CM23 5PG

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 5PD 28 m
CM23 5PE 68 m
CM23 5PN 85 m
CM23 5PJ 98 m
CM23 5JZ 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM23 5PG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM23
Postcode sector
CM23 5
Latitude
51.871916
Longitude
0.177447
British National Grid easting
550,000
British National Grid northing
221,500

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
E00119054
Lower layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 005A · E01023438
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
30
Primary
20
Secondary
7
  1. Summercroft Primary School

    Academy converter

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

    Voluntary aided school

    382 m
  3. Birchwood High School

    Academy converter

    428 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,982
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 746
  • Anti social behaviour 318
  • Shoplifting 246
  • Criminal damage and arson 127
  • Other theft 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

    746 m

  • SOUTH STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82074

    1.3 km

  • CHURCH STREET PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code E82067

    1.3 km

  • PEACOCK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81053

    3.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Plaw Hatch Close H&R

    BCT · Parsonage Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Stortford Hall Park

    BCT · Hockerill

    0.2 miles
  • Raynham Road

    BCT · Hockerill

    0.2 miles
  • The Nags Head PH

    BCT · Hockerill

    0.2 miles
  • Plaw Hatch Close

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

30 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 7 secondary schools. Summercroft Primary School is the nearest published school at 276 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,982 published events cover 12 months, averaging 165.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 746 events.

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