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Debden

Debden is a village in Essex, England, with a population of around 328. There are 4 bus stops, but no listed local amenities or railway stations. No crime figures are given. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Debden area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Uttlesford area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 91,341 residents at roughly 142 people per km².

Council
Uttlesford
County
Essex
Constituency
Saffron Walden
Police force
Essex
73/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 12th of 294 English council areas — better than 96% of them.

Low crime78
Home affordability13
Affordable rents37
Good schools81
Life expectancy96
Low deprivation93
Employment92
Low council tax75

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

22°CCloudy

  • Today: 22° / 13° · 39% 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

30US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Stanford-le-Hope Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

No street-level crime recorded here.

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

11 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 6 rated 4–5 ★ (5 top)
  • 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Newport (3.5 km)
  • 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Newport (Essex) (3.5 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£482,652 average 3.5% YoY

Across Uttlesford · to 2026-06

Detached£744,789
Semi-detached£449,765
Terraced£373,080
Flat£207,642

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 (9.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 190.9p · Esso (9.4 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

9 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: SG16 6EL (4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools4
  • Sports pitches9
  • Playgrounds1

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)

A £1,556
B £1,815
C £2,075
D £2,334
E £2,852
F £3,371
G £3,890
H £4,668

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
  • 55 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

Your MP

Mrs Kemi Badenoch

Conservative

North West Essex

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Independent majority

  • Con 12
  • LD 3
  • Ref 3
  • Oth 21

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,135 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

3 jobs advertised

e.g. Become a Psychology Tutor in Debden – Flexible & Remote, Commercial Vehicle Bodybuilder, Become a Spanish Tutor in Debden – Flexible & Remote

Source: Adzuna

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

Grid electricity

94% low-carbon electricity

Wind 55% · Nuclear 18% · Solar 18% · Gas 6%

29 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

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:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Debden, Uttlesford · 0.2 km

    Debden is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. It is located 4 miles (6 km) from Saffron Walden and 17 miles (27 km) from Cambridge. The parish includes the hamlets of Debden Green,…

  • Debden Windmill · 0.4 km

    Debden Windmill is a grade II listed Tower mill at Debden, Essex, England which has been converted to residential use.

  • Debden Hall, Uttlesford · 0.9 km

    Debden Hall was a country house in the north-west of the county of Essex, in England. It was demolished in 1936.

  • Rook End · 1.1 km

    Rook End is a hamlet in the civil parish of Debden, in the Uttlesford district, in the county of Essex, England. Rook End contains 3 listed buildings, including Rook End Cottage and two small 18th-century timber-frame…

  • RAF Debden · 1.7 km

    Royal Air Force Debden or more simply RAF Debden is a former Royal Air Force station located 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Saffron Walden and approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the village of Debden in north Essex…

  • Carver Barracks · 1.7 km

    Carver Barracks is a British Army base on the former site of RAF Debden, approximately 1 mile north of the village of Debden, in Essex. The nearest town is Saffron Walden. It is occupied by explosive ordnance disposal…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Debden?
Debden is a town in Essex, England, in the Uttlesford local authority.
What is the population of Debden?
Debden has an approximate settlement population of 328.
How deprived is Debden?
The Uttlesford local authority, which includes Debden, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.