CM23 postcode area · East Hertfordshire

The CM23 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Camden, East Hertfordshire, Uttlesford. Area Scores range from 22 to 99 across them. Every full CM23 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The CM23 district contains both ends of the scale: Bishop's Stortford South at 99 out of 100 (#67 of 6,856 in England) against King's Cross & Bloomsbury North at 23, a 76-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 9 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £360,000 in Bishop's Stortford Central to £560,000 in Hatfield Heath, Hallingburys & Rodings. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Camden, East Hertfordshire and Uttlesford — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£49,263a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime72per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied66%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the CM23 district

£425,000median home sold over the past year · +1.4% over 5 years · -5.6% over the year · 673 sales
Detached£620,000
Semi-detached£446,375
Terraced£375,000
Flat£247,500
East Hertfordshire£448,125
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Bishop's Stortford SouthEast Hertfordshire 6799 £482,500
Bishop's Stortford EastEast Hertfordshire 41694 £425,000
Bishop's Stortford West & BraughingEast Hertfordshire 54692 £480,000
Bishop's Stortford NorthEast Hertfordshire 67790 £462,500
SawbridgeworthEast Hertfordshire 72589 £452,500
Stansted Mountfitchet & ElsenhamUttlesford 93786 £450,000
Bishop's Stortford CentralEast Hertfordshire 1,33580 £360,000
Hatfield Heath, Hallingburys & RodingsUttlesford 1,71975 £560,000
Much Hadham & HunsdonEast Hertfordshire 2,14469 £490,000
King's Cross & Bloomsbury NorthCamden 5,30423 £540,000

People living in CM23 Census 2021

Residents94,750
Median age (est.)41
Density306per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above39%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 13%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 16%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 27%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional16%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 6%Black: 2%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 86%Asian 6%Black 2%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 39% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 18%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in CM23

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CM23 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CM23.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.