Felsted
Felsted is a town in Essex, England. It has one GP surgery, three restaurants and cafés, and 12 bus stops. There were around 16 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Felsted area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Uttlesford area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). 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
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 10th of 294 English council areas — better than 97% 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
8°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 11° / 7° · 36% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:58Sunset 16:25
9h 27m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
59US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Stanford-le-Hope Roadside, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 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
Crime
24 reported · August 2026▲ 85% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences10
- Anti-social behaviour6
- Public order3
- Criminal damage & arson2
3 stop & searches
Neighbourhood team: Dunmow and Felsted · 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
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)
Food hygiene
23 food businesses within 2 miles
- 20 rated 4–5 ★ (17 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 12 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Braintree (8.6 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£468,166 average▲ 0.1% YoY
Across Uttlesford · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£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
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
Property sales
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest diesel: 146.8p · AppleGreen (11.4 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
9 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 360 kW
- Nearest: JLR-Taylor's Service Centres (4.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools8
- Sports pitches42
- Playgrounds5
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)
Internal migration
- 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
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 269 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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%)
41 inspected 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
1,574 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
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Felsted)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 92 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
279 applications decided
74.9% granted · 209 granted, 70 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Sir James Cleverly
Conservative
Braintree
Recent votes:
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- NoBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
- NoBudget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)
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
- Schools6
- GPs & clinics1
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,145 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
1 jobs advertised · £28,059 avg
e.g. Morning Delivery Driver
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£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
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 49% · Nuclear 21% · Gas 16% · Biomass 13%
78 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
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
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
Health services
3 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in CM6
- Angel Lane Surgery
- John Tasker House Surgery
- Thaxted Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Braintree:
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth295 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK232 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND215 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills160 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases158 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Felsted School · 0.1 kmFelsted School is a co-educational independent boarding and day school, situated in Felsted in Essex, England. It is in the British public school tradition, and was founded in 1564 by Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich. Fel…
Felsted · 0.2 kmFelsted is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. As well as the village itself, the parish also includes the hamlets of Bannister Green, Bartholomew Green, Causeway End, Coblers Gree…
Bannister Green · 1.3 kmBannister Green is a village near Felsted, in the Uttlesford district, in the county of Essex, England. It was the site of Bannister Green Halt railway station on the Bishop's Stortford-Braintree Branch Line, prior to…
- Flitch Green · 1.4 km
Flitch Green is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. It is a new village, having been built since 2001 on the site of an old sugar beet factory. Flitch Green is near the A120 dual c…
Felsted railway station · 1.6 kmFelsted railway station was located in Essex between Felsted and Little Dunmow. The station was 11 miles 61 chains (18.93 km) from Bishop's Stortford on the Bishop's Stortford to Braintree branch line. The station clo…
- Bannister Green Halt railway station · 1.7 km
Bannister Green Halt railway station was a station in Bannister Green, Essex, England. The station was 13 miles 37 chains (21.67 km) from Bishop's Stortford on the Bishop's Stortford to Braintree branch line. The stat…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Felsted?
- Felsted is a town in Essex, England, in the Uttlesford local authority.
- How deprived is Felsted?
- The Uttlesford local authority, which includes Felsted, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.