CM23 5TA

Broad Oak & the Hallingburys · Uttlesford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Uttlesford
Constituency
Harlow
Postcode district
CM23
Postcode sector
CM23 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM23 3DT 335 m
CM22 7QL 383 m
CM22 7QJ 384 m
CM22 7QA 402 m
CM23 3HG 516 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM23 5TA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM23
Postcode sector
CM23 5
Latitude
51.855824
Longitude
0.172313
British National Grid easting
549,700
British National Grid northing
219,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Uttlesford · E07000077
Parish or community
E04004134
Westminster constituency
Harlow · E14001267
Output area
E00112079
Lower layer super output area
Uttlesford 009B · E01022060
Middle layer super output area
Uttlesford 009 · E02004599

Postcode source versions

Explore CM23

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
20
Secondary
8
  1. Thorley Hill Primary School

    Community school

    843 m
  2. Thorn Grove Primary School

    Community school

    953 m
  3. Richard Whittington Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,125
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 460
  • Anti social behaviour 204
  • Criminal damage and arson 83
  • Shoplifting 78
  • Other theft 63

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • HELIX MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82654

    1.1 km

  • SOUTH STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82074

    1.4 km

  • CHURCH STREET PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code E82067

    1.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Pig Lane

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.4 miles
  • Pig Lane

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.4 miles
  • Beldams Lane

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.4 miles
  • Thorley Hill

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.4 miles
  • Thorley Hill

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Uttlesford 009B, 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

24,345 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
2 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

31 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 8 secondary schools. Thorley Hill Primary School is the nearest published school at 843 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,125 published events cover 12 months, averaging 93.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 460 events.

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