CM23 5FT

Bishop's Stortford All Saints · 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 5FS 139 m
CM23 5QU 144 m
CM23 5RA 155 m
CM23 5RE 185 m
CM23 5HR 202 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM23 5FT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM23
Postcode sector
CM23 5
Latitude
51.869253
Longitude
0.183783
British National Grid easting
550,445
British National Grid northing
221,217

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
E00119067
Lower layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 005C · E01023440
Middle layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 005 · E02004882

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
14, Vardon Drive, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5FT 31 May 2023 £775,000
23, Vardon Drive, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5FT 26 May 2023 £850,000
11, Vardon Drive, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5FT 28 April 2023 £715,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
20
Secondary
7
  1. Summercroft Primary School

    Academy converter

    445 m
  2. Birchwood High School

    Academy converter

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

    Voluntary aided school

    858 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,227
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 480
  • Anti social behaviour 199
  • Other theft 98
  • Shoplifting 85
  • Criminal damage and arson 79

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

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

    773 m

  • SOUTH STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82074

    1.6 km

  • CHURCH STREET PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code E82067

    1.7 km

  • PEACOCK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81053

    3.8 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

  • Raynham Road

    BCT · Hockerill

    0.1 miles
  • Raynham Road

    BCT · Hockerill

    0.1 miles
  • Birchwood High School

    BCT · Parsonage Estate

    0.2 miles
  • Shortcroft

    BCT · Parsonage Estate

    0.2 miles
  • The Nags Head PH

    BCT · Hockerill

    0.3 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.

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
16
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

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 £625,000 from 19 recorded sales in CM23 5FT. 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

30 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 7 secondary schools. Summercroft Primary School is the nearest published school at 445 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,227 published events cover 12 months, averaging 102.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 480 events.

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