CM23 5GN

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 5JT 53 m
CM23 5JX 67 m
CM23 5LZ 71 m
CM23 5NU 77 m
CM23 5NX 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM23 5GN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2002
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM23
Postcode sector
CM23 5
Latitude
51.864998
Longitude
0.168819
British National Grid easting
549,429
British National Grid northing
220,713

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
E00119073
Lower layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 005E · E01023442
Middle layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 005 · E02004882

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Property

At this postcode

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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Avenue Place, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5GN 23 August 2010 £940,000
2, Avenue Place, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5GN 25 January 2008 £1,140,000
2, Avenue Place, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5GN 12 November 2003 £770,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
19
Secondary
7
  1. Thorn Grove Primary School

    Community school

    341 m
  2. The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College

    Academy converter

    345 m
  3. Hockerill Anglo-European College

    Academy converter

    695 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,144
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 832
  • Anti social behaviour 368
  • Shoplifting 248
  • Criminal damage and arson 136
  • Other theft 119

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

2 female, 4 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
3.0
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 0.1% 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

    385 m

  • SOUTH STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82074

    571 m

  • CHURCH STREET PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code E82067

    914 m

  • PEACOCK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81053

    4.7 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

  • Pryors Close

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.1 miles
  • Pryors Close

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.1 miles
  • The Three Tuns PH

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.1 miles
  • Interchange

    BCS · Bishops Stortford

    0.2 miles
  • Bishop's Stortford Rail Station

    RSE · Bishops Stortford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Hertfordshire 005E, 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

28,496 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
8 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

29 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 7 secondary schools. Thorn Grove Primary School is the nearest published school at 341 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,144 published events cover 12 months, averaging 178.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 832 events.

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