Uttlesford, in numbers

Average home prices reached £476,000 in Uttlesford.

Uttlesford local authority area. July 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

Uttlesford’s programme includes practical changes to existing services: home energy upgrades, renewed council-office heating, bike hire in Saffron Walden and collection of small electrical items. Its progress report mixes completed steps with plans and forecasts. This page keeps those stages separate and asks what residents can actually use.

The short version

Average home price over time

August 1996 to July 2026

Uttlesford local authority area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 1995 to July 2026. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

From To

Shown on this chart: £90,022 in August 1996; £476,329 in July 2026. 429.1% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average home prices rose from £90,000 to £476,000 between January 1995 and July 2026.

July 2025 to July 2026: £8,000 more per home (1.7% higher).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Data table and workings

Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Whole local authority area; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.

Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Average home price over time — Uttlesford local authority area: full reviewed history
Period	£
January 1995	90,009
February 1995	86,558
March 1995	85,881
April 1995	83,598
May 1995	85,506
June 1995	88,809
July 1995	90,334
August 1995	90,463
September 1995	86,860
October 1995	87,165
November 1995	86,318
December 1995	87,300
January 1996	86,917
February 1996	83,322
March 1996	83,745
April 1996	83,704
May 1996	87,958
June 1996	88,131
July 1996	86,959
August 1996	90,022
September 1996	89,804
October 1996	91,089
November 1996	90,695
December 1996	92,718
January 1997	94,811
February 1997	95,008
March 1997	95,846
April 1997	98,006
May 1997	98,393
June 1997	100,578
July 1997	100,336
August 1997	104,731
September 1997	107,205
October 1997	110,405
November 1997	106,796
December 1997	103,714
January 1998	106,373
February 1998	108,473
March 1998	110,977
April 1998	108,772
May 1998	110,831
June 1998	112,592
July 1998	117,177
August 1998	119,634
September 1998	119,830
October 1998	119,047
November 1998	118,446
December 1998	118,640
January 1999	113,054
February 1999	111,725
March 1999	109,573
April 1999	114,029
May 1999	115,028
June 1999	118,012
July 1999	118,154
August 1999	120,072
September 1999	125,222
October 1999	130,672
November 1999	134,668
December 1999	136,272
January 2000	133,510
February 2000	131,788
March 2000	130,923
April 2000	135,239
May 2000	141,591
June 2000	146,089
July 2000	148,995
August 2000	149,252
September 2000	153,748
October 2000	155,665
November 2000	155,773
December 2000	154,252
January 2001	155,066
February 2001	158,001
March 2001	154,206
April 2001	156,600
May 2001	159,456
June 2001	163,168
July 2001	161,615
August 2001	164,054
September 2001	171,966
October 2001	172,313
November 2001	173,634
December 2001	168,640
January 2002	172,667
February 2002	173,073
March 2002	181,284
April 2002	186,800
May 2002	190,798
June 2002	190,696
July 2002	193,841
August 2002	195,233
September 2002	196,398
October 2002	204,304
November 2002	208,002
December 2002	210,648
January 2003	207,459
February 2003	209,005
March 2003	210,985
April 2003	213,721
May 2003	218,796
June 2003	223,088
July 2003	219,172
August 2003	218,574
September 2003	216,856
October 2003	220,814
November 2003	220,434
December 2003	221,853
January 2004	223,622
February 2004	228,727
March 2004	231,786
April 2004	235,898
May 2004	232,819
June 2004	235,040
July 2004	234,698
August 2004	241,076
September 2004	246,130
October 2004	251,692
November 2004	247,191
December 2004	246,069
January 2005	244,210
February 2005	246,062
March 2005	247,149
April 2005	246,649
May 2005	249,928
June 2005	251,082
July 2005	248,227
August 2005	249,420
September 2005	251,527
October 2005	257,704
November 2005	254,679
December 2005	246,179
January 2006	245,313
February 2006	246,226
March 2006	252,030
April 2006	252,662
May 2006	255,635
June 2006	253,741
July 2006	257,667
August 2006	260,231
September 2006	266,756
October 2006	270,508
November 2006	272,618
December 2006	272,385
January 2007	270,951
February 2007	263,470
March 2007	264,771
April 2007	264,966
May 2007	274,464
June 2007	282,513
July 2007	287,437
August 2007	291,854
September 2007	294,088
October 2007	296,172
November 2007	299,145
December 2007	299,186
