The UK Postcode Database

CM23 4AZ

a postcode in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Introduced in December 1995
CM23 4AZ Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with CM23 4AZ

The Shearers - 87 properties, USRN 12417627

Skinners Street - 1 property, USRN 12425072

Moor Hall Lane - 1 property, USRN 12425300

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 12451446

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.856 / 51°51'21"N

Longitude: 0.1334 / 0°8'0"E

UTM Reference: 31U 302592 5748903

OS Easting: 547019

OS Northing: 219637

OS Grid: TL470196

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR LCK.QJK

Mapcode Global: VHHLV.8MC2

Open Location Code: 9F32V44M+98

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01bu65

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

  • urban city or town
  • a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 5a2

  • Urbanites
  • Urban Professionals and Families
  • Multi-Ethnic Professionals with Families

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 30040 / 32844

  • 0th decile
  • deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for CM23 4AZ on Thursday 23 January 2025

Astromomical twilight begins (full darkness ends) 05:52
Nautical twilight begins (First light) 06:31
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 07:13
Sunrise 07:50
Transit (sun is at its highest) 12:11
Sunset 16:31
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 17:09
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 17:50
Astromomical twilight ends (full darkness starts) 18:30
Hours of daylight today07:20 to 17:01
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
17:01 to 07:19
Moon Phase Waning Crescent
Moon Rises 02:40
Moon sets 10:54

For a full sun and moon calendar for CM23 4AZ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in CM23 4AZ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
24 February 2023 73 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £1,100,000
17 November 2022 22 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £915,000
30 March 2022 28 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £1,100,000
28 January 2022 15 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Semi-detached Freehold £620,000
21 December 2021 26 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £780,000
20 December 2021 70 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £1,115,000
4 March 2021 3 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £700,000
1 December 2020 61 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £855,000
25 September 2020 24 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £600,000
25 September 2020 48 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Semi-detached Freehold £675,000
17 September 2020 18 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £386,000
5 March 2020 4 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £645,000
21 February 2020 74 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £850,000
11 September 2018 63 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £910,000
25 January 2018 80 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £825,000
28 July 2017 36 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £379,995
16 February 2017 38 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £415,000
13 January 2017 20 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £627,500
12 August 2016 65 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £840,000
12 February 2016 72 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £868,000
9 December 2015 69 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £825,000
6 November 2015 66 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £820,000
13 October 2015 34 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £360,000
3 August 2015 23 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £545,000
19 June 2015 12 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £340,000
29 May 2015 57 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £610,000
9 April 2015 62 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £740,000
10 March 2015 16 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £395,000
6 June 2014 29 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £749,995
8 May 2014 81 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £500,000
30 April 2014 36 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £290,000
20 December 2013 65 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £755,000
27 June 2013 27 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Semi-detached Freehold £427,500
7 January 2013 38 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £235,000
19 December 2012 15 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Semi-detached Freehold £500,000
11 July 2012 70 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £825,000
23 September 2011 71 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £675,000
29 June 2011 7 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £500,000
17 February 2011 79 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £885,000
29 November 2010 38 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £229,995
25 August 2010 84 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £800,000
24 August 2010 72 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £805,000
23 August 2010 13 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £485,000
12 May 2010 33 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £810,000
30 October 2009 52 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £545,000
28 August 2009 80 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £571,500
2 April 2009 54 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £530,000
8 August 2008 76 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £550,000
25 June 2008 16 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £342,000
23 May 2008 14 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £299,000
1 February 2008 28 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £655,000
7 September 2007 19 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £412,500
29 March 2007 58 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £550,000
19 October 2006 10 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £310,000
29 September 2006 18 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £250,000
14 July 2006 37 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £605,000
3 July 2006 84 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £655,000
23 May 2006 71 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £598,500
21 March 2006 45 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Semi-detached Freehold £294,000
24 February 2006 47 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Semi-detached Freehold £295,000
20 January 2006 8 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £280,000
27 October 2005 69 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £575,500
3 August 2005 78 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £575,000
28 July 2005 81 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £670,000
20 July 2005 78 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £575,000
23 June 2005 64 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £478,500
20 May 2005 37 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £570,000
20 May 2005 79 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £672,500
21 March 2005 26 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £405,000
31 January 2005 46 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £360,000
15 December 2004 4 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £365,000
23 September 2004 52 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £495,000
13 September 2004 69 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £560,000
3 September 2004 12 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £270,000
30 June 2004 38 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £220,000
6 April 2004 56 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £570,000
27 November 2003 45 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Semi-detached Freehold £267,000
11 July 2003 48 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Semi-detached Freehold £435,000
4 July 2003 38 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £216,500
4 July 2003 33 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £658,000
20 November 2002 50 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £599,995
18 October 2002 63 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £610,000
23 August 2002 39 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £435,000
13 June 2002 13 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £335,000
13 June 2002 31 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £610,000
12 June 2002 58 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £394,000
9 May 2002 36 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £170,000
7 May 2002 16 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £249,950
22 March 2002 23 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £325,000
22 February 2002 25 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Semi-detached Freehold £300,000
21 January 2002 18 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £215,000
3 January 2002 12 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £145,000
21 September 2001 84 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £499,995
31 August 2001 82 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £499,995
30 August 2001 72 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £499,995
2 August 2001 15 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Semi-detached Freehold £325,000
31 July 2001 36 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £155,000
17 July 2001 76 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £410,000
5 July 2001 32 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £189,995
29 June 2001 81 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £555,000
29 June 2001 86 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £555,000
29 June 2001 88 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £420,000
15 June 2001 80 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £410,000
13 June 2001 4 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £270,000
31 May 2001 78 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £395,000
24 May 2001 74 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £410,000
20 April 2001 75 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £425,000
12 April 2001 10 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £184,000
30 March 2001 70 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £400,000
30 March 2001 61 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £395,000
26 March 2001 59 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £535,000
16 March 2001 66 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £400,000
28 February 2001 68 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £415,000
23 February 2001 67 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £545,000
20 December 2000 71 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £385,000
15 December 2000 63 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £430,000
15 December 2000 65 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £425,000
23 November 2000 21 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £306,000
31 October 2000 69 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £459,995
26 October 2000 73 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £409,995
20 October 2000 47 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Semi-detached Freehold £230,000
29 September 2000 24 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £325,000
19 September 2000 7 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £245,000
1 September 2000 77 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £449,995
25 August 2000 18 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £182,500
22 August 2000 79 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £599,995
14 July 2000 64 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £310,000
9 June 2000 31 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £540,000
10 May 2000 49 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £475,000
27 April 2000 56 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £420,000
14 April 2000 22 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £315,000
24 March 2000 16 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £195,000
17 March 2000 46 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £240,000
29 February 2000 54 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £335,000
29 February 2000 42 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £230,000
29 February 2000 33 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £485,000
20 December 1999 41 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £315,000
30 November 1999 30 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £310,000
19 November 1999 39 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £295,000
30 September 1999 47 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Semi-detached Freehold £190,000
30 September 1999 45 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Semi-detached Freehold £158,000
30 September 1999 36 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £127,000
30 September 1999 51 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £355,800
30 September 1999 32 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £130,000
30 September 1999 34 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £127,000
30 September 1999 40 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £155,000
27 September 1999 8 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £200,000
27 August 1999 22 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £230,000
27 August 1999 57 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £230,000
30 July 1999 55 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Semi-detached Freehold £185,000
30 July 1999 26 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £250,000
12 May 1999 20 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £255,000
30 April 1999 25 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Semi-detached Freehold £237,500
30 March 1999 23 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £240,000
29 January 1999 14 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £145,000
31 December 1998 27 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £247,950
30 December 1998 12 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £145,000
30 December 1998 21 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £222,000
18 December 1998 17 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Semi-detached Freehold £168,000
18 December 1998 15 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Semi-detached Freehold £215,000
30 November 1998 19 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £166,000
12 November 1998 18 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £145,000
30 September 1998 16 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £170,000
11 September 1998 10 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £147,000
24 May 1996 4 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £182,500
22 May 1996 9 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £174,950
29 March 1996 7 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £160,000
29 February 1996 5 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £171,950
30 January 1996 1 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £169,950
25 January 1996 2 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £172,950
8 December 1995 3 The Shearers, Bishop's Stortford CM23 4AZ Detached Freehold £160,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for CM23 4AZ

