CM23 5BN

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 5BG 75 m
CM23 5BJ 85 m
CM23 5BL 86 m
CM23 5BP 105 m
CM23 5BB 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM23 5BN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM23
Postcode sector
CM23 5
Latitude
51.874154
Longitude
0.178921
British National Grid easting
550,094
British National Grid northing
221,752

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
E00119064
Lower layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 005A · E01023438
Middle layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 005 · E02004882

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
123, Plaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BN 26 April 2022 £415,000
89, Plaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BN 21 August 2019 £155,000
125, Plaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BN 30 July 2015 £260,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
21
Secondary
7
  1. Summercroft Primary School

    Academy converter

    206 m
  2. Birchwood High School

    Academy converter

    233 m
  3. All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford

    Voluntary aided school

    241 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,920
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 726
  • Anti social behaviour 308
  • Shoplifting 229
  • Criminal damage and arson 115
  • Other theft 111

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
68

26 female, 42 male

Postcode households
30
Residents per household
2.3
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 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM23 5 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+
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%
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

  • HELIX MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82654

    1.0 km

  • CHURCH STREET PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code E82067

    1.5 km

  • SOUTH STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82074

    1.5 km

  • PEACOCK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81053

    3.4 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

  • Plaw Hatch Close H&R

    BCT · Parsonage Estate

    0.0 miles
  • Plaw Hatch Close

    BCT · Parsonage Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Parsonage Lane

    BCT · Parsonage Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Parsonage Lane

    BCT · Parsonage Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Birchwood High School

    BCT · Parsonage Estate

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Hertfordshire 005A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,312 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
6 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
15
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
2
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 £415,000 from 1 recorded sale in CM23 5BN. 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

31 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 7 secondary schools. Summercroft Primary School is the nearest published school at 206 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,920 published events cover 12 months, averaging 160 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 726 events.

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