CM23 2QW

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 2QA 0 m
CM23 2BX 93 m
CM23 2PW 100 m
CM23 2XH 103 m
CM23 2XG 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM23 2QW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM23
Postcode sector
CM23 2
Latitude
51.875693
Longitude
0.138199
British National Grid easting
547,286
British National Grid northing
221,840

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
E00190316
Lower layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 003C · E01023454
Middle layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 003 · E02004880

Postcode source versions

Explore CM23

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
19
Secondary
6
  1. Avanti Brook Primary School

    Free schools

    554 m
  2. Hillmead Primary School

    Community school

    665 m
  3. Bishop's Stortford College

    Other independent school

    744 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,095
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 410
  • Anti social behaviour 170
  • Shoplifting 162
  • Other theft 70
  • Criminal damage and arson 61

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHURCH STREET PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code E82067

    1.5 km

  • SOUTH STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82074

    1.9 km

  • HELIX MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82654

    2.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Franklin Street

    BCT · Stortford Fields

    0.1 miles
  • Franklin Street

    BCT · Stortford Fields

    0.1 miles
  • Fire Station

    BCT · Bishops Park

    0.2 miles
  • Fire Station

    BCT · Bishops Park

    0.2 miles
  • Tesco

    BCT · Bishops Park

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Hertfordshire 003C, 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

30,688 of 33,755

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

28 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 6 secondary schools. Avanti Brook Primary School is the nearest published school at 554 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,095 published events cover 12 months, averaging 91.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 410 events.

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