CM23 3HY

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM23 3JB 47 m
CM23 3YR 50 m
CM23 3HZ 74 m
CM23 3YW 78 m
CM23 3HX 79 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM23 3HY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM23
Postcode sector
CM23 3
Latitude
51.864097
Longitude
0.162544
British National Grid easting
549,000
British National Grid northing
220,600

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
E00119105
Lower layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 007B · E01023444
Middle layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 007 · E02004884

Postcode source versions

Explore CM23

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
18
Secondary
8
  1. White Trees Independent School

    Other independent special school

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

    Voluntary aided school

    650 m
  3. The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College

    Academy converter

    718 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,325
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 869
  • Anti social behaviour 404
  • Shoplifting 271
  • Other theft 156
  • Criminal damage and arson 141

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • SOUTH STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82074

    315 m

  • CHURCH STREET PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code E82067

    735 m

  • HELIX MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82654

    828 m

  • PEACOCK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81053

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • South Road

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.0 miles
  • Brazier's Quay

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.0 miles
  • South Road

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.0 miles
  • Brazier's Quay

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.0 miles
  • South Mill Arts

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Hertfordshire 007B, 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

31,519 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
6 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

29 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 8 secondary schools. White Trees Independent School is the nearest published school at 646 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,325 published events cover 12 months, averaging 193.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 869 events.

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