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

Neighbourhood differences

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
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Elsenham & Henham8.8%1741,972
The Sampfords10.3%91881
Hatfield Heath10.7%97905
Newport10.9%1861,703
Great Dunmow North11%2242,034
Clavering11.3%107949
Felsted & Stebbing11.9%2111,769
Ashdon12.1%104861
Flitch Green & Little Dunmow12.3%1241,009
Thaxted & the Eastons12.9%2742,124
Takeley13.8%3742,708
Stansted South & Birchanger13.8%2611,885
Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts14.4%2641,828
Saffron Walden Castle15%3062,043
Stort Valley15%121807
Broad Oak & the Hallingburys15.3%2441,590
High Easter & the Rodings15.6%1561,001
Saffron Walden Shire16.1%5183,218
Stansted North16.3%3191,953
Great Dunmow South & Barnston19.1%5562,913
Saffron Walden Audley21.7%4271,971
Debden & Wimbish27.9%235843
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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
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Flitch Green & Little Dunmow1.6%472,899
Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts2%924,497
Debden & Wimbish2.3%532,263
Ashdon2.5%532,154
High Easter & the Rodings2.6%652,494
Great Dunmow North2.7%1375,100
Elsenham & Henham2.8%1384,943
Clavering2.8%662,326
Stort Valley3.1%642,077
Stansted North3.1%1434,624
The Sampfords3.2%712,197
Broad Oak & the Hallingburys3.2%1354,172
Takeley3.2%2347,202
Saffron Walden Shire3.3%2497,590
Felsted & Stebbing3.3%1544,632
Newport3.4%1414,132
Hatfield Heath3.5%822,322
Stansted South & Birchanger3.6%1814,960
Saffron Walden Castle3.7%1764,764
Saffron Walden Audley4%1704,257
Great Dunmow South & Barnston4.1%2656,444
Thaxted & the Eastons4.2%2235,290
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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
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Flitch Green & Little Dunmow7%2032,896
Stansted South & Birchanger13.3%6584,960
Takeley14.4%1,0347,199
Debden & Wimbish16.9%3822,261
Great Dunmow North17.5%8915,103
Elsenham & Henham17.7%8764,943
High Easter & the Rodings19%4722,490
Saffron Walden Castle19.5%9294,761
Saffron Walden Shire19.6%1,4897,586
Stort Valley20.8%4332,080
Broad Oak & the Hallingburys21.2%8834,174
Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts21.3%9594,493
Stansted North21.8%1,0084,624
Newport22.7%9374,129
Ashdon23.5%5062,156
Felsted & Stebbing23.7%1,0964,629
The Sampfords23.8%5222,191
Great Dunmow South & Barnston24.3%1,5656,446
Thaxted & the Eastons24.7%1,3085,289
Hatfield Heath25.1%5832,323
Saffron Walden Audley25.6%1,0894,257
Clavering25.9%6032,326
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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

8.1% to 18.3%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 8.1% in Flitch Green & Little Dunmow to 18.3% in Great Dunmow South & Barnston — a gap of 10.2 percentage points.

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

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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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 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Flitch Green & Little Dunmow8.1%1692,088
Debden & Wimbish9.1%1631,783
Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts10.1%3673,637
Clavering11.3%2181,927
Elsenham & Henham11.9%4723,951
The Sampfords12.8%2351,834
Ashdon13%2321,782
Stansted North13.1%4953,776
Stansted South & Birchanger13.2%5113,863
Saffron Walden Audley13.3%4723,539
Stort Valley13.5%2271,676
Saffron Walden Castle13.9%5313,812
Saffron Walden Shire13.9%8436,047
Great Dunmow North14%5614,007
Felsted & Stebbing14.4%5463,801
Takeley14.4%7935,520
High Easter & the Rodings14.4%2952,048
Broad Oak & the Hallingburys14.5%4963,430
Newport14.5%4873,353
Thaxted & the Eastons16.3%7094,343
Hatfield Heath16.4%3101,890
Great Dunmow South & Barnston18.3%9875,402
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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

30.1% to 51%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 30.1% in Great Dunmow South & Barnston to 51% in Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts — a gap of 20.9 percentage points.

