CM23 5WB

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 5TB 0 m
CM23 5JR 96 m
CM23 5LA 101 m
CM23 5LJ 135 m
CM23 5JY 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM23 5WB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 September 2003
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM23
Postcode sector
CM23 5
Latitude
51.862466
Longitude
0.171529
British National Grid easting
549,624
British National Grid northing
220,437

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

Postcode source versions

Explore CM23

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
19
Secondary
8
  1. Thorn Grove Primary School

    Community school

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

    Academy converter

    589 m
  3. Hockerill Anglo-European College

    Academy converter

    956 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,099
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 826
  • Anti social behaviour 352
  • Shoplifting 248
  • Criminal damage and arson 139
  • Other theft 111

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

    388 m

  • SOUTH STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82074

    867 m

  • CHURCH STREET PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code E82067

    1.2 km

  • PEACOCK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81053

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Beldams Lane

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.0 miles
  • Dimsdale Crescent

    BCT · Hockerill

    0.1 miles
  • Dimsdale Crescent

    BCT · Hockerill

    0.1 miles
  • Beldams Lane

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.1 miles
  • Sports Club

    BCT · Hockerill

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

30 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 8 secondary schools. Thorn Grove Primary School is the nearest published school at 256 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,099 published events cover 12 months, averaging 174.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 826 events.

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