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CM23 2ZU

Bishop's Stortford North

East Hertfordshire

England / East of England / East Hertfordshire / Bishop's Stortford West & Braughing / Bishop's Stortford North / CM23 2ZU

Overview

Postcode CM23 2ZU is located in an urban city, within the Bishop's Stortford North ward of East Hertfordshire in the East of England region , and forms part of the Bishop's Stortford West & Braughing area. It has very low deprivation and high crime levels, with around 100.6 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. The average income of residents in Bishop's Stortford West & Braughing is £61,300 per year. The nearest station is Bishops Stortford located about 1.1 miles away. There are 7 primary and 2 secondary schools in the area. There are 2 parks nearby, closest medium park is Bishop’s Park Playing Field.

Crime rate
8/10
Crimes per 1k residents
101
Deprivation level
1/10
Income level
10/10
Social housing
0.8%
Connectivity
N/A
Flood Risk
No risk
Noise Level
No noise

Deprivation level

1/10

Bishop's Stortford West & Braughing has a very low level of deprivation, ranked at position 32,637 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom — placing it within the bottom 1% least deprived areas in England.

Crime level

8/10

Bishop's Stortford West & Braughing has a high crime rate, with approximately 100.6 reported incidents per 1,000 residents each year.

Social housing

0.8%

Approximately 0.8% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 9.3% of dwellings are socially rented.

Income level

10/10

The average income of residents in Bishop's Stortford West & Braughing is £61,300 per year.

Noise Level

No noise

No significant noise sources from railways or roads near CM23 2ZU.

Flood risk

No risk

Bishop's Stortford West & Braughing near CM23 2ZU has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.

Transport

The nearest station is Bishops Stortford located about 1.1 miles away. There are no other stations nearby.

Parks

DistanceNameSize
0.4 miBishop’s Park Playing FieldMedium
0.5 miBishop's Park PlaygroundSmall

Area Profile

Population
348
Population density
1,565.5 per km²

Demographics

British
298
85.63%
Other White
19
5.46%
Irish
7
2.01%
Chinese
7
2.01%
Other Asian
4
1.15%
Total population: 348

Housing

Owns outright
65
48.87%
Owns with a mortgage
50
37.59%
Private landlord or letting agency
14
10.53%
Other forms of private rent
3
2.26%
Other social rented
1
0.75%
Total households: 133

Property prices in Bishop's Stortford North

Based on 151 recent sales, the median property price is £490,000 in Bishop's Stortford North area, with individual transactions ranging from £104,000 up to £3,600,000.

Price per property type (last year)

Price per property type (last year)

TypeSalesMedian
Detached68£635,000
Flats21£275,000
Semi-Detached32£461,000
Terraced30£372,500

10 years price trend in Bishop's Stortford North

Schools

In the CM23 2ZU postcode area, located within Bishop's Stortford West & Braughing, there are 7 primary and 2 secondary schools in close proximity.

DistancePhaseNameTypeRating
0.3 miPrimaryHillmead Primary SchoolCommunity school

Good

0.4 miPrimaryNorthgate Primary SchoolAcademy converter

Good

0.4 miNot applicableBishop's Stortford CollegeOther independent school

N/A

Local amenities

DistanceNameAddress
0.2 miTescoLancaster Way, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 4DD

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/09/2025.