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 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. Sold-price 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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Bishop's Stortford roadworks: M11 and A120 clear this week
National Highways lists no closures on the local M11 or A120 to 13 August. What is shut, the A10 Cheshunt plan, and why Northgate End is half the price to park.
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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.