CM23 5AF

Bishop's Stortford Parsonage · 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM23 5AE 109 m
CM23 5PY 119 m
CM23 5AD 123 m
CM23 5BH 134 m
CM23 5AP 138 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM23 5AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM23
Postcode sector
CM23 5
Latitude
51.874356
Longitude
0.174325
British National Grid easting
549,777
British National Grid northing
221,765

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
E00119065
Lower layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 005B · E01023439
Middle layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 005 · E02004882

Postcode source versions

Explore CM23

23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
33, Church Manor, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5AF 24 September 2025 £610,000
51, Church Manor, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5AF 25 June 2025 £620,000
19, Church Manor, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5AF 28 March 2025 £607,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
21
Secondary
7
  1. All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford

    Voluntary aided school

    142 m
  2. Hockerill Anglo-European College

    Academy converter

    424 m
  3. Summercroft Primary School

    Academy converter

    496 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,087
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 797
  • Anti social behaviour 335
  • Shoplifting 229
  • Criminal damage and arson 133
  • Other theft 121

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
82

42 female, 40 male

Postcode households
31
Residents per household
2.6
CM23 5 residents
9,236

Age bands in CM23 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.6%

1,785 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.1%

1,165 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.8%

2,478 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.1%

2,604 residents

Age 65 and over
16.4%

1,571 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM23 5 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

  • HELIX MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82654

    987 m

  • CHURCH STREET PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code E82067

    1.2 km

  • SOUTH STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82074

    1.2 km

  • PEACOCK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81053

    3.6 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

  • Heath Row

    BCT · Parsonage Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Plaw Hatch Close H&R

    BCT · Parsonage Estate

    0.2 miles
  • Cherry Gardens

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.2 miles
  • Snowley Parade

    BCT · Parsonage Estate

    0.2 miles
  • Cherry Gardens

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Hertfordshire 005B, 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

25,833 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 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
4
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
5
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 £620,000 from 5 recorded sales in CM23 5AF. 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

31 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 7 secondary schools. All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford is the nearest published school at 142 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,087 published events cover 12 months, averaging 173.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 797 events.

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