The UK Postcode Database

CM23 5BH

a postcode in Hertfordshire

Introduced in January 1980
CM23 5BH Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with CM23 5BH

Plaw Hatch Close - 45 properties, USRN 12413716

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8742 / 51°52'26"N

Longitude: 0.1762 / 0°10'34"E

UTM Reference: 31U 305623 5750811

OS Easting: 549910

OS Northing: 221747

OS Grid: TL499217

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MDR.HCC

Mapcode Global: VHHLW.05J3

Open Location Code: 9F32V5FG+MF

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01cu19

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 6b1

  • Baseline UK
  • Legacy Industrial and Coastal Communities
  • Retired Seniors

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 27336 / 32844

  • 9th decile
  • much less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for CM23 5BH on Sunday 12 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 03:00
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:08
Sunrise 04:54
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:04
Sunset 21:15
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:01
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:09
Hours of daylight today04:24 to 21:45
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:45 to 04:25
Moon Phase Waning Crescent
Moon Rises 00:59
Moon sets 19:24

For a full sun and moon calendar for CM23 5BH, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in CM23 5BH

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
12 October 2023 16 Plaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford CM23 5BH Semi-detached Freehold £408,000
12 April 2022 66 Plaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford CM23 5BH Flat/apartment Leasehold £284,000
20 December 2021 22 Plaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford CM23 5BH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £343,000
13 August 2018 82 Plaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford CM23 5BH Flat/apartment Leasehold £193,000
18 July 2018 18 Plaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford CM23 5BH Semi-detached Freehold £350,000
5 April 2016 30 Plaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford CM23 5BH Semi-detached Freehold £250,000
11 December 2015 66 Plaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford CM23 5BH Flat/apartment Leasehold £216,000
6 July 2015 14 Plaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford CM23 5BH Semi-detached Freehold £324,995
7 May 2015 22 Plaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford CM23 5BH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £235,000
19 December 2014 50 Plaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford CM23 5BH Semi-detached Freehold £264,500
14 January 2013 32 Plaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford CM23 5BH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £265,000
1 May 2012 48 Plaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford CM23 5BH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £210,000
23 March 2012 80 Plaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford CM23 5BH Flat/apartment Leasehold £104,500
15 July 2011 22a Plaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford CM23 5BH Semi-detached Freehold £202,000
8 April 2010 12 Plaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford CM23 5BH Semi-detached Freehold £285,000
4 June 2009 42 Plaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford CM23 5BH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £187,500
12 February 2007 60 Plaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford CM23 5BH Semi-detached Freehold £249,999
20 January 2006 48 Plaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford CM23 5BH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £190,000
16 January 2004 42 Plaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford CM23 5BH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £172,000
1 September 2003 22a Plaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford CM23 5BH Semi-detached Freehold £172,500
11 February 2002 14 Plaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford CM23 5BH Semi-detached Freehold £135,500
26 November 1998 12 Plaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford CM23 5BH Semi-detached Freehold £92,550
24 April 1998 80 Plaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford CM23 5BH Flat/apartment Leasehold £43,000
9 April 1997 18 Plaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford CM23 5BH Semi-detached Freehold £74,995

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 5BH

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Hertford and Stortford

MP

Josh Dean Labour

Hertfordshire County Council
County council electoral division

Bishop's Stortford East

Councillor

Calvin Horner Liberal Democrats

East Hertfordshire District Council
District council ward

Bishop's Stortford Parsonage

Councillors

Calvin Horner Liberal Democrats

Richard Townsend Liberal Democrats

CM23 5BH 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 5BH

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00119064 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01023438 East Hertfordshire 005A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02004882 East Hertfordshire 005 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04012914 Bishop's Stortford Civil Parishes Administrative 1 April 2019 DLUHC
E05015358 Bishop's Stortford Parsonage 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
E33027199 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
E58001775 Bishop's Stortford East ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 6 May 2021 DLUHC
E63011309 Bishop's Stortford Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 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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