Hatfield Heath

18°COvercast

• Today: 22° / 17° · 77% rain
• Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:23

12h 56m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · Greenwich - Plumstead High Street, United Kingdom

15 reported · July 2026▲ 1400% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences6
• Criminal damage & arson3
• Public order3
• Anti-social behaviour1

Neighbourhood team: Uttlesford South · Essex

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

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)

32 food businesses within 2 miles

• 24 rated 4–5 ★ (22 top)
• 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Sawbridgeworth (3.6 km)
• 7 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£482,652 average▲ 3.5% YoY

Across Uttlesford · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (11 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 140.8p · AppleGreen (11 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

14 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 180 kW
• Nearest: Garden Terrace Road Car Park (6.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools20
• Sports pitches17
• 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)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 295 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Uttlesford

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

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

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

283 applications decided

75.3% granted · 213 granted, 70 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Chris Vince

Labour (Co-op)

Harlow

Source: UK Parliament

Independent majority

• Con 12
• LD 3
• Ref 3
• Oth 21

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

• Schools1
• Parks & greens3
• Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,135 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

3 jobs advertised

e.g. Online Maths Tutoring Job in Hatfield Heath – Flexible Schedule, Online Primary school Tutor - Part Time, Online Maths Tutor - Part Time

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

87% low-carbon electricity

Wind 60% · Nuclear 20% · Gas 12% · Biomass 7%

57 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 86 yrs women · 82.9 yrs 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Harlow:

• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test461 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office392 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s391 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership379 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth308 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide

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

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  Hatfield Heath · 0.3 km

  Hatfield Heath is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. It adjoins the border with Hertfordshire to the west. In close proximity are the towns of Bishop's Stortford and Sawbridgewort…

• Ardley End · 0.5 km

  Ardley End is a hamlet in the Uttlesford area of Essex, England. It is approximately half a mile from the village of Hatfield Heath.

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  Down Hall · 1.9 km

  Down Hall is a Victorian country house and estate near Hatfield Heath in the English county of Essex, close to its border with Hertfordshire. It is surrounded by 110 acres (0.45 km2) of woodland, parkland and landscap…

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  Sheering · 2.1 km

  Sheering is a village and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England. The village is situated 2.8 miles (5 km) north-east from Harlow, 4.5 miles (7 km) south of Bishop's Stortford and 25 miles (40 km…

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  Newman's End · 2.6 km

  Newman's End is a hamlet in the civil parish of Matching, and the Epping Forest district of Essex, England.

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  Hatfield Broad Oak · 2.6 km

  Hatfield Broad Oak is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. The village is approximately 5 miles (8 km) south-east of Bishop's Stortford. Near the church of St Mary the Virgin is for…

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