Bishop's Stortford Local Information
Practical local information for Bishop's Stortford: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Bishop's Stortford Roadworks: M11 Junction 8 Shut Twice
The M11 junction 8 slip roads at Bishop's Stortford close overnight on 21 and 24 September. Every new Hertfordshire closure, plus trains and parking.
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Bins
Bishop's Stortford bin collection days: 5 bins, 3 weeks
Five bins on a three-week rota, garden waste £61 a year, bulky collections £61.20. Bank holidays push every round a day later, and a missed bin gives two days.
Parking
Parking in Bishop's Stortford: all day from £4.40
Northgate End is £4.40 all day, Apton Road and Basbow Lane £8.10. Every council tariff, the free 30 minutes, Sunday rates, permits and the station car park.
Council Tax
Bishop's Stortford council tax bands: band D £2,413.91
Band D in Bishop's Stortford is £2,413.91 this year, up £109.31. The full A to H table, and which of the four bodies on the bill put its share up.
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Bishop's Stortford house prices: £416,250 town median
The middle Bishop's Stortford home sold for £416,250, the lowest median of the four East Herts towns. Plus medians for Ware, Hertford, Hoddesdon and Cheshunt.
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Bishop's Stortford trains to London: 37 min, £5,492/yr
The fastest trains reach Liverpool Street in 37 minutes, but not in the morning peak. Peak and off-peak times, 2026 season prices and the new contactless fares.
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Things to do in Bishop's Stortford: free museum, £9 forest
The town museum is free and the castle mound is open to climb. Checked 2026 prices for Hatfield Forest, Mountfitchet Castle and the Olympic white water course.
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Bishop's Stortford planning: 3.4 years of housing land
East Herts can show only 3.4 to 3.7 years of housing land against a five-year duty. Plus Old River Lane, still undecided 137 days past its determination deadline.