CM23 3RB

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 3QF 0 m
CM23 3GJ 68 m
CM23 3QX 87 m
CM23 3QS 93 m
CM23 3GH 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM23 3RB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 2010
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM23
Postcode sector
CM23 3
Latitude
51.863956
Longitude
0.149625
British National Grid easting
548,111
British National Grid northing
220,558

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
E00119085
Lower layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 007E · E01023447
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
19
Secondary
7
  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S

    Academy converter

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

    Voluntary aided school

    623 m
  3. Windhill21

    Academy converter

    714 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,271
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 773
  • Anti social behaviour 412
  • Shoplifting 307
  • Other theft 165
  • Criminal damage and arson 139

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

  • SOUTH STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82074

    846 m

  • CHURCH STREET PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code E82067

    932 m

  • HELIX MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82654

    1.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Valley Court

    BCT · Thorley

    0.2 miles
  • The Coppice

    BCT · Thorley

    0.2 miles
  • The Coppice

    BCT · Thorley

    0.2 miles
  • Wentworth Drive

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.2 miles
  • Wentworth Drive

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Hertfordshire 007E, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,271 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
10 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 19 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S is the nearest published school at 420 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,271 published events cover 12 months, averaging 189.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 773 events.

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