Clavering

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• Today: 11° / 7° · 18% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Cloudy

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:59Sunset 16:26

9h 27m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

27US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Enfield - Bowes Primary School, United Kingdom

• 6.9 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

3 reported · August 2026▼ 40% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences2
• Other theft1

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

157 reported road collisions (2025)

62 killed or seriously injured · 205 casualties · 17.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

12 food businesses within 2 miles

• 10 rated 4–5 ★ (8 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Newport (5.3 km)
• 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£468,166 average▲ 0.1% YoY

Across Uttlesford · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,289 average monthly rent▲ 0.4% YoY

• 1 bed £905
• 2 bed £1,142
• 3 bed £1,442

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

1,300 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (7.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 190.9p · Esso (7.5 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

4 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: zest-wood-jack-role (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools5
• Sports pitches14
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

91,341 residents in Uttlesford · 142/km²

• Under 16: 20%
• 16–64: 60%
• 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK7,298
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,498
• Net moves+1,800

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 269 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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

44 schools · 13,200 pupils

37 primary · 3 secondary · 4 other

Ofsted: 18 of 19 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (95%)

41 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Uttlesford

1,574 CQC-registered services

• Care homes408
• GP practices229
• Dentists312
• Homecare agencies474
• Hospitals & hospices40

CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 17 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Essex

• Not in the Green Belt
• 76 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

279 applications decided

74.9% granted · 209 granted, 70 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Mrs Kemi Badenoch

Conservative

North West Essex

Source: UK Parliament

Independent majority

• Con 12
• LD 3
• Ref 3
• Oth 21

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools2
• Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,145 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£958 median full-time weekly pay

2.1% 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

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

64% low-carbon electricity

Wind 37% · Gas 35% · Nuclear 15% · Solar 7%

145 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 86 yrs women · 82.9 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Essex): 62.4 women · 62.7 men

63% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

4 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in CB11

• Crocus Medical Practice
• Newport Surgery
• Avocet Ward

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North West Essex:

• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth309 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND249 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills246 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks214 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK164 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Wicken Bonhunt · 0.2 km

  Wicken Bonhunt is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. It is on the B1038 road midway between the larger villages of Newport and Clavering. The nearest town is Saffron Walden, appro…

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  Clavering, Essex · 0.2 km

  Clavering is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district, in north-west Essex in England. It lies 6 miles (10 km) south-west of Saffron Walden, its post town, and 20 miles (32 km) south of Cambridge. The nam…

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  Clavering Castle · 0.3 km

  Clavering Castle remains are situated in the small parish village of Clavering in the county of Essex, England, 50m north of the church of St Mary and St Clement on the southern bank of the River Stort, some 10 kilome…

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  Berden · 1.9 km

  Berden is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. Berden village is approximately 6 miles (10 km) north from Bishop's Stortford, its post town, and 21 miles (34 km) north-west of Essex's county town of Chelmsfor…

• Berden Priory · 2.1 km

  Berden Priory was a priory in Essex, England. This site now has a Grade II* listed late 16th-century timber-framed house, the centre of Berden Priory Farm.

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  St Nicholas' Church, Berden · 2.2 km

  St Nicholas' Church is a Grade I listed parish church in the village of Berden, Essex, England.

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