Langley (Uttlesford)

9°CLight drizzle

• Today: 12° / 7° · 51% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:54Sunset 16:31

9h 37m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

79US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Enfield - Bowes Primary School, United Kingdom

• 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

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)

3 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Audley End (7.1 km)
• 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£468,166 average▲ 0.1% YoY

Across Uttlesford · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Esso (8.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (8.8 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

3 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: The Cricketers (4.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches7
• 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)

• 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

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 269 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Uttlesford

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

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

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

279 applications decided

74.9% granted · 209 granted, 70 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Mrs Kemi Badenoch

Conservative

North West Essex

Source: UK Parliament

Independent majority

• Con 12
• LD 3
• Ref 3
• Oth 21

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

• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,145 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£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

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

65% low-carbon electricity

Gas 33% · Wind 32% · Nuclear 20% · Biomass 13%

147 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

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

• 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

4 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in CB11

• Crocus Medical Practice
• Newport Surgery
• Avocet Ward

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North West Essex:

• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth309 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND249 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills246 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks214 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK164 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Langley, Essex · 0.2 km

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• Duddenhoe End · 2.5 km

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  Wenden Lofts · 2.8 km

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  Meesden · 3.0 km

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  Little Chishill · 3.6 km

  Little Chishill is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Great and Little Chishill, in the South Cambridgeshire district, in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It is 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the…

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  Arkesden · 3.7 km

  Arkesden is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)