The Council manages over 600 allotment plots on 11 sites
The allotment rental year runs from January to December.
Plots of approximately 7 metres by 7 metres or 62.6 square metres and 10 metres by 12 metres or 125 square metres are available for rent.
Prices are as follows:
Fees for 2026 are 33p per square metres and as follows:
Residents - £41.25 per 125 square metres
Senior Citizens & Personal Independent Payment (PIP) Recipients - £20.62 per 125 square metres (First 250sqm only)
Non–Residents - £82.50 per 125 square metres (including Senior Citizens & PIP Recipients) within a 5 mile radius of Bishop's Stortford
New Tenant Administration Set Up Fee - £40.00
All our sites now have combination locks.
Fees for 2027 are 34p per square metres and as follows:
Residents - £42.50 per 125 square metres
Senior Citizens & Personal Independent Payment (PIP) Recipients - £21.25 per 125 square metres (First 250 square metres only)
Non–Residents - £85.00 per 125 square metres (including Senior Citizens & PIP Recipients) within a 5 mile radius of Bishop's Stortford
New Tenant Administration Set Up Fee - £40.00
All our sites now have combination locks.
Fees can be paid by cheque (made payable to BSTC), by bank transfer (details will be on the Tenancy Agreement) or cash, (if no other method is possible).
We regret we are unable to accept debit / credit cards.
The Locations of the Allotment Sites are:
Barrells Down Road, CM23 2SU
Cricketfield Lane, CM23 2TD
Elm Road, CM23 2TD
The Firs, CM23 3QL
Hallingbury Road East, CM22 7QJ
Hallingbury Road West, CM22 7QJ
Haymeads Lane, CM23 5JJ
London Road, CM23 3DR
Thorley Street CM23 4AL
Thornbera Road, CM23 3QS
Ward Crescent, CM23 3GJ
Please be aware that there are waiting lists at some sites but you can download the Application form for an Allotment and view the Tenancy Agreement which will be completed by the administrator on allocation of a plot. New Tenants are permitted to take on a plot up to 125 square metres, and current Tenants may be able to take on another plot if there isn't anyone on their site's on the waiting list, up to a maximum of 250 square metres in total.
We have recently introduced the possibility to keep bees and hens subject to appropriate rules.
Please contact the Allotments Administration allotments@bishopsstortfordtc.gov.uk or call 01279 712148 or 01279 715003 for further information.
Allotment office hours are 8.00am to 12.00pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, but please leave a message on the voice mail at any time and your call will be returned as soon as possible.
Bishop's Stortford Garden and Allotment Association BSAGA
Many of our allotment holders are members of the Bishop's Stortford Allotments And Gardens Association which offers useful advice and fellowship.
Please see their Facebook page.
Membership costs just £3.00 per year & the allotment shop can be found at Ward Crescent Allotment site CM23 3QX on a Sunday morning.
Opening Times
January 10am to 11am
February to April 10am to 12pm
May to November 10am to 11am
December Closed.
Please see their website for a comprehensive & competitive range of products.
The Best Kept Plot Competition 2025
Taking photos of the two best kept plots on each will be done by the Allotments Sub-committee during July.
The best on site and the best kept plot overall will be chosen by the Mayor in August.
2025 Nominations & Results to follow in August
Sites Nominated Plots Best Plot
Barrells Down Road: 11a & 24a 11a
Cricketfield Lane: 4c/d & 15a 15a
Elm Road: 2a 2a
Firs: 1a/b & 3/4 3/4
Hallingbury Road East: 30a/b & 35a/b 35a/b
Hallingbury Road West: 14b & 79 14b
Haymeads Lane: 24 & 67a 67a
London Road: 2 2
Thornbera Road: 10a & 21a 21a
Ward Crescent: 218a & 231b 218a
The site winners will receive the first 125 square metres (5 rods) of their holdings free of charge for 2026, well done to you all.
The nominated plots were judged by the Allotments Sub-Committee and Mayor Richard Townsend judged the best on site and decided that plot 11a Barrels Down Road was the overall winner from all the best plots. The plot holder of the overall winning plot will also receive a bottle of wine or a box of chocolates and, from the BSAGA, a year’s Membership. Congratulations!!
