CM23 2JF

Bishop's Stortford North · East Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
East Hertfordshire
Postcode district
CM23
Postcode sector
CM23 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM23 2FN 0 m
CM23 1ER 65 m
CM23 1ET 98 m
CM23 1EQ 115 m
CM23 1EU 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM23 2JF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 February 2009
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM23
Postcode sector
CM23 2
Latitude
51.885316
Longitude
0.168620
British National Grid easting
549,348
British National Grid northing
222,972

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
East Hertfordshire · E07000242
Parish or community
E04013541
Westminster constituency
Hertford and Stortford · E14001283
Output area
E00190224
Lower layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 004D · E01035590
Middle layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 004 · E02004881

Postcode source versions

Explore CM23

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
19
Secondary
7
  1. Avanti Meadows Primary School

    Free schools

    560 m
  2. Avanti Grange Secondary School

    Free schools

    1.2 km
  3. All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
666
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 241
  • Anti social behaviour 116
  • Shoplifting 74
  • Vehicle crime 41
  • Other theft 38

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CM23 2 residents
9,500

Age bands in CM23 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.3%

1,806 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

887 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.1%

2,724 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.7%

2,306 residents

Age 65 and over
17.4%

1,631 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHURCH STREET PARTNERSHIP

    30A CHURCH STREET, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, CM23 2LY

    ODS code E82067

    1.8 km

  • SOUTH STREET SURGERY

    83 SOUTH STREET, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, CM23 3AP

    ODS code E82074

    2.1 km

  • HELIX MEDICAL CENTRE

    HERTS AND ESSEX HOSPITAL, CAVELL DRIVE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, CM23 5JH

    ODS code E82654

    2.2 km

  • PEACOCK SURGERY

    1ST FLOOR CASTLE MALTINGS, LOWER STREET, STANSTED, STANSTED, CM24 8XG

    ODS code F81053

    2.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Mountbatten

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.0 miles
  • Rye Street

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.0 miles
  • Mountbatten

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.0 miles
  • Rye Street

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.0 miles
  • Gosling Close

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Hertfordshire 004D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,137 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
8 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

29 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 7 secondary schools. Avanti Meadows Primary School is the nearest published school at 560 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

666 published events cover 12 months, averaging 55.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 241 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.