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The postcode CM23 5BQ is located in East Hertfordshire, in the county of Hertfordshire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. CM23 5BQ is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
CM23 5BQ is one of the least deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 8.5 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of CM23 5BQ as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Indian tech achievers.
The closest road name to CM23 5BQ is Birchwood Mews which is centered 45 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Birchwood High School and is 35 m away. The closest railway station is Bishops Stortford Rail Station, 1.42 km away.
The closest primary school to CM23 5BQ (for ages 11 and under) is Summercroft Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on December 8, 2016. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Birchwood High School. The last OFSTED inspection on June 28, 2019 rated this school as Good
The local pub for residents of CM23 5BQ is The Nags Head and is 533 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on March 19, 2020. The nearest takeaway food is available from Fredericks Farm Boxes and is 445 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as AwaitingInspection .
Residents reported an average download speed of 125.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 24.3 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 28.6% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.
Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.
Policing for CM23 5BQ is covered by the Hertfordshire police force association and Hertfordshire is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to CM23 5BQ and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to CM23 5BQ, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode CM23 5BQ
| Introduction | January 1980 |
| Termination | n/a - Active Postcode |
| User Type | Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical |
School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from CM23 5BQ - Data from 2020-2021
| School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birchwood High School | Academy | 11-18 | Good (June 28, 2019) | 129 m |
| Summercroft Primary School | Academy | 3-11 | Good (December 8, 2016) | 277 m |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (December 12, 2017) | 435 m |
| Hockerill Anglo-European College | Academy | 11-18 | 846 m | |
| The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College | Academy | 11-18 | 1.04 km | |
| White Trees Independent School | Special school | 11-18 | Requires improvement (April 27, 2018) | 1.29 km |
| Thorn Grove Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (May 10, 2019) | 1.3 km |
| Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (February 8, 2017) | 1.38 km |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (December 11, 2019) | 1.77 km |
| Avanti Meadows Primary School | Academy | 3-11 | 1.8 km | |
| Windhill21 | Academy | 3-11 | Outstanding (October 25, 2018) | 1.93 km |
| St Mary's Catholic School | Academy | 11-18 | 2.03 km | |
| Northgate Primary School | Academy | 3-11 | 2.3 km | |
| Thorley Hill Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (September 19, 2018) | 2.3 km |
| The Bishop's Stortford High School | Maintained school | 11-18 | Outstanding (March 15, 2017) | 2.36 km |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S | Academy | 3-11 | 2.41 km | |
| Bishop's Stortford College | Independent school | 4-18 | 2.46 km | |
| Richard Whittington Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (November 27, 2019) | 2.7 km |
| St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School | Maintained school | 5-11 | Good (January 20, 2022) | 2.73 km |
| Forest Hall School | Academy | 11-16 | Good (November 19, 2021) | 2.76 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from CM23 5BQ - Data from Apr 2022
| Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birchwood High School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good July 3, 2018 | 129 m | |
| A And J's Bed & Breakfast | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 23, 2007 | 160 m | |
| Ascot B&B | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 20, 2007 | 160 m | |
| Woodlands Lodge | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good February 9, 2009 | 259 m | |
| Summercroft Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 1, 2022 | 277 m | |
| All Saints C Of E Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 16, 2017 | 435 m | |
| Diageo (Restaurant) - Sodexo | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 10, 2020 | 445 m | |
| Fredericks Farm Boxes | Awaiting Inspection | 445 m | |
| Koru Gyms Limited | Exempt February 3, 2020 | 445 m | |
| Meat Retreat | Awaiting Inspection | 445 m | |
| The Nags Head | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 19, 2020 | 533 m | |
| Spar Bishops Stortford | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 12, 2013 | 633 m | |
| AM 2 PM | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 12, 2008 | 710 m | |
| Caulfields | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 12, 2020 | 710 m | |
| Dorringtons Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 15, 2022 | 710 m | |
| Jade House Chinese Takeaway | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 16, 2018 | 710 m | |
| Martins | Exempt December 12, 2011 | 710 m | |
| Stephens Family Butchers | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 24, 2022 | 710 m | |
| The Fish Yard | Awaiting Inspection | 710 m | |
| Tommy Tuckers | Awaiting Inspection | 710 m |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to CM23 5BQ - Data from Apr 2022
| Birchwood High School | 35 m | |
| Birchwood High School | 172 m | |
| Parsonage Lane | 210 m | |
| Parsonage Lane | 221 m | |
| Plaw Hatch Close | 243 m | |
| Bishops Stortford Rail Station | 1.42 km | |
| Bishops Stortford Rail Station | 1.46 km | |
| Stansted Mountfitchet Rail Station | 3.28 km | |
| London Stansted Airport | 5.76 km | |
| Cambridge Airport | 36.95 km | |
| London Luton Airport | 38.47 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to CM23 5BQ - Data from Dec 2021
| Birchanger Wood | 869 m | |
| Hockerill Cut | 1.52 km | |
| Totgrove Spring | 1.55 km | |
| Digby Wood | 1.56 km | |
| Start Hill | 1.72 km | |
| Parsonage Spring | 1.98 km | |
| The Firs | 2.29 km | |
| Ash Grove | 2.36 km | |
| Ash Plantation | 2.37 km | |
| Hazelend Wood | 2.39 km | |
| Round Coppice | 2.43 km | |
| Broom's Plantation | 2.49 km | |
| Long Plantation | 2.56 km | |
| Hoggate's Wood | 2.59 km | |
| Stocking Wood | 2.61 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for CM23 5BQ - Data from Ofcom 2017
| All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download | 79.7 Mbps | 125.2 Mbps | 328.9 Mbps |
| Upload | 20 Mbps | 24.3 Mbps | 49.98 Mbps |
| Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 30-300 Mbps | 71.4% | 100% | 84.4 | 19.2 |
| 300+ Mbps | 28.6% | 28.6% | 329 | 50 |
Energy usage data for CM23 5BQ - Data from 2020
| Country | England |
| County | Hertfordshire |
| Latitude | 51.87376200 |
| Longitude | 0.18268200 |
| OS Easting | 550356 |
| OS Northing | 0221717 |
| OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Hertfordshire |
| Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
Hertford and Stortford |
| County Electorial Division | Bishops Stortford East ED |
| Electoral Ward | Bishop's Stortford All Saints |
| Local Authority District | East Hertfordshire |
| Region / Government Office Region | East of England |
| European Electoral Region | Eastern |
| Local Enterprise Partnership | Primary: Hertfordshire Secondary: |
| Local Learning and Skills Council | Hertfordshire |
| International Territorial Level Code | E07000242 |
| Travel To Work Area | Cambridge |
| NHS England Region | East of England |
| Primary Care Trust (PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
Hertfordshire |
| Cancer Alliance | East of England - South |
| Strategic Health Authority (SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB) |
East of England |
| Sustainability and Transformation Partnership |
Hertfordshire and West Essex |
| Clinical Comissioning Group (CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
NHS East and North Hertfordshire CCG |
| Output Area Classification | Supergroup: Suburbanites Group: Suburban achievers Subgroup: Indian tech achievers |
| Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Urban city and town |
| Built-Up Area | Bishop's Stortford BUA |
| Built-Up Area Sub-Division | (pseudo) England (not covered) |
| Workplace Zone | E33024178 |
| Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
East Hertfordshire 005 |
| Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
East Hertfordshire 005C |
| Output Area / Small Area | 6A1 |