CM23 3HH

Bishop's Stortford South · 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 3HG 87 m
CM23 3HF 104 m
CM23 3LR 110 m
CM23 3HE 146 m
CM23 3LS 150 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM23 3HH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM23
Postcode sector
CM23 3
Latitude
51.856327
Longitude
0.165497
British National Grid easting
549,229
British National Grid northing
219,742

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
E00119152
Lower layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 008C · E01023458
Middle layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 008 · E02004885

Postcode source versions

Explore CM23

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
20
Secondary
7
  1. Thorley Hill Primary School

    Community school

    371 m
  2. Richard Whittington Primary School

    Academy converter

    849 m
  3. Thorn Grove Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,597
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 610
  • Anti social behaviour 289
  • Shoplifting 145
  • Other theft 124
  • Criminal damage and arson 100

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • HELIX MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82654

    1.2 km

  • SOUTH STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82074

    1.2 km

  • CHURCH STREET PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code E82067

    1.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Pig Lane

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.1 miles
  • Pig Lane

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.1 miles
  • Thorley Hill

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.2 miles
  • London Road

    BCT · Thorley

    0.2 miles
  • London Road

    BCT · Thorley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Hertfordshire 008C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,966 of 33,755

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

30 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 7 secondary schools. Thorley Hill Primary School is the nearest published school at 371 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,597 published events cover 12 months, averaging 133.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 610 events.

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