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CM23 2PH

Bishop's Stortford North · East Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bishop's Stortford North
Local authority
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hertford and Stortford
Postcode district
CM23
Postcode sector
CM23 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM23 2GZ 77 m
CM23 2PG 142 m
CM23 2PJ 145 m
CM23 2PQ 161 m
CM23 2RF 180 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM23 2PH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM23
Postcode sector
CM23 2
Latitude
51.870739
Longitude
0.148016
British National Grid easting
547,978
British National Grid northing
221,309

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
East Hertfordshire · E07000242
Electoral ward
Bishop's Stortford North · E05015357
Parish or community
E04013541
Westminster constituency
Hertford and Stortford · E14001283
Output area
E00119137
Lower layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 003B · E01023453
Middle layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 003 · E02004880

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
19
Secondary
7

  1. Bishop's Stortford College

    Other independent school

    145 m

  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S

    Academy converter

    347 m

  3. St Mary's Catholic School

    Academy converter

    392 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,237
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 793
  • Anti social behaviour 390
  • Shoplifting 307
  • Other theft 174
  • Criminal damage and arson 123

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

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • CHURCH STREET PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code E82067

    731 m

  • SOUTH STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82074

    999 m

  • HELIX MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82654

    1.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Maple Avenue

    BCT · Bishops Park

    0.2 miles

  • Maple Avenue

    BCT · Bishops Park

    0.2 miles

  • St Mary's Catholic School

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.2 miles

  • Thornfield Road

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.2 miles

  • Wentworth Drive

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Hertfordshire 003B, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,824 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
9 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

29 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 7 secondary schools. Bishop's Stortford College is the nearest published school at 145 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,237 published events cover 12 months, averaging 186.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 793 events.

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