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3 KESTREL GARDENS

BISHOP'S STORTFORD, HERTFORDSHIRE CM23 4LU

4 beds 2 baths Listed 5 Jul 2023 (-1123d)

£625,000

Guide Price

Reduced on 11 Sep 2023

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Council tax band

TBC

Last sold

£612,500 Mar 2024

Local average

£703,542 (-11.2%)

Deprivation

Decile 10 (33,456 of 33,755)

Street crime

201 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

Key features

  • Offered with No Onward Chain
  • Detached family home
  • Located in the popular Bishop's Gate development
  • South facing rear garden
  • Sitting room, Kitchen/dining room, office and utility
  • Four double bedrooms, family bathroom and ensuite shower room
  • Driveway parking
  • EPC Band D / Council Tax Band F

Additional details

Parking
Yes
Garden
Yes

Description

Offered with No Onward Chain

A well presented four bedroom detached family home located in the popular Bishop's Gate development; close to pre and primary schools, local amenities, parks and countryside walks. A twenty minute walk to the town centre, shops, restaurants and leisure facilities as well as the mainline railway station with links to Cambridge, Stansted, Tottenham Hale and London Liverpool Street.

Enjoying a corner plot and with a large south facing garden, the internal accommodation is arranged over two floors and comprises; entrance hall, office, living room, open plan dining room/fitted kitchen with base and eye level units, large storage room, utility room and wc. Stairs ascend to the first floor landing, four double bedrooms, each benefitting from built in wardrobes; a family bathroom. The principal bedroom also benefits from an en-suite shower room.

The south facing rear garden is mainly laid to lawn with a patio entertainment area, established planting, a brick and fence surround. A gated side access leads to the front of the property, the driveway and plenty of parking to the front.

Listed by

Bishop's Stortford

Russell Property

Reference: 136965623

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Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

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Price history

222% since 1999

Event Date Price % change
Sold 28/03/2024 (2 years ago) £612,500 +222.4%
Sold 17/12/1999 (26 years ago) £190,000 —

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Data from Land Registry Price Paid.

Address Price Date Type
64 LARKSWAY, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4DG £480,000 02/04/2026 Detached
64 MARGUERITE WAY, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4NE £899,995 02/04/2026 Detached
18 NORMAN AVENUE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4HL £550,000 23/01/2026 Detached
30 SNOWDROP CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4QE £480,000 05/12/2025 Detached
2 THE BRAMBLES, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4PX £632,000 03/12/2025 Detached
40 PRIMROSE CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4QG £592,500 03/12/2025 Detached
19 NORMAN AVENUE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4HL £625,000 21/11/2025 Detached
45 MARGUERITE WAY, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4NE £650,000 29/08/2025 Detached
12 LARKSWAY, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4DG £725,000 25/03/2025 Detached
11 FOXGLOVE CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4PU £490,000 21/02/2025 Detached
7 LARKSPUR CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4LL £732,500 15/12/2023 Detached
8 WOODHALL GROVE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4HE £538,500 29/11/2023 Detached
26 PRIMROSE CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4QG £520,000 16/08/2023 Detached
57 MARGUERITE WAY, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4NE £612,500 13/07/2023 Detached
19 PRIMROSE CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4QG £527,000 29/06/2023 Detached
7 CHENIES GREEN, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4HJ £610,000 16/06/2023 Detached
Same street 12 KESTREL GARDENS, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4LU £590,000 09/06/2023 Detached
41 WOODHALL GROVE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4HE £480,000 22/03/2023 Detached
14 LONG MEADOW, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4HH £595,000 27/01/2023 Detached
13 CHENIES GREEN, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4HJ £510,000 20/01/2023 Detached
39 PRIMROSE CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4QG £510,000 14/12/2022 Detached
Same street 30 KESTREL GARDENS, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4LU £765,000 31/03/2022 Detached
Same street 11 KESTREL GARDENS, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4LU £647,500 22/09/2021 Detached

Street average: £667,500 (3 sales)

Area average: £588,000 (20 sales)

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 1.2%
10y growth 11.9%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): East Hertfordshire. Series: Detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 4.6%
5y (index) 14.8%
10y (index) 26.6%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for East Hertfordshire. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,355/mo
Realistic £1,505/mo
Optimistic £1,656/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → East Hertfordshire.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Harlow & Stortford: £1,371/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type Name Distance
Bus stop Kestrel Gardens 0.1 miles
Shop Morrisons Daily 0.5 miles
Shop Fin & Fur 0.5 miles
Train station Bishop's Stortford 1.1 miles
Train station Stansted Mountfitchet 3.6 miles
Hospital Jacob's Neuro Centre 4.0 miles
Hospital Unknown 11.0 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 60
Anti-social behaviour 55
Other theft 20
Shoplifting 15
Criminal damage and arson 13
Vehicle crime 12
Public order 11
Burglary 4
Drugs 4
Other crime 2
Theft from the person 2
Bicycle theft 1
Possession of weapons 1
Robbery 1
Total incidents 201

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name Type Distance Ofsted
Hillmead Primary School Primary 0.3 miles Good — 15 Jun 2018
Manor Fields Primary School Primary 0.4 miles Good — 10 May 2022
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S Primary 0.4 miles Good — 1 Feb 2023
Bishop's Stortford College Other 0.6 miles — (No rating)
St Mary's Catholic School Secondary 0.7 miles — (Inspected (no overall grade))

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.24%
Max investor price (0.8%) £188,125
Target investor price (1%) £150,500
  • Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
  • Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
  • Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
  • Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).