CM23 5EW

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 5EH 39 m
CM23 5EF 70 m
CM23 5EN 85 m
CM23 5EP 92 m
CM23 5EE 100 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM23 5EW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM23
Postcode sector
CM23 5
Latitude
51.876461
Longitude
0.174761
British National Grid easting
549,800
British National Grid northing
222,000

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
E00119063
Lower layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 005C · E01023440
Middle layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 005 · E02004882

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

    Voluntary aided school

    159 m
  2. Birchwood High School

    Academy converter

    571 m
  3. Summercroft Primary School

    Academy converter

    591 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,980
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 768
  • Anti social behaviour 319
  • Shoplifting 226
  • Other theft 118
  • Criminal damage and arson 110

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

  • HELIX MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82654

    1.2 km

  • CHURCH STREET PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code E82067

    1.3 km

  • SOUTH STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82074

    1.4 km

  • PEACOCK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81053

    3.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Heath Row

    BCT · Parsonage Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Snowley Parade

    BCT · Parsonage Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Snowley Parade

    BCT · Parsonage Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Cannons Close

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.2 miles
  • Northolt Avenue

    BCT · Parsonage Estate

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Hertfordshire 005C, 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

33,380 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 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

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 159 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,980 published events cover 12 months, averaging 165 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 768 events.

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