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Great Dunmow

Great Dunmow is a town in Essex, England, with a population of around 7,749. It has around 1 GP surgery, 2 pharmacies, and 12 restaurants and cafés, 22 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Stansted Airport, 6.8 km away. There were around 37 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 Great Dunmow 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

18°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 22° / 17° · 82% rain
  • Tomorrow: 25° / 16° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:28Sunset 19:20

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

Crime

62 reported · July 2026 7% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences29
  • Public order8
  • Anti-social behaviour7
  • Criminal damage & arson7

2 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

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

73 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 62 rated 4–5 ★ (55 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Stansted Airport (7.1 km)
  • 21 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Stansted Airport (7.2 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: 173.9p · ESSO (10.9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 195.9p · ESSO (10.9 km)

1 station 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: Campbell Associates LTD (1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Swimming pools11
  • Sports pitches14
  • Playgrounds9

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 (Great Dunmow)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 216 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

  • Schools3
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens15
  • Restaurants & cafés12

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,135 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

40 jobs advertised · £38,056 avg

e.g. Support Worker, Housekeeping Assistant - Bank, Senior Project Manager

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

59% low-carbon electricity

Gas 36% · Nuclear 31% · Wind 13% · Solar 9%

153 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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

  • Old Town Hall, Great Dunmow · 0.1 km

    The Old Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Place, Great Dunmow, Essex, England. The structure, which is now in retail use, is a Grade II listed building.

  • Great Dunmow · 0.2 km

    Great Dunmow or Dunmow is a historic market town and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. It lies to the north of the A120 road, approximately midway between Bishop's Stortford and Braintree, 5 m…

  • Talliston House · 0.6 km

    Talliston House & Gardens is an ex-council house in Essex, England that has been transformed by owner John Trevillian into a miniature palace. The house is located at Talliston, Newton Green, Great Dunmow, Essex CM6…

  • Dunmow railway station · 0.7 km

    Dunmow railway station was a station serving Great Dunmow, Essex. The station was 9 miles 38 chains (15.25 km) from Bishop's Stortford on the Bishop's Stortford to Braintree branch line.

  • Dunmow Rural District · 0.9 km

    Dunmow Rural District was a rural district in Essex, England, from 1894 to 1974, covering Great Dunmow and surrounding parishes. It was abolished in 1974 to become part of the new Uttlesford district.

  • Church End Mill, Great Dunmow · 0.9 km

    Church End Mill is a grade II listed Tower mill at Great Dunmow, Essex, England which has been converted to residential use.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Great Dunmow?
Great Dunmow is a town in Essex, England, in the Uttlesford local authority.
What is the population of Great Dunmow?
Great Dunmow has an approximate settlement population of 7,749.
How deprived is Great Dunmow?
The Uttlesford local authority, which includes Great Dunmow, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.