January 2008	295,302
February 2008	292,702
March 2008	283,992
April 2008	285,592
May 2008	284,380
June 2008	282,915
July 2008	277,191
August 2008	272,143
September 2008	267,993
October 2008	263,611
November 2008	257,678
December 2008	253,635
January 2009	250,282
February 2009	252,483
March 2009	254,213
April 2009	258,153
May 2009	255,694
June 2009	255,873
July 2009	254,322
August 2009	253,102
September 2009	255,255
October 2009	254,232
November 2009	256,923
December 2009	259,039
January 2010	265,220
February 2010	269,693
March 2010	268,691
April 2010	265,759
May 2010	266,505
June 2010	267,170
July 2010	270,772
August 2010	277,020
September 2010	282,349
October 2010	285,945
November 2010	279,681
December 2010	277,780
January 2011	278,839
February 2011	278,087
March 2011	272,929
April 2011	268,655
May 2011	267,528
June 2011	268,753
July 2011	270,067
August 2011	276,922
September 2011	284,776
October 2011	284,162
November 2011	280,762
December 2011	275,725
January 2012	274,841
February 2012	270,666
March 2012	268,365
April 2012	274,963
May 2012	278,529
June 2012	288,014
July 2012	291,751
August 2012	293,577
September 2012	288,306
October 2012	280,373
November 2012	279,868
December 2012	287,356
January 2013	282,969
February 2013	286,494
March 2013	281,651
April 2013	292,786
May 2013	291,957
June 2013	292,538
July 2013	287,648
August 2013	289,719
September 2013	295,541
October 2013	300,892
November 2013	301,598
December 2013	302,238
January 2014	299,293
February 2014	303,454
March 2014	312,058
April 2014	319,845
May 2014	324,730
June 2014	320,764
July 2014	327,720
August 2014	328,604
September 2014	333,772
October 2014	335,779
November 2014	331,307
December 2014	335,373
January 2015	333,308
February 2015	340,586
March 2015	337,435
April 2015	339,663
May 2015	340,362
June 2015	345,924
July 2015	349,167
August 2015	359,788
September 2015	368,760
October 2015	373,597
November 2015	376,357
December 2015	369,981
January 2016	373,130
February 2016	370,574
March 2016	372,809
April 2016	366,229
May 2016	369,215
June 2016	378,692
July 2016	389,065
August 2016	390,161
September 2016	389,884
October 2016	393,177
November 2016	396,518
December 2016	403,809
January 2017	403,378
February 2017	398,692
March 2017	385,849
April 2017	386,767
May 2017	399,443
June 2017	409,965
July 2017	408,352
August 2017	402,473
September 2017	395,703
October 2017	403,343
November 2017	407,021
December 2017	409,177
January 2018	399,825
February 2018	401,856
March 2018	401,833
April 2018	405,277
May 2018	404,461
June 2018	409,154
July 2018	413,641
August 2018	417,296
September 2018	414,061
October 2018	416,932
November 2018	419,356
December 2018	417,807
January 2019	410,227
February 2019	400,842
March 2019	405,307
April 2019	401,769
May 2019	408,545
June 2019	405,404
July 2019	405,858
August 2019	396,990
September 2019	395,003
October 2019	397,383
November 2019	395,958
December 2019	394,001
January 2020	400,404
February 2020	400,982
March 2020	412,083
April 2020	408,718
May 2020	417,024
June 2020	405,709
July 2020	405,976
August 2020	409,331
September 2020	421,661
October 2020	425,947
November 2020	417,921
December 2020	420,926
January 2021	421,365
February 2021	425,987
March 2021	426,451
April 2021	425,339
May 2021	428,425
June 2021	428,684
July 2021	437,728
August 2021	439,969
September 2021	442,592
October 2021	439,285
November 2021	447,045
December 2021	447,444
January 2022	453,765
February 2022	457,329
March 2022	460,721
April 2022	461,659
May 2022	455,983
June 2022	461,209
July 2022	469,733
August 2022	483,030
September 2022	483,485
October 2022	483,696
November 2022	475,152
December 2022	478,672
January 2023	467,485
February 2023	452,567
March 2023	456,329
April 2023	455,072
May 2023	469,178
June 2023	458,165
July 2023	464,928
August 2023	454,477
September 2023	455,965
October 2023	450,935
November 2023	462,747
December 2023	455,159
January 2024	451,492
February 2024	441,249
March 2024	443,205
April 2024	453,062
May 2024	455,040
June 2024	452,826
July 2024	449,543
August 2024	453,993
September 2024	463,834
October 2024	460,540
November 2024	457,669
December 2024	457,875
January 2025	462,054
February 2025	472,489
March 2025	475,666
April 2025	477,821
May 2025	474,775
June 2025	466,122
July 2025	468,253
August 2025	467,575
September 2025	468,384
October 2025	469,616
November 2025	476,189
December 2025	478,738
January 2026	477,911
February 2026	466,670
March 2026	470,097
April 2026	467,299
May 2026	480,922
June 2026	477,714
July 2026	476,329

