Saffron Walden

21°CCloudy

• Today: 22° / 14° · 17% rain
• Tomorrow: 24° / 13° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:25Sunset 19:25

13h 0m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Haringey Roadside, United Kingdom

79 reported · July 2026▼ 12% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences32
• Anti-social behaviour11
• Other theft8
• Shoplifting7

1 stop & searches

Neighbourhood team: Saffron Walden · 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)

140 food businesses within 2 miles

• 107 rated 4–5 ★ (98 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Audley End Miniature Railway (1.8 km)
• 28 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: 169.9p · BP (11.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · BP (11.1 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

10 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: The Common Car Park, Common Hill (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms1
• Swimming pools5
• Sports pitches33
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds9

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

• In a conservation area (Saffron Walden 1)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 340 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

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)

• Schools9
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets4
• Parks & greens38
• Restaurants & cafés17

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,135 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

359 jobs advertised · £42,612 avg

e.g. Mobile Mechanic, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Second Chef

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

55% low-carbon electricity

Gas 43% · Nuclear 27% · Biomass 14% · Solar 11%

186 gCO₂/kWh · high 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 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

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  Saffron Walden Town Hall · 0.1 km

  Saffron Walden Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Place, Saffron Walden, Essex, England. The structure, which is the headquarters of Saffron Walden Town Council, is a Grade II listed building.

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  Barclays Bank, Saffron Walden · 0.1 km

  Barclays Bank, Market Place, Saffron Walden, Essex, England has been designated a Grade II* listed building by Historic England. It was first listed in 1972.

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  Corn Exchange, Saffron Walden · 0.1 km

  The Corn Exchange is a commercial building in the Market Place in Saffron Walden, Essex, England. The structure, which is currently used as a library, is a Grade II listed building.

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  Walden Abbey · 0.1 km

  Walden Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Saffron Walden, Essex, England, founded by Geoffrey de Mandeville, 1st Earl of Essex, between 1136 and 1143. Originally a priory, it was elevated to the status of an abbey i…

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  Saffron Walden · 0.2 km

  Saffron Walden is a market town and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England, 12 miles (19 km) north of Bishop's Stortford, 15 miles (24 km) south of Cambridge and 43 miles (69 km) north of London. It…

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  Walden Castle · 0.2 km

  Walden Castle was a medieval castle in Essex, England, built during the Anarchy of the 12th century. Only the ruined core of the structure remains today.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)