Thaxted

19°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 22° / 13° · 39% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:26Sunset 19:22

12h 56m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

30US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

8 reported · July 2026▼ 38% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences4
• Anti-social behaviour1
• Criminal damage & arson1
• Possession of weapons1

1 stop & searches

Neighbourhood team: Clavering and Thaxted · 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)

24 food businesses within 2 miles

• 21 rated 4–5 ★ (17 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 6 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: 159.9p · Esso (11.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 190.9p · Esso (11.8 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

1 charging location within ~8 km

• Fastest nearby: 22 kW
• Nearest: SG16 6EL (6.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools2
• 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)

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
• 170 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)

• Schools1
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens4
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,135 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

3 jobs advertised · £21,550 avg

e.g. AVON Representatives wanted in Thaxted, Essex, England – start today, Trainee Driving Instructor - Thaxted, Essex, England, 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

94% low-carbon electricity

Wind 55% · Nuclear 18% · Solar 18% · Gas 6%

29 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 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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  Thaxted · 0.1 km

  Thaxted is a town and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of north-west Essex, England. The town is in the valley of the River Chelmer, not far from its source in the nearby village of Debden. It lies 5 miles (8 k…

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  Thaxted Guildhall · 0.2 km

  Thaxted Guildhall is a municipal building in Thaxted, Essex, England. It is a Grade I listed building.

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  Thaxted Parish Church · 0.2 km

  The Church of Saint John the Baptist with Our Lady and Saint Laurence is the parish church of the town of Thaxted in Essex, England. The present church was built over an extended period between c. 1380 and 1510 in the…

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  John Webb's Mill, Thaxted · 0.4 km

  John Webb’s or Lowe’s Mill is a Grade II* listed tower mill at Thaxted, Essex, England, which had been restored to working order, but is currently out of action following the loss of a sail in April 2010.

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  Saffron Walden (constituency) · 0.6 km

  Saffron Walden was a constituency in Essex, which was represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 1922 to 2024 exclusively by members of the Conservative Party.

• Boyton End, Essex · 1.3 km

  Boyton End is a hamlet in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. It is located approximately one mile north-east of Thaxted on the B1051 road.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)