One-person households
- 24%
- Households with children
- 34%
- Households
- 9,236
Owned 72% · Social rent 11% · Private rent 15%
Census 2021 (ONS), for CM23 4.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in CM23 4 (May 24–Apr 26, average 45/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictCM23 | SectorCM23 4 | PostcodeCM23 4AU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £505,473 | £512,806 | £379,787 |
| Population | 56,714 | 23,826 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 9/10 | 10/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 315 | 53 | — |
| Schools | 26 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 81% | 86% | 41% |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | 98% | 88% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (CM23 4); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
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