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CM23 5QZ

Stansted South & Birchanger · Uttlesford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 5SN 354 m
CM23 5HP 399 m
CM23 5RG 446 m
CM23 5QY 573 m
CM23 5QX 636 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM23 5QZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM23
Postcode sector
CM23 5
Latitude
51.871647
Longitude
0.194809
British National Grid easting
551,196
British National Grid northing
221,506

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
E00112076
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. Birchwood High School

    Academy converter

    912 m

  2. Summercroft Primary School

    Academy converter

    953 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
549
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 254
  • Anti social behaviour 64
  • Other theft 50
  • Vehicle crime 48
  • Criminal damage and arson 48

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
75%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
75%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
75%
Gigabit-capable
75%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
75%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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

    1.6 km

  • SOUTH STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82074

    2.4 km

  • CHURCH STREET PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code E82067

    2.5 km

  • PEACOCK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81053

    3.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Birchanger Green Services

    BCT · Parsonage Estate

    0.1 miles

  • Birchanger Green Services

    BCT · Parsonage Estate

    0.1 miles

  • Shortcroft

    BCT · Parsonage Estate

    0.3 miles

  • Shortcroft

    BCT · Parsonage Estate

    0.4 miles

  • Duckend Lane

    BCT · Birchanger

    0.4 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.

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

Schools

30 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 7 secondary schools. Birchwood High School is the nearest published school at 912 m.

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

Recorded crime

549 published events cover 12 months, averaging 45.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 254 events.

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