CM23 4EB

Bishop's Stortford Thorley Manor · 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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM23 4EA 80 m
CM23 4QS 124 m
CM23 4QU 124 m
CM23 4JR 134 m
CM23 4QT 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM23 4EB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1983
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM23
Postcode sector
CM23 4
Latitude
51.857381
Longitude
0.145274
British National Grid easting
547,833
British National Grid northing
219,818

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
E00119148
Lower layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 008A · E01023456
Middle layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 008 · E02004885

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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109 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
82, Ashdale, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 4EB 17 June 2026 £335,000
69, Ashdale, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 4EB 13 March 2026 £354,000
83, Ashdale, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 4EB 30 September 2025 £300,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
20
Secondary
7
  1. Manor Fields Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    456 m
  2. Richard Whittington Primary School

    Academy converter

    554 m
  3. Thorley Hill Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,145
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 427
  • Anti social behaviour 244
  • Other theft 93
  • Criminal damage and arson 84
  • Vehicle crime 63

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
102

54 female, 48 male

Postcode households
50
Residents per household
2.0
CM23 4 residents
12,428

Age bands in CM23 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.9%

2,319 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.3%

1,456 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.3%

2,759 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.3%

4,302 residents

Age 65 and over
16.2%

2,088 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM23 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
94.1%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
94.1%
Gigabit-capable
94.1%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • SOUTH STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82074

    1.5 km

  • CHURCH STREET PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code E82067

    1.7 km

  • HELIX MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82654

    2.2 km

  • CENTRAL SURGERY

    BELL STREET, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, CM21 9AQ

    ODS code E82100

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Thorley Centre

    BCT · Thorley Park

    0.1 miles
  • The Thorley Centre

    BCT · Thorley Park

    0.1 miles
  • Sainsbury's

    BCT · Thorley Park

    0.1 miles
  • Irving Close

    BCT · Thorley Park

    0.1 miles
  • Irving Close

    BCT · Thorley Park

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Hertfordshire 008A, 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

32,867 of 33,755

Income
10 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
6 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.

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
8
Medium risk addresses
4
Low risk addresses
10
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £346,000 from 10 recorded sales in CM23 4EB. 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

Published establishments

32 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 7 secondary schools. Manor Fields Primary School is the nearest published school at 456 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,145 published events cover 12 months, averaging 95.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 427 events.

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