Housing in CM23 2FD
What the homes in CM23 2FD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bishop's Stortford Central
- Council
- East Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,344 (2024)
CM23 2FDBishop's Stortford
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (79.3%). Flats make up 84.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
31.4% of households in the CM23 2FD area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 49.5% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 16.9% own outright and 14.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned31.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.2%1%
- Private rented49.5%20.5%
- Social rented16.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 42.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.1%). 14.4% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in East Hertfordshire
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in East Hertfordshire (August 2026, +3.5% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CM23 2FD (Bishop's Stortford Central) (about 1,344 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.