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Hertford and Stortford

MP

Josh Dean Labour

Hertfordshire County Council
County council electoral division

Bishop's Stortford Rural

Councillor

Graham McAndrew Conservative

East Hertfordshire District Council
District council ward

Bishop's Stortford Thorley Manor

Councillors

Graham McAndrew Conservative

David Willcocks Labour

John Wyllie Conservative

CM23 4AZ also falls within the Civil Parish of Bishop's Stortford, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for CM23 4AZ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00119165 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01023460 East Hertfordshire 008E Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02004885 East Hertfordshire 008 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04012914 Bishop's Stortford Civil Parishes Administrative 1 April 2019 DLUHC
E05015360 Bishop's Stortford Thorley Manor Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 4 May 2023 DLUHC
E07000242 East Hertfordshire Non-metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 April 2013 DLUHC
E10000015 Hertfordshire Counties Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000006 East of England Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001283 Hertford and Stortford Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000027 Hertfordshire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000186 Cambridge Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33027212 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000048 Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 1 April 2020 BEIS
E38000049 NHS East and North Hertfordshire CCG Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 April 2020 ODS
E40000007 East of England NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2019 ODS
E54000025 NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000035 East of England Cancer Alliances Health 1 April 2024 NHS England
E58001776 Bishops Stortford Rural ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 6 May 2021 DLUHC
E63004191 Bishop's Stortford Built Up Areas Census 1 December 2022 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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