Uttlesford
Uttlesford is a local area in Essex, England. It has 1 bus stop and the nearest railway station is Elsenham, 2.8 km away. There were around 2 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Burglary. Covers 47 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Uttlesford is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 91,341 residents at roughly 142 people per km².
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 12th of 294 English council areas — better than 96% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
19°COvercast
- Today: 22° / 13° · 36% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:23
12h 56m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
25US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Stanford-le-Hope Roadside, United Kingdom
Crime
2 reported · July 2026▼ 33% YoY
- Public order1
- Violence & sexual offences1
Neighbourhood team: Uttlesford South · Essex
Local policing priorities
- Concerns from residents about vehicle nuisance in hotspot locations across the district, including town centres and retail/leisure parks,…
- Concerns about antisocial behaviour and shoplifting in key hotspot locations including town centres, retail areas and public spaces acros…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
188 reported road collisions (2024)
53 killed or seriously injured · 254 casualties · 20.6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
13 food businesses within 2 miles
- 8 rated 4–5 ★ (8 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Elsenham (2.8 km)
- 1 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Elsenham (2.8 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£482,652 average▲ 3.5% YoY
Across Uttlesford · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,286 average monthly rent▲ 0.2% YoY
- 1 bed £903
- 2 bed £1,140
- 3 bed £1,439
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
11.7× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 11.7 times median annual pay (12.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (5.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 190.9p · Esso (5.6 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
6 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 160 kW
- Nearest: Radisson Blu - London Stansted Airport (4.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools13
- Sports pitches11
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
91,341 residents in Uttlesford · 142/km²
- Under 16: 20%
- 16–64: 60%
- 65+: 20%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 295 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,334 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (22% of 40,760)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
44 schools · 13,200 pupils
37 primary · 3 secondary · 4 other
Ofsted: 18 of 19 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (95%)
41inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Saffron Walden County High SchoolOutstanding
- Forest Hall SchoolGood
- Joyce Frankland Academy, NewportGood
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Uttlesford
Care & health services
1,571 CQC-registered services
- Care homes407
- GP practices230
- Dentists309
- Homecare agencies475
- Hospitals & hospices39
CQC ratings: 87% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 17 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Essex
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 71 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
283 applications decided
75.3% granted · 213 granted, 70 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Independent majority
- Con 12
- LD 3
- Ref 3
- Oth 21
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,135 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£958 median full-time weekly pay
2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£33,494 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
52% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 40,772 certificates
9.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 86 yrs women · 82.9 yrs men
63% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.1
- Feeling worthwhile7.5
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North West Essex:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership423 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office417 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test399 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s387 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth308 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Henham Halt railway station · 0.6 kmHenham Halt railway station was a station serving the village of Henham, Essex, England, on the Elsenham and Thaxted Light Railway. It was located 1 mile 57 chains (2.76 km) from Elsenham station. It closed in 1952. T…
Henham · 1.1 kmHenham, or Henham-on-the-Hill is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. The village is situated 2.5 miles (4 km) north from London Stansted Airport. The parish includes the hamlets of…
Chickney · 1.2 kmChickney is a village and civil parish near Broxted and southwest of Thaxted, in Uttlesford, Essex, England. The parish borders Broxted, Debden, Henham and Thaxted. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 44…
Pledgdon Green · 1.4 kmPledgdon Green, also known as Pledgdon or Prison Green, is a hamlet in the civil parish of Henham, in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. The hamlet is situated just over 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east from the par…
St Mary's Church, Chickney · 1.5 kmSt Mary's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the parish of Chickney, Essex, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the…
Mill Road Halt railway station · 1.6 kmMill Road Halt railway station was a station between Elsenham and Henham in Essex. It was located 70 chains (1.41 km) from Elsenham station. It closed in 1952.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Towns in Uttlesford
- Arkesden
- Ashdon
- Barnston (Uttlesford)
- Birchanger
- Bishop's Stortford
- Boyton End
- Burton End
- Causeway End
- Chrishall
- Clavering
- Debden
- Elder Street
- Elmdon
- Elsenham
- Felsted
- Great Chesterford
- Great Dunmow
- Great Easton (Uttlesford)
- Hadstock
- Hatfield Broad Oak
- Hatfield Heath
- Hempstead
- Henham
- High Easter
- High Roding
- Ickleton
- Langley (Uttlesford)
- Linton (South Cambridgeshire)
- Little Dunmow
- Little Hallingbury
- Littlebury
- Manuden
- Newport (Uttlesford)
- Radwinter
- Rickling Green and Quendon
- Saffron Walden
- Sewards End
- Spellbrook
- Stansted Mountfitchet
- Stebbing
- Takeley Street
- Takeley and Little Canfield
- Thaxted
- Ugley Green
- Wendens Ambo
- Wicken Bonhunt
- Widdington