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

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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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 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Great Dunmow South & Barnston30.1%1,6265,402
Takeley30.3%1,6715,520
Great Dunmow North30.9%1,2374,007
Hatfield Heath31.6%5971,890
High Easter & the Rodings31.9%6532,048
Thaxted & the Eastons32.8%1,4264,343
Elsenham & Henham34.1%1,3463,951
Broad Oak & the Hallingburys34.1%1,1713,430
Stansted South & Birchanger34.5%1,3313,863
Felsted & Stebbing35.3%1,3413,801
Flitch Green & Little Dunmow36.4%7602,088
Debden & Wimbish38%6781,783
Stansted North38.1%1,4373,776
Newport38.4%1,2893,353
Saffron Walden Shire39.5%2,3866,047
The Sampfords40.2%7381,834
Saffron Walden Castle40.3%1,5353,812
Stort Valley40.3%6751,676
Clavering43.2%8321,927
Ashdon43.8%7801,782
Saffron Walden Audley44.1%1,5593,539
Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts51%1,8563,637
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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

6.1% to 13.9%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 6.1% in Flitch Green & Little Dunmow to 13.9% in Stansted South & Birchanger — a gap of 7.8 percentage points.

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

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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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.

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Flitch Green & Little Dunmow6.1%611,007
Clavering7.3%69947
Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts7.6%1391,828
Ashdon7.9%68863
Debden & Wimbish8.5%71840
High Easter & the Rodings8.7%871,000
Stansted North9%1751,953
Felsted & Stebbing10.7%1891,771
The Sampfords10.7%95884
Stort Valley10.9%88806
Elsenham & Henham11%2171,970
Hatfield Heath11.3%102901
Great Dunmow North11.3%2302,031
Saffron Walden Shire11.5%3693,218
Newport11.5%1961,704
Broad Oak & the Hallingburys12%1911,592
Saffron Walden Audley12.3%2431,972
Saffron Walden Castle12.5%2562,040
Takeley12.7%3432,705
Thaxted & the Eastons13.5%2882,131
Great Dunmow South & Barnston13.6%3972,913
Stansted South & Birchanger13.9%2611,883
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Homes rented from a council or housing association

6.9% to 20.2%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 6.9% in Stansted North to 20.2% in Stansted South & Birchanger — a gap of 13.3 percentage points.

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

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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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 from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Stansted North6.9%1341,953
Clavering8.1%77949
Broad Oak & the Hallingburys8.2%1311,590
Flitch Green & Little Dunmow9.5%961,009
Stort Valley9.9%80807
Debden & Wimbish10.6%89843
Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts10.6%1931,828
The Sampfords10.9%96881
Elsenham & Henham11.4%2251,972
Felsted & Stebbing11.6%2061,769
Takeley11.7%3182,708
High Easter & the Rodings11.9%1191,001
Ashdon12.1%104861
Saffron Walden Shire12.6%4063,218
Thaxted & the Eastons12.9%2732,124
Great Dunmow South & Barnston12.9%3752,913
Hatfield Heath15.4%139905
Newport16.6%2831,703
Great Dunmow North17%3452,034
Saffron Walden Audley17.1%3381,971
Saffron Walden Castle19.9%4062,043
Stansted South & Birchanger20.2%3801,885
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AshdonBroad Oak & the HallingburysClaveringDebden & WimbishElsenham & HenhamFelsted & StebbingFlitch Green & Little DunmowGreat Dunmow South & BarnstonHatfield HeathHigh Easter & the RodingsLittlebury, Chesterford & Wenden LoftsNewportSaffron Walden AudleySaffron Walden CastleSaffron Walden ShireStansted NorthStansted South & BirchangerStort ValleyTakeleyThe SampfordsGreat Dunmow NorthThaxted & the Eastons
22 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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Ashdon →2,154 people · census date in profileBroad Oak & the Hallingburys →4,173 people · census date in profileClavering →2,326 people · census date in profileDebden & Wimbish →2,264 people · census date in profileElsenham & Henham →4,943 people · census date in profileFelsted & Stebbing →4,632 people · census date in profileFlitch Green & Little Dunmow →2,899 people · census date in profileGreat Dunmow South & Barnston →6,445 people · census date in profileHatfield Heath →2,323 people · census date in profileHigh Easter & the Rodings →2,493 people · census date in profileLittlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts →4,496 people · census date in profileNewport →4,132 people · census date in profileSaffron Walden Audley →4,257 people · census date in profileSaffron Walden Castle →4,764 people · census date in profileSaffron Walden Shire →7,592 people · census date in profileStansted North →4,624 people · census date in profileStansted South & Birchanger →4,960 people · census date in profileStort Valley →2,077 people · census date in profileTakeley →7,200 people · census date in profileThe Sampfords →2,195 people · census date in profileGreat Dunmow North →5,102 people · census date in profileThaxted & the Eastons →5,288 people · census date in profile