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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Broxbourne Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Broxbourne
Broxbourne roadworks: Footpath to the rear of Nos.1-4 Silverfield (from 16 Nov) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the...
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Bishop's Stortford Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Bishop's Stortford weather today: drizzle, 10°C by day and 8°C overnight, with a 65% chance of rain and winds up to 5 mph.
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Broxbourne Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Broxbourne weather today: drizzle, 10°C by day and 7°C overnight, with a 47% chance of rain and winds up to 5 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning.
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Sawbridgeworth Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Sawbridgeworth weather today: drizzle, 10°C by day and 8°C overnight, with a 65% chance of rain and winds up to 5 mph.
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Bishop''s Stortford Petrol Prices: Cheapest Unleaded and Diesel Today
Cheapest petrol in Bishop''s Stortford today: unleaded from 158.9p and diesel from 189.9p a litre, across 5 forecourts within 8 miles. Updated every morning...
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Bishop''s Stortford Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Bishop''s Stortford weather today: drizzle, 10°C by day and 8°C overnight, with a 65% chance of rain and winds up to 5 mph.
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Bishop's Stortford Roadworks: North Street One-Way 9 Nov
North Street goes one-way on Monday 9 November and car-free at weekends from 13 November, as M11 junction 8 works begin. This week's closures near the town.
Bins
Bishop's Stortford Christmas bins: 2026 dates and last year's
East Herts moved every collection from 25 December to 16 January last year, some by three days. The 2026 table is not out yet; here is last year's in full.
Schools
Bishop's Stortford term dates 2026/27: half term by school
Bishop's Stortford College, Hockerill, TBSHS, Herts and Essex and St Mary's term dates for 2026/27 side by side, with the county's dates and next year's too.
Recycling centre
Bishop's Stortford tip: shut Tue and Wed, ePass needed
Bishop's Stortford tip opening times, the two weekdays it shuts, the free ePass every car now needs, Christmas closures and the nearest sites open daily.
Trains
Bishop's Stortford Christmas trains: Liverpool St stays open
Stortford trains run to Liverpool Street this Christmas: last trains by 10pm on Christmas Eve, none on Christmas Day, Boxing Day a Stansted Express only.
Half term
Bishop's Stortford half term: 26-30 Oct, free pumpkin patch
Herts half term is 26 to 30 October. A free pumpkin patch, £5 children's films, a skeleton hunt at Mountfitchet and the forest car park that shuts on Mondays.
Bins
Bishop's Stortford bin collection days: 5 bins, 3 weeks
How to look up your Bishop's Stortford bin day, which of the five bins goes out each week, and how bank holidays, Christmas and missed collections change it.
Parking
Parking in Bishop's Stortford: all day from £4.40
Every Bishop's Stortford car park's all-day charge, from Apton Road and Basbow Lane to Northgate End, plus the free half hour, Sundays and the station.
Council Tax
Bishop's Stortford council tax bands: band D £2,413.91
What each band from A to H pays in Bishop's Stortford in 2026/27, how much it rose and who took the rise, plus how to check your band and claim discounts.
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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
How long the train takes from Bishop's Stortford to Liverpool Street, first and last trains, peak frequency, contactless fares and 2026 season tickets.
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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.