Property, Houses and Flats for Sale in Stansted, Essex

Stansted and sister village, Mountfitchet, are in north-west Essex close to Bishop's Stortford in Hertfordshire. The M11 motorway separates this small, pretty rural town from Stansted Airport which is just two miles away. The name 'Stansted' is Saxon for 'stony place' but after 1066, Mountfitchet, a Norman baron, settled in the area and built a castle, a small remnant of which still remains, as does his name.

Property in Stansted reflects its rural setting and also 20th century planning. There are some stunning Grade II listed properties including thatched cottages, substantial Victorian and Edwardian semi-detached and detached houses, and a mixture of post-war, architect-designed family homes. Terraced cottages, offering three bedrooms, are on the market for under £200,000 with houses for sale in Stansted offering four bedrooms between £250,000 and £300,000. More substantial houses, some built in the 18th century, with good-sized gardens, Stansted estate agents value in the region of £400,000.

Flats for sale in Stansted are often located in stunning, converted period properties and are between £125,000 and £150,000 for one bedroom.

Amenities for property in Stansted

Stansted Mountfitchet has a few retail and business outlets, GP surgeries, and a Community Clinic. However, residents tend to go to Bishop's Stortford for serious shopping and entertainment. There are two primary schools in Stansted, St Mary's C of E Primary and Bentfield Primary; and also Mountfitchet Mathematics and Computing College, renowned for having one of the best basketball teams in the area. There is a working windmill in Stansted, built in 1787, and the village has the largest toy museum in Europe, with over 80,000 toys from the 1950s to the 1980s.

Transport in Stansted

Stansted Airport is accessible by road from Junction 8 of the M11 motorway, near Bishop's Stortford, and by train from the station in Stansted Mountfitichet, where there is a direct 50-minute service to London Liverpool Street.

Surrounding areas

While searching for property to buy or property to rent in Stansted, which is covered by postcode CM24, you may also like to consider neighbouring towns such as Bishop's Stortford, Dunmow and Braintree.