CM23 2UH

Bishop's Stortford Central · 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 3YJ 22 m
CM23 3AE 36 m
CM23 3AS 38 m
CM23 3AB 45 m
CM23 3AX 78 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM23 2UH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
1 October 2000
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM23
Postcode sector
CM23 2
Latitude
51.869515
Longitude
0.161351
British National Grid easting
548,900
British National Grid northing
221,200

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
E00168898
Lower layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 004E · E01035591
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

    287 m
  2. Windhill21

    Academy converter

    399 m
  3. St Michael's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    420 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,290
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 894
  • Anti social behaviour 396
  • Shoplifting 248
  • Criminal damage and arson 136
  • Other theft 124

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

    206 m

  • SOUTH STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82074

    306 m

  • HELIX MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82654

    1.0 km

  • PEACOCK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81053

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Riverside

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.0 miles
  • Potter Street

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.1 miles
  • Dane Street

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.1 miles
  • Bridge Street

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.1 miles
  • The Causeway

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Hertfordshire 004E, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,473 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 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 287 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,290 published events cover 12 months, averaging 190.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 894 events.

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