Postcode CM23 5LS (East Hertfordshire)

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The postcode CM23 5LS is located in East Hertfordshire, in the county of Hertfordshire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. CM23 5LS is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

CM23 5LS is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 7.3 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 5LS as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Multi-ethnic suburbia.

The closest road name to CM23 5LS is Highfield Avenue which is centered 36 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Highfield Avenue and is 24 m away. The closest railway station is Bishops Stortford Rail Station, 933 m away.

The closest primary school to CM23 5LS (for ages 11 and under) is Thorn Grove Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on May 10, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College.

The local pub for residents of CM23 5LS is WGM Catering At Herts And Essex Sports Bar and is 263 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on March 17, 2022. The nearest takeaway food is available from Ashoka and is 944 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on March 18, 2022.

Residents reported an average download speed of 120.7 Mbps and an average upload speed of 18 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 96% 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 3 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for CM23 5LS is covered by the Hertfordshire police force association and Hertfordshire is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to CM23 5LS and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to CM23 5LS, and the approximate distance away.

Highfield Avenue 36 m
Fairway 90 m
Haymeads Lane 130 m
Linkside Road 140 m
Rosebery 151 m
Cavell Drive 182 m
Greenway 211 m
Haycroft 225 m
Cavell Court 264 m
Beldams Gate 266 m
Nightingales 277 m
The Hedgerows 284 m
Beldams Lane 376 m
Warwick Road 525 m
M11 3.23 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode CM23 5LS

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from CM23 5LS - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Thorn Grove Primary School Good
(May 10, 2019)
515 m
The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College 587 m
Hockerill Anglo-European College 798 m
Summercroft Primary School Good
(December 8, 2016)
853 m
White Trees Independent School Requires improvement
(April 27, 2018)
909 m
Birchwood High School Good
(June 28, 2019)
1 km
All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford Good
(December 12, 2017)
1.08 km
Thorley Hill Primary School Good
(September 19, 2018)
1.49 km
St Michael's Church of England Primary School Good
(December 11, 2019)
1.51 km
The Bishop's Stortford High School Outstanding
(March 15, 2017)
1.53 km
Windhill21 Outstanding
(October 25, 2018)
1.65 km
St Mary's Catholic School 1.82 km
Richard Whittington Primary School Good
(November 27, 2019)
1.93 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S 2.05 km
Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Good
(February 8, 2017)
2.29 km
Bishop's Stortford College 2.3 km
Northgate Primary School 2.33 km
Howe Green House School 2.34 km
Avanti Meadows Primary School 2.42 km
Manor Fields Primary School 2.76 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from CM23 5LS - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
WGM Catering At Herts And Essex Sports Bar Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 17, 2022
263 m
Herts & Essex Hospital Shop Retailers - other Exempt
January 14, 2014
322 m
Herts And Essex Community Hospital Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 21, 2022
322 m
CHIPS Playschemes Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Awaiting Inspection
515 m
Thorn Grove Breakfast Club School/college/university 4
Good
July 7, 2009
515 m
Thorn Grove Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
April 30, 2018
515 m
Herts And Essex High School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 11, 2022
587 m
Spar Bishops Stortford Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 12, 2013
597 m
Phoenix Lodge Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
March 16, 2020
653 m
Holroyd Howe Ltd @ Hockerill Anglo European College School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 25, 2022
798 m
Summercroft Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 1, 2022
853 m
Woodlands Lodge Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 4
Good
February 9, 2009
864 m
Conewood Manor Care Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 20, 2021
867 m
Aldi Stores Ltd Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 5, 2017
899 m
Three Tuns Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
July 18, 2018
899 m
White Trees Independent School School/college/university 2
Needs Improvement
October 3, 2018
909 m
The Nags Head Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 19, 2020
913 m
A And J's Bed & Breakfast Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
November 23, 2007
920 m
Ascot B&B Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
November 20, 2007
920 m
Ashoka Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
March 18, 2022
944 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to CM23 5LS - Data from Apr 2022

Highfield Avenue Bus Stop/Station 24 m
Highfield Avenue Bus Stop/Station 38 m
Herts and Essex Hospital Bus Stop/Station 99 m
Herts and Essex Hospital Bus Stop/Station 215 m
Linkside Road Bus Stop/Station 244 m
Bishops Stortford Rail Station Rail 933 m
Bishops Stortford Rail Station Rail 974 m
Stansted Mountfitchet Rail Station Rail 4.21 km
London Stansted Airport Air 6.32 km
Cambridge Airport Air 37.84 km
London Luton Airport Air 38.25 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to CM23 5LS - Data from Dec 2021

Hockerill Cut Inland Water 1.18 km
Broom's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.56 km
Birchanger Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.76 km
The Firs Woodland Or Forest 1.81 km
West Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.9 km
Captain's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.91 km
Start Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.01 km
Long Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.1 km
Hallingbury Park Woodland Or Forest 2.29 km
Digby Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.45 km
Ladywell Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.47 km
Ash Grove Woodland Or Forest 2.47 km
Totgrove Spring Woodland Or Forest 2.48 km
Whitegate Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.76 km
Hoggate's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.85 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for CM23 5LS - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 78.9 Mbps 120.7 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 18 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 12.5 1
30-300 Mbps 4% 96.4 16.8
300+ Mbps 96% 331 36

Gas Consumption

25 meters consuming 485,549 kWh - mean 19,422 kWh : median 19,426 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

25 meters consuming 105,789 kWh - mean 4,232 kWh : median 3,558 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for CM23 5LS - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Hertfordshire
Latitude 51.86572800
Longitude 0.17898100
OS Easting 550128
OS Northing 0220816
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
28089
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Hertfordshire

Government

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

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E07000242
Travel To Work Area Cambridge

NHS

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

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Suburbanites
Group: Semi-detached suburbia
Subgroup: Multi-ethnic suburbia
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 E33027198
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
East Hertfordshire 005
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
East Hertfordshire 005E
Output Area / Small Area 6B1