CM23 4JA

Bishop's Stortford South · 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 4JB 0 m
CM23 4DX 88 m
CM23 4DT 119 m
CM23 4JJ 120 m
CM23 4JD 127 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM23 4JA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM23
Postcode sector
CM23 4
Latitude
51.854414
Longitude
0.150695
British National Grid easting
548,216
British National Grid northing
219,499

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
E00119159
Lower layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 008D · E01023459
Middle layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 008 · E02004885

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. Richard Whittington Primary School

    Academy converter

    282 m
  2. The Bishop's Stortford High School

    Foundation school

    573 m
  3. Thorley Hill Primary School

    Community school

    711 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,095
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 398
  • Anti social behaviour 234
  • Other theft 99
  • Criminal damage and arson 82
  • Vehicle crime 63

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

    1.5 km

  • CHURCH STREET PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code E82067

    1.8 km

  • HELIX MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82654

    2.0 km

  • CENTRAL SURGERY

    BELL STREET, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, CM21 9AQ

    ODS code E82100

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Abbotts Way

    BCT · Thorley Park

    0.1 miles
  • The Colts

    BCT · Thorley Park

    0.1 miles
  • The Colts

    BCT · Thorley Park

    0.1 miles
  • Abbotts Way

    BCT · Thorley Park

    0.1 miles
  • Hipkins

    BCT · Thorley Park

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Hertfordshire 008D, 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

33,204 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
7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

29 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 7 secondary schools. Richard Whittington Primary School is the nearest published school at 282 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,095 published events cover 12 months, averaging 91.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 398 events.

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