CM23 2UA

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 3XH 25 m
CM23 2JY 26 m
CM23 2JU 48 m
CM23 3XG 48 m
CM23 3XB 49 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM23 2UA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM23
Postcode sector
CM23 2
Latitude
51.871338
Longitude
0.159986
British National Grid easting
548,800
British National Grid northing
221,400

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
E00119124
Lower layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 004A · E01023449
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
31
Primary
21
Secondary
7
  1. White Trees Independent School

    Other independent special school

    328 m
  2. Windhill21

    Academy converter

    385 m
  3. St Mary's Catholic School

    Academy converter

    445 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,336
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 914
  • Anti social behaviour 402
  • Shoplifting 248
  • Criminal damage and arson 139
  • Other theft 126

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

    156 m

  • SOUTH STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82074

    513 m

  • HELIX MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82654

    1.2 km

  • PEACOCK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81053

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Bridge Street

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.0 miles
  • Waitrose

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.0 miles
  • The Causeway

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.1 miles
  • The Causeway

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.1 miles
  • Church Street Surgery

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Hertfordshire 004A, 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

31,401 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
4 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

31 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 7 secondary schools. White Trees Independent School is the nearest published school at 328 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,336 published events cover 12 months, averaging 194.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 914 events.

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