CM23 4QU

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 4QS 0 m
CM23 4QT 47 m
CM23 4QW 49 m
CM23 4EL 92 m
CM23 4EB 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM23 4QU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM23
Postcode sector
CM23 4
Latitude
51.857992
Longitude
0.146784
British National Grid easting
547,935
British National Grid northing
219,889

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
E00119099
Lower layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 007C · E01023445
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
31
Primary
21
Secondary
7
  1. Richard Whittington Primary School

    Academy converter

    473 m
  2. Manor Fields Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    509 m
  3. Thorley Hill Primary School

    Community school

    932 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,421
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 508
  • Anti social behaviour 291
  • Shoplifting 117
  • Other theft 114
  • Criminal damage and arson 91

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

2 female, 3 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
1.0
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% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM23 4 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

3

within 5 km

  • SOUTH STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82074

    1.4 km

  • CHURCH STREET PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code E82067

    1.6 km

  • HELIX MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82654

    2.1 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

  • The Thorley Centre

    BCT · Thorley Park

    0.0 miles
  • The Thorley Centre

    BCT · Thorley Park

    0.0 miles
  • Hipkins

    BCT · Thorley Park

    0.1 miles
  • Hipkins

    BCT · Thorley Park

    0.2 miles
  • Sainsbury's

    BCT · Thorley Park

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Hertfordshire 007C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,648 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
9 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
0
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

Schools

31 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 7 secondary schools. Richard Whittington Primary School is the nearest published school at 473 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,421 published events cover 12 months, averaging 118.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 508 events.

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