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Elmdon

Elmdon is a village in Essex, England. It has 4 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Great Chesterford, 5.2 km away. There were around 1 recorded street crime in June 2026, most commonly vehicle crime. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Elmdon 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

15°COvercast

  • Today: 17° / 11° · 11% rain
  • Tomorrow: 20° / 11° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:22Sunset 19:30

13h 8m 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 · Haringey Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

1 reported · July 2026

  • Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Clavering and Thaxted · 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

7 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Great Chesterford (5.2 km)
  • 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Great Chesterford (5.2 km):

Loading live departures…

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: 154.9p · Esso (6.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · BP (6.7 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

7 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: EVC Heydon Grange Golf Club (5.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools3
  • 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)

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

  • In a conservation area (Elmdon)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 64 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:

  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
  • NoDraft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots

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
  • Parks & greens2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,135 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

9 jobs advertised · £39,567 avg

e.g. Tooling Procurement Specialist, Care Assistant - Driving License Required, HGV Class 2 Driver - FTC

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

82% low-carbon electricity

Wind 33% · Solar 25% · Nuclear 19% · Gas 17%

75 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

  • Elmdon · 0.4 km

    Elmdon is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. The village lies 5 miles (8 km) west of Saffron Walden, its post town, and near the county boundaries with Cambridgeshire and Hertford…

  • Chrishall · 1.4 km

    Chrishall is a small village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. The village lies close to the borders with Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire, 12 miles (20 km) south of Cambridge and equidist…

  • Wenden Lofts · 2.1 km

    Wenden Lofts is a civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. The main settlement in the parish is the hamlet of Lower Pond Street. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 63.

  • Strethall · 2.3 km

    Strethall is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district, in the county of Essex, England, near the town of Saffron Walden. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 27.

  • Duddenhoe End · 2.6 km

    Duddenhoe End is a village in the civil parish of Elmdon, in north-west Essex, England. It lies approximately midway between Royston and Saffron Walden, and is located near the villages of Langley, Essex and Arkesden.

  • Heydon, Cambridgeshire · 2.9 km

    Heydon is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Elmdon?
Elmdon is a town in Essex, England, in the Uttlesford local authority.
How deprived is Elmdon?
The Uttlesford local authority, which includes Elmdon, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.