CM24 8FB

Stansted South & Birchanger · Uttlesford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Stansted
Local authority
Uttlesford
Constituency
North West Essex
Postcode district
CM24
Postcode sector
CM24 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM24 8SH 87 m
CM24 8FY 127 m
CM24 8EZ 129 m
CM24 8EU 154 m
CM24 8TX 155 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM24 8FB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2009
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM24
Postcode sector
CM24 8
Latitude
51.894556
Longitude
0.202247
British National Grid easting
551,631
British National Grid northing
224,069

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Uttlesford · E07000077
Parish or community
E04012219
Westminster constituency
North West Essex · E14001402
Output area
E00112222
Lower layer super output area
Uttlesford 006A · E01022086
Middle layer super output area
Uttlesford 006 · E02004596

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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34 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Palmer Close, Stansted, CM24 8FB 8 May 2026 £455,000
22, Palmer Close, Stansted, CM24 8FB 16 September 2024 £453,000
2, Palmer Close, Stansted, CM24 8FB 29 November 2023 £443,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
16
Secondary
6
  1. St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School

    Foundation school

    322 m
  2. Forest Hall School

    Academy sponsor led

    370 m
  3. Magna Carta Primary Academy

    Free schools

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
516
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 177
  • Other theft 66
  • Criminal damage and arson 47
  • Anti social behaviour 45
  • Shoplifting 42

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
40

17 female, 23 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
2.7
CM24 8 residents
8,696

Age bands in CM24 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.7%

1,702 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

779 residents

Age 25 to 44
29%

2,505 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

2,257 residents

Age 65 and over
16.1%

1,387 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM24 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • PEACOCK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81053

    851 m

  • HELIX MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82654

    3.8 km

  • CHURCH STREET PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code E82067

    4.0 km

  • SOUTH STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82074

    4.2 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

  • Palmer Close

    BCT · Stansted Mountfitchet

    0.1 miles
  • Palmer Close

    BCT · Stansted Mountfitchet

    0.1 miles
  • Reeve Road

    BCT · Stansted Mountfitchet

    0.2 miles
  • Reeve Road

    BCT · Stansted Mountfitchet

    0.2 miles
  • School

    BCT · Stansted Mountfitchet

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Uttlesford 006A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,095 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

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

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £455,000 from 5 recorded sales in CM24 8FB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Uttlesford is £482,652 in June 2026, up 3.5% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

24 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School is the nearest published school at 322 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

516 published events cover 12 months, averaging 43 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 177 events.

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