CM23 3UZ

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 3UU 30 m
CM23 2LS 39 m
CM23 3UP 52 m
CM23 2LT 65 m
CM23 3XB 66 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM23 3UZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM23
Postcode sector
CM23 3
Latitude
51.870907
Longitude
0.158484
British National Grid easting
548,698
British National Grid northing
221,349

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
E00119100
Lower layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 007G · E01035594
Middle layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 007 · E02004884

Postcode source versions

Explore CM23

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Market Square, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3UZ 20 December 2016 £330,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
21
Secondary
7
  1. White Trees Independent School

    Other independent special school

    237 m
  2. Windhill21

    Academy converter

    275 m
  3. St Mary's Catholic School

    Academy converter

    335 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,438
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 925
  • Anti social behaviour 418
  • Shoplifting 286
  • Other theft 149
  • Criminal damage and arson 140

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

  • CHURCH STREET PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code E82067

    76 m

  • SOUTH STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82074

    493 m

  • HELIX MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82654

    1.2 km

  • PEACOCK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81053

    4.5 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Church Street Surgery

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.0 miles
  • Bridge Street

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.1 miles
  • Waitrose

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.1 miles
  • North Street

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.1 miles
  • North Street

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Hertfordshire 007G, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,485 of 33,755

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

31 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 7 secondary schools. White Trees Independent School is the nearest published school at 237 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,438 published events cover 12 months, averaging 203.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 925 events.

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