High Easter
High Easter is a village in Essex, England, with a population of around 754. It has around 2 restaurants and cafés, 6 bus stops, and there were around 2 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly other theft. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the High Easter 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
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 12th of 294 English council areas — better than 96% 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
21°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 23° / 14° · 48% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 17° · Light rain shower
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:22
12h 56m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Stanford-le-Hope Roadside, United Kingdom
Crime
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
16 food businesses within 2 miles
- 12 rated 4–5 ★ (10 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 4 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Stansted Airport (10.8 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£482,652 average▲ 3.5% YoY
Across Uttlesford · to 2026-06
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 (11.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 146.8p · AppleGreen (10.3 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
4 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Tiled Barn (5.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches2
- 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)
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 (High Easter)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 31 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
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,135 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
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
95% low-carbon electricity
Wind 48% · Solar 27% · Nuclear 17% · Gas 5%
24 gCO₂/kWh · very 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:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership423 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office417 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test399 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s387 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth308 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
High Easter · 0.1 kmHigh Easter is a village and a civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England.
Clatterford End, High Easter · 1.4 kmClatterford End is a hamlet located partly in the High Easter civil parish of the Uttlesford district, and partly in the Good Easter parish of the Chelmsford district, of Essex, England. The hamlet is 1 mile (1.6 km)…
Stagden Cross · 1.7 kmStagden Cross is a hamlet in the civil parish of High Easter, and the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. The hamlet is 1 mile (1.6 km) east from High Easter village.
Good Easter · 2.6 kmGood Easter is a village and civil parish in the Chelmsford district of Essex, England. The village is 6 miles (10 km) northwest from the city and county town of Chelmsford. The parish includes the hamlets of Farmbrid…
High Roding · 2.8 kmHigh Roding or High Roothing is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. The village is included in the eight hamlets and villages called The Rodings. High Roding is 9 miles (14 km) nor…
Aythorpe Roding Windmill · 2.9 kmAythorpe Roding Windmill is a Grade II* listed Post mill at Aythorpe Roding, Essex, England which has been restored to working order.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is High Easter?
- High Easter is a town in Essex, England, in the Uttlesford local authority.
- What is the population of High Easter?
- High Easter has an approximate settlement population of 754.
- How deprived is High Easter?
- The Uttlesford local authority, which includes High Easter, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.