North Street
East Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England
Reality check: Despite being classified as residential, this area has a busy, transport-oriented character. Best suited to young professionals who tolerate urban intensity.
Who Is This Street For?
Scored by profile based on what matters most to each group.
Transport (90) and walkability (90) are strong. with excellent local amenities. Good for commuting and social life.
Safety score of 30 is the main barrier. School proximity doesn't compensate for high crime.
How this is calculated
Safety 30%, Schools 30%, Environment 20%, Amenities 10%, Energy 10%
Transport (90) and walkability (90) are strong. with excellent local amenities. Good for commuting and social life.
How this is calculated
Transport 35%, Walkability 30%, Amenities 25%, Market 10%
Market data is decent (liquidity 70, market 55).
How this is calculated
Liquidity 35%, Market 35%, Price trend bonus up to +30
Good with limitations — good daily access, walkable. But environment (35) suggests noise or density.
How this is calculated
Safety 25%, Environment 25%, Amenities 20%, Energy 15%, Walkability 15%
At £445,000, affordability is the main stretch. Transport (90) and services (81) help.
How this is calculated
Affordability 40%, Transport 25%, Amenities 20%, Safety 15%
Things You Should Know
High transport (90) and access (81) with poor environment (35). This area functions more as a transport and commercial zone than a residential neighbourhood.
Median price £445,000 based on only 18 transactions. This may not reflect typical local housing — a few high-value sales can skew the median significantly.
How Life Works Here
North Street is located in East Hertfordshire, near Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. Crime rates are above average, with 241 incidents recorded in 12 months. Violence and sexual offences is the most frequent category. Violent offences make up 49% of reports. Daily amenities are excellent, with 10 facilities within walking distance, including restaurant (4), bank (2), and hairdresser (2). The closest is atm (atm, 12m). Transport connections are strong, with rail and bus links nearby. The nearest stop (North Street) is 107m away. The median property price is £445,000, though prices have fallen 26% over five years. Based on 18 transactions recorded since 2014. There are 10 schools within 2 km, 10 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. 2 are rated Outstanding. Both primary and secondary options are available locally. The nearest school is just 298m away. Note that above-average crime in the area may offset the school accessibility for families. This street may particularly suit young professionals. Some market indicators point to a cooling trend. Overall, this street scores 61 out of 100 for liveability, placing it in the top 3% within its district.
Score Breakdown
Each dimension scored 0-100 from open government data. Source listed under each bar.
police.uk crime data (12-month rolling)
OpenStreetMap amenities within 2km
DfT NaPTAN + TfL stops
DEFRA noise & air quality, OS green space
HM Land Registry price paid data
GIAS schools + Ofsted ratings
OSM footpath density + connectivity
EPC Register — awaiting public API access
Environment Agency flood zones
Property Market
Other | Freehold | Market: warm
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Open Government Licence v3.0)
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Nearby Amenities
Public Services Nearby
Public facilities within walking distance from North Street, with detailed information for each.
gyms & sports centres (3)
- Snap Fitness 369m · 5 min walk
- Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing 565m · 7 min walk
- Bishop's Stortford Lawn Tennis Club 850m · 11 min walk
parks & green spaces (4)
- Castle Gardens 288m · 4 min walk
- Sworder's Field 387m · 5 min walk
- Link Road Woodland 414m · 5 min walk
- Barrells Down Road Park 666m · 8 min walk
schools (5)
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School 299m · 4 min walk
- Windhill21 382m · 5 min walk
- Northgate Primary School 757m · 10 min walk
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S 824m · 10 min walk
- Hockerill Anglo-European College 880m · 11 min walk
Transport Links
Similar Streets
- Swan Court — East Hertfordshire60
- Palmers Lane — East Hertfordshire61
- Florence Walk — East Hertfordshire64
- Riverside Walk — East Hertfordshire47
- B1529 — East Hertfordshire64
Data Transparency
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- OS Open Roads — Crown copyright and database right
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data — Crown copyright
- police.uk crime data — Open Government Licence v3.0
- OpenStreetMap — ODbL licence
- DfT NaPTAN — Open Government Licence v3.0
- GIAS schools data — Crown copyright
- Environment Agency flood data — OGL v3.0
- DEFRA noise and air quality — OGL v3.0
- ONS Census 2021 — Open Government Licence v3.0
All scores are computed from publicly available government and open data. No proprietary data is used. Scores reflect statistical patterns, not guarantees.
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