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People living in the area

96,762

Mid-2025 · Uttlesford local authority area

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Published mid-year estimate for the whole local authority area. This is not automatically the population of the named city settlement.

All usual residents

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Average home price

£476,000

July 2026 · Uttlesford local authority area

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Shown to the nearest £1,000. Published value: £476,329.

Homes in the local authority area

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Average monthly rent

£1,289

August 2026 · Uttlesford local authority area

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Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.

Homes in the local authority area

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Homes rented privately

8.8% to 27.9%

Homes rented privately ranged from 8.8% in Elsenham & Henham to 27.9% in Debden & Wimbish — a gap of 19.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 22 of 22 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Elsenham & Henham	8.8%	174	1,972
The Sampfords	10.3%	91	881
Hatfield Heath	10.7%	97	905
Newport	10.9%	186	1,703
Great Dunmow North	11%	224	2,034
Clavering	11.3%	107	949
Felsted & Stebbing	11.9%	211	1,769
Ashdon	12.1%	104	861
Flitch Green & Little Dunmow	12.3%	124	1,009
Thaxted & the Eastons	12.9%	274	2,124
Takeley	13.8%	374	2,708
Stansted South & Birchanger	13.8%	261	1,885
Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts	14.4%	264	1,828
Saffron Walden Castle	15%	306	2,043
Stort Valley	15%	121	807
Broad Oak & the Hallingburys	15.3%	244	1,590
High Easter & the Rodings	15.6%	156	1,001
Saffron Walden Shire	16.1%	518	3,218
Stansted North	16.3%	319	1,953
Great Dunmow South & Barnston	19.1%	556	2,913
Saffron Walden Audley	21.7%	427	1,971
Debden & Wimbish	27.9%	235	843

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What could respond to this pattern →

People reporting bad or very bad health

1.6% to 4.2%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 1.6% in Flitch Green & Little Dunmow to 4.2% in Thaxted & the Eastons — a gap of 2.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 22 of 22 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Flitch Green & Little Dunmow	1.6%	47	2,899
Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts	2%	92	4,497
Debden & Wimbish	2.3%	53	2,263
Ashdon	2.5%	53	2,154
High Easter & the Rodings	2.6%	65	2,494
Great Dunmow North	2.7%	137	5,100
Elsenham & Henham	2.8%	138	4,943
Clavering	2.8%	66	2,326
Stort Valley	3.1%	64	2,077
Stansted North	3.1%	143	4,624
The Sampfords	3.2%	71	2,197
Broad Oak & the Hallingburys	3.2%	135	4,172
Takeley	3.2%	234	7,202
Saffron Walden Shire	3.3%	249	7,590
Felsted & Stebbing	3.3%	154	4,632
Newport	3.4%	141	4,132
Hatfield Heath	3.5%	82	2,322
Stansted South & Birchanger	3.6%	181	4,960
Saffron Walden Castle	3.7%	176	4,764
Saffron Walden Audley	4%	170	4,257
Great Dunmow South & Barnston	4.1%	265	6,444
Thaxted & the Eastons	4.2%	223	5,290

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What could respond to this pattern →

