CM23 3SF

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 2NE 70 m
CM23 2PE 84 m
CM23 3FL 85 m
CM23 2ND 95 m
CM23 3SN 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM23 3SF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM23
Postcode sector
CM23 3
Latitude
51.869739
Longitude
0.155973
British National Grid easting
548,529
British National Grid northing
221,214

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
E00119139
Lower layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 003D · E01023455
Middle layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 003 · E02004880

Postcode source versions

Explore CM23

150 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
26, Priory Court, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3SF 16 February 2026 £230,000
37, Priory Court, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3SF 30 October 2025 £240,000
43, Priory Court, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3SF 17 October 2025 £260,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
20
Secondary
7
  1. Windhill21

    Academy converter

    65 m
  2. White Trees Independent School

    Other independent special school

    130 m
  3. St Mary's Catholic School

    Academy converter

    176 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,564
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 953
  • Anti social behaviour 435
  • Shoplifting 309
  • Other theft 190
  • Criminal damage and arson 143

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
73

35 female, 38 male

Postcode households
45
Residents per household
1.6
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 0.7% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
91.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
89.1%
Gigabit-capable
89.1%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
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

  • CHURCH STREET PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code E82067

    189 m

  • SOUTH STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82074

    480 m

  • HELIX MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82654

    1.4 km

  • PEACOCK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81053

    4.7 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

  • St Catherine's Court

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.1 miles
  • Church Street Surgery

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.1 miles
  • St Mary's Catholic School

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.1 miles
  • Thornfield Road

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.2 miles
  • Thornfield Road

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Hertfordshire 003D, 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

33,155 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
9 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
0
Medium risk addresses
10
Low risk addresses
0
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

Property market

The five-year median is £245,000 from 15 recorded sales in CM23 3SF. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for East Hertfordshire is £460,778 in June 2026, up 4.0% year on year.

Schools

30 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 7 secondary schools. Windhill21 is the nearest published school at 65 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,564 published events cover 12 months, averaging 213.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 953 events.

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