CM23 9AX

Bishop's Stortford Central · 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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM23 2FD 0 m
CM23 3AA 0 m
CM23 4HY 0 m
CM23 4WP 0 m
CM23 5YF 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM23 9AX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 November 2005
Terminated
1 January 2008
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM23
Postcode sector
CM23 9
Latitude
51.866763
Longitude
0.160362
British National Grid easting
548,841
British National Grid northing
220,892

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
E00190246
Lower layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 007H · E01035595
Middle layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 007 · E02004884

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
20
Secondary
7
  1. White Trees Independent School

    Other independent special school

    318 m
  2. St Michael's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    355 m
  3. Windhill21

    Academy converter

    427 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,341
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 874
  • Anti social behaviour 407
  • Shoplifting 271
  • Other theft 157
  • Criminal damage and arson 140

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • SOUTH STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82074

    46 m

  • CHURCH STREET PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code E82067

    405 m

  • HELIX MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82654

    974 m

  • PEACOCK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81053

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Holy Trinity Church

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.0 miles
  • Holy Trinity Church

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.0 miles
  • Potter Street

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.1 miles
  • Brazier's Quay

    BCT · Bishops Stortford

    0.2 miles
  • Interchange

    BCS · Bishops Stortford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Hertfordshire 007H, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,291 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

30 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 7 secondary schools. White Trees Independent School is the nearest published school at 318 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,341 published events cover 12 months, averaging 195.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 874 events.

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