CM23 5LA postcode in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

CM23 5LA is a postcode in Bishop's Stortford, in the Bishop's Stortford All Saints ward of East Hertfordshire. It is in the Hertford and Stortford parliamentary constituency and the Hertfordshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 81% of homes and businesses can get it. East Hertfordshire: 84% Typical price £450,000 Homes sold in CM23 5, last 12 months. 0% on the year before Nearest station Bishops Stortford 600 m in a straight line

Where CM23 5LA is, and what is near it

Map of CM23 5LA and what is near it Map of CM23 5LA: its centre point, with the 202 other postcodes in the CM23 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CM23 5FD: also in CM23 5CM23 5FE: also in CM23 5CM23 5FG: also in CM23 5CM23 5FH: also in CM23 5CM23 5FR: also in CM23 5CM23 5FT: also in CM23 5CM23 5GN: also in CM23 5CM23 5GP: also in CM23 5CM23 5GW: also in CM23 5CM23 5GY: also in CM23 5CM23 5HE: also in CM23 5CM23 5HL: also in CM23 5CM23 5HQ: also in CM23 5CM23 5HS: also in CM23 5CM23 5HT: also in CM23 5CM23 5HW: also in CM23 5CM23 5JD: also in CM23 5CM23 5JE: also in CM23 5CM23 5JF: also in CM23 5CM23 5JG: also in CM23 5CM23 5JH: also in CM23 5CM23 5JJ: also in CM23 5CM23 5JL: also in CM23 5CM23 5JN: also in CM23 5CM23 5JP: also in CM23 5CM23 5JQ: also in CM23 5CM23 5JR: also in CM23 5CM23 5JS: also in CM23 5CM23 5JT: also in CM23 5CM23 5JU: also in CM23 5CM23 5JX: also in CM23 5CM23 5JY: also in CM23 5CM23 5LB: also in CM23 5CM23 5LD: also in CM23 5CM23 5LE: also in CM23 5CM23 5LF: also in CM23 5CM23 5LG: also in CM23 5CM23 5LH: also in CM23 5CM23 5LJ: also in CM23 5CM23 5LL: also in CM23 5CM23 5LN: also in CM23 5CM23 5LP: also in CM23 5CM23 5LQ: also in CM23 5CM23 5LR: also in CM23 5CM23 5LS: also in CM23 5CM23 5LT: also in CM23 5CM23 5LU: also in CM23 5CM23 5LW: also in CM23 5CM23 5LX: also in CM23 5CM23 5LZ: also in CM23 5CM23 5NA: also in CM23 5CM23 5ND: also in CM23 5CM23 5NF: also in CM23 5CM23 5NG: also in CM23 5CM23 5NH: also in CM23 5CM23 5NJ: also in CM23 5CM23 5NL: also in CM23 5CM23 5NN: also in CM23 5CM23 5NP: also in CM23 5CM23 5NQ: also in CM23 5CM23 5NR: also in CM23 5CM23 5NS: also in CM23 5CM23 5NT: also in CM23 5CM23 5NU: also in CM23 5CM23 5NW: also in CM23 5CM23 5NX: also in CM23 5CM23 5PR: also in CM23 5CM23 5PW: also in CM23 5CM23 5PX: also in CM23 5CM23 5PZ: also in CM23 5CM23 5RE: also in CM23 5CM23 5RN: also in CM23 5CM23 5RS: also in CM23 5CM23 5SB: also in CM23 5CM23 5SH: also in CM23 5CM23 5SJ: also in CM23 5CM23 5SZ: also in CM23 5CM23 5TB: also in CM23 5CM23 5YF: also in CM23 5 GP 1.2 kmStansted Mountfitchet station 4.8 kmBishop's Stortford All Saints CM23 5LA Map of CM23 5LA and what is near it Map of CM23 5LA: its centre point, with the 202 other postcodes in the CM23 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 1.2 kmBishop's Stortford All Saints CM23 5LA
  • CM23 5LA
  • Other postcodes in CM23 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.8624, longitude 0.1701)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CM23 5LA?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at CM23 5LA?

Every home and business at CM23 5LA can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 81% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)81% can get it

East Hertfordshire: 84%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

East Hertfordshire: 98%

The line marks the figure across East Hertfordshire.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at CM23 5LA?

BinDayBuddy has not read East Hertfordshire District Council's days for CM23 5LA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for CM23 5LA on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is CM23 5LA at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include CM23 5LA.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across East Hertfordshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CM23 5LA: 3,439 properties in East Hertfordshire are at high risk (4.3% of all its properties). All the figures for East Hertfordshire

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of CM23 5LA is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near CM23 5LA?

Homes in CM23 5 sold for a typical £450,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 91 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£450,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£450,000 12 months to August 2025
■ no change on the 12 months before
  • Detached £661,250 20 sales
  • Semi-detached £461,250 34 sales
  • Terraced £405,000 20 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £240,000 17 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole CM23 district: a typical £425,000 from 538 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in CM23 5LA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CM23 5LA from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near CM23 5LA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 990 homes in the neighbourhood around CM23 5LA. The largest share of them, 23%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 2000 to 2009 than in any other period (51%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around CM23 5LA

Band D in East Hertfordshire for 2026‑27: £2,455. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,909 (band B) to £4,910 (band H); band C, the most common, is £2,182.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,637
Band Babout 170 (17%)£1,909
Band Cabout 230 (23%)£2,182
Band Dabout 200 (20%)£2,455
Band Eabout 100 (10%)£3,000
Band Fabout 140 (14%)£3,546
Band Gabout 130 (13%)£4,091
Band Habout 20 (2%)£4,910

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 11% 1919 to 1939
  4. 14% 1945 to 1964
  5. 10% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 51% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for East Hertfordshire before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CM23 5LA is in (ONS area E01023442), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near CM23 5LA?

The nearest open schools to CM23 5LA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CM23 5LA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to CM23 5LA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CM23 5LA is Bishops Stortford Rail Station, 600 metres away in a straight line.

  • Bishops Stortford Rail Station Railway station 600 mWalk
  • Stansted Mountfitchet Rail Station Railway station 4.8 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Beldams Lane, 34 m away.

More stations near CM23 5LA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near CM23 5LA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CM23 5LA, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near CM23 5LA?

0 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CM23 5LA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Levi-Scot Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 1.8 kmCycle
  • Birchanger Green Supercharger Charging point · 4 chargers · Tesla · up to 150 kW 1.9 kmCycle
  • Applegreen Electric Charging point · 16 chargers 2.0 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near CM23 5LA?

The nearest to the centre of CM23 5LA, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to CM23 5LA?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near CM23 5LA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CM23 5LA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near CM23 5LA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CM23 5LA, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near CM23 5LA?

The nearest vets to the centre of CM23 5LA on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is CM23 5LA in a conservation area?

The centre of CM23 5LA is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near CM23 5LA?

Police.uk records 234 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CM23 5LA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour74 reports
Violence and sexual offences54 reports
Shoplifting32 reports
Public order18 reports
Criminal damage and arson12 reports
Burglary12 reports

Also: other theft 10, vehicle crime 7, drugs 6, theft from the person 3, robbery 3, other crime 2, bicycle theft 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for CM23 5LA

Ward
Bishop's Stortford All Saints
Parish
Bishop's Stortford
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Bishop's Stortford
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Where to check what we do not hold

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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