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CM23 5QE

Stansted South & Birchanger · Uttlesford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Stansted South & Birchanger
Local authority
Uttlesford
Constituency
North West Essex
Postcode district
CM23
Postcode sector
CM23 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM23 5QD 55 m
CM23 5QG 74 m
CM23 5QB 114 m
CM23 5QF 130 m
CM23 5QA 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM23 5QE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM23
Postcode sector
CM23 5
Latitude
51.886156
Longitude
0.185401
British National Grid easting
550,500
British National Grid northing
223,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Uttlesford · E07000077
Electoral ward
Stansted South & Birchanger · E05009927
Parish or community
E04012218
Westminster constituency
North West Essex · E14001402
Output area
E00169964
Lower layer super output area
Uttlesford 005F · E01022087
Middle layer super output area
Uttlesford 005 · E02004595

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. Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    413 m

  2. Birchwood High School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

  3. St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
570
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 255
  • Anti social behaviour 87
  • Other theft 39
  • Public order 35
  • Criminal damage and arson 35

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

  • PEACOCK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81053

    2.0 km

  • HELIX MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82654

    2.4 km

  • CHURCH STREET PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code E82067

    2.6 km

  • SOUTH STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82074

    2.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Bradley Common

    BCT · Birchanger

    0.1 miles

  • Bradley Common

    BCT · Birchanger

    0.1 miles

  • Birchanger Corner

    BCT · Birchanger

    0.3 miles

  • Birchanger Corner

    BCT · Birchanger

    0.3 miles

  • Primary School

    BCT · Birchanger

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Uttlesford 005F, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,681 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

30 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 7 secondary schools. Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 413 m.

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

Recorded crime

570 published events cover 12 months, averaging 47.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 255 events.

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