CM23 3BL

Bishop's Stortford All Saints · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM23 3BP 39 m
CM23 3BS 91 m
CM23 3FU 91 m
CM23 3GN 114 m
CM23 3GP 114 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM23 3BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM23
Postcode sector
CM23 3
Latitude
51.867588
Longitude
0.162915
British National Grid easting
549,014
British National Grid northing
220,989

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
E00190341
Lower layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 007H · E01035595
Middle layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 007 · E02004884

Postcode source versions

Explore CM23

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Station Road, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3BL 2 September 2019 £40,000
2, Station Road, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3BL 7 December 2018 £2,150,000
Waterfront House, Station Road, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3BL 30 December 2016 £670,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
19
Secondary
7
  1. White Trees Independent School

    Other independent special school

    414 m
  2. St Michael's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    501 m
  3. Windhill21

    Academy converter

    536 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,292
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 881
  • Anti social behaviour 401
  • Shoplifting 248
  • Other theft 136
  • Criminal damage and arson 136

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

0 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.0
CM23 3 residents
10,596

Age bands in CM23 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.3%

1,729 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

1,092 residents

Age 25 to 44
32.8%

3,278 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.2%

2,514 residents

Age 65 and over
13.7%

1,370 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM23 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
75%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
75%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
75%
Gigabit-capable
8.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
75%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • SOUTH STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82074

    159 m

  • CHURCH STREET PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code E82067

    418 m

  • HELIX MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82654

    821 m

  • PEACOCK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81053

    4.6 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Interchange

    BCS · Bishops Stortford

    0.1 miles
  • Holy Trinity Church

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.1 miles
  • Bishops Stortford Rail Station

    RLY · Bishops Stortford

    0.1 miles
  • Bishop's Stortford Rail Station

    RSE · Bishops Stortford

    0.1 miles
  • Dane Street

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Hertfordshire 007H, 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

22,291 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
5 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
3
Medium risk addresses
5
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

Schools

29 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 7 secondary schools. White Trees Independent School is the nearest published school at 414 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,292 published events cover 12 months, averaging 191 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 881 events.

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