People aged 65 or over

7% to 25.9%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 7% in Flitch Green & Little Dunmow to 25.9% in Clavering — a gap of 18.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 22 of 22 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Flitch Green & Little Dunmow	7%	203	2,896
Stansted South & Birchanger	13.3%	658	4,960
Takeley	14.4%	1,034	7,199
Debden & Wimbish	16.9%	382	2,261
Great Dunmow North	17.5%	891	5,103
Elsenham & Henham	17.7%	876	4,943
High Easter & the Rodings	19%	472	2,490
Saffron Walden Castle	19.5%	929	4,761
Saffron Walden Shire	19.6%	1,489	7,586
Stort Valley	20.8%	433	2,080
Broad Oak & the Hallingburys	21.2%	883	4,174
Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts	21.3%	959	4,493
Stansted North	21.8%	1,008	4,624
Newport	22.7%	937	4,129
Ashdon	23.5%	506	2,156
Felsted & Stebbing	23.7%	1,096	4,629
The Sampfords	23.8%	522	2,191
Great Dunmow South & Barnston	24.3%	1,565	6,446
Thaxted & the Eastons	24.7%	1,308	5,289
Hatfield Heath	25.1%	583	2,323
Saffron Walden Audley	25.6%	1,089	4,257
Clavering	25.9%	603	2,326

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What could change things?

The action plan connects local evidence to proposed next steps. Announced projects and proposed responses are shown separately.

strength

Build on the operating electrical-recycling service

Small electrical-item collections have launched.

An existing collection route gives residents a practical disposal option.

Evidence

What could help →

weakness

Show which home upgrades are actually finished

The progress report names a contractor and forecast retrofit dates.

Tenants need clarity about installation, disruption and aftercare.

Evidence

What could help →

opportunity

Use the bike-hire extension to test everyday travel

Saffron Walden’s schemes have been extended to March 2027.

The extra time can show who uses them and what trips they replace.

Evidence

What could help →

Read the action plan →

Local work to follow

Selected Uttlesford council homes

Council-home energy upgrades

A retrofit programme includes insulation, solar panels and heat pumps, with a contractor brought on board in January.

Contractor appointed January 2026; completion not verified · source does not state a status date

Responsible body: Uttlesford District Council

What the source says: The report gives planned completion dates, not verified finished homes or measured bill savings. The earlier programme and later progress text contain different forecasts.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Corporate Plan progress: social-housing retrofit →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Show which home upgrades are actually finished →

Make room for homes people can afford →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

London Road council offices, Saffron Walden

London Road energy improvements

The council reports planning consent, a contract award and work commencing at its offices.

Work commencing in the 2026 progress update · source does not state a status date

Responsible body: Uttlesford District Council

What the source says: Construction is reported, but completion and energy savings are not established.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Corporate Plan progress: London Road decarbonisation →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Verify savings before counting an energy project successful →

How to track delivery →

Saffron Walden

Saffron Walden bike-hire schemes

The council reports a twelve-month extension of two schemes with the existing operator.

Schemes extended to March 2027 · source does not state a status date

Responsible body: Uttlesford District Council

What the source says: An extension and reported use do not quantify reduced car journeys or improved air quality.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Corporate Plan progress: bike hire →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Use the bike-hire extension to test everyday travel →

How to track delivery →

All reviewed projects →

What this local evidence covers

22 of 22 wards

Have at least one valid census comparison with the whole council. Missing measures stay visible.

Read the neighbourhood evidence →

4 reviewed plans and projects

0 have a source-dated stage; 0 have some funding evidence; 0 have some cost evidence. These counts do not prove that funding or costs are complete.

Check each project →

0 verified ward links

Project locations cannot be treated as a map of who benefits. Each record explains any verified ward association.

Read the sources and limits →

What is still missing

The reviewed local schemes are a selected evidence collection, not a complete council capital programme.

Current service capacity, incomes, waiting lists, school demand and project outcomes need additional verified local evidence before firm claims can be made.

Selected council projects and issues, not a complete council programme. Delivery stages describe the dated source; elapsed planned dates do not prove completion.

Action steps are UK Facts proposals for scrutiny and delivery, not council commitments, funded promises or deadlines.

Project locations do not establish ward-wide impact. Missing cost or funding means unverified, not zero.

A direct council area and its member districts must not be added together. County wards are district wards, not county electoral divisions.

Sources and calculations are traceable, but this is not independent AQuA Book assurance or certification.