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Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts · Uttlesford

Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts: your neighbourhood

Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 51% here, compared with 36.6% across Uttlesford (14.4 percentage points higher).

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

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 10.1% here, compared with 13.8% across Uttlesford (3.7 percentage points lower).

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

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 7.6% here, compared with 11.2% across Uttlesford (3.6 percentage points lower).

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

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

21.3%

21 March 2021 · Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

959 out of 4,493.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

2%

21 March 2021 · Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

92 out of 4,497.

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People counted in the census

4,496

21 March 2021 · Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

4,496 out of 4,496.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

51%

21 March 2021 · Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,856 out of 3,637.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

37.4%

21 March 2021 · Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

684 out of 1,828.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

7.6%

21 March 2021 · Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

139 out of 1,828.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

35.1%

21 March 2021 · Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,277 out of 3,636.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

62.5%

21 March 2021 · Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,272 out of 3,636.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

1%

21 March 2021 · Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

37 out of 3,636.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

10.1%

21 March 2021 · Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

367 out of 3,637.

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Homes rented privately

14%

21 March 2021 · Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

264 out of 1,828.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

23.6%

21 March 2021 · Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

858 out of 3,636.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

11%

21 March 2021 · Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

193 out of 1,828.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.4%

21 March 2021 · Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

87 out of 3,636.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

122 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 158 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 9 mapped crimes in September 2024; 9 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202492
October 2024215
November 2024165
December 2024183
January 2025232
February 2025153
March 2025111
April 202583
May 2025151
June 202556
July 202585
August 202592
September 202535
October 2025122
November 2025202
December 2025132
January 202682
February 2026103
March 2026161
April 2026135
May 202632
June 202692
July 202663
August 202695
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime64
burglary13
other theft10
public order10
vehicle crime10
criminal damage arson8
drugs3
other crime3
bicycle theft1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Uttlesford →