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The Sampfords · Uttlesford

The Sampfords: your neighbourhood

The Sampfords electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 10% here, compared with 15% across Uttlesford (4.2 percentage points lower).

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.

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 65 or over: 23.8% here, compared with 20.2% across Uttlesford (3.6 percentage points higher).

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

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 a degree or equivalent: 40.2% here, compared with 36.6% across Uttlesford (3.6 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

23.8%

21 March 2021 · The Sampfords

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

522 out of 2,191.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.2%

21 March 2021 · The Sampfords

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

71 out of 2,197.

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People counted in the census

2,195

21 March 2021 · The Sampfords

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,195 out of 2,195.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

40.2%

21 March 2021 · The Sampfords

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

738 out of 1,834.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

40.2%

21 March 2021 · The Sampfords

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

355 out of 884.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

10.7%

21 March 2021 · The Sampfords

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

95 out of 884.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

37.8%

21 March 2021 · The Sampfords

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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

688 out of 1,820.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

60.2%

21 March 2021 · The Sampfords

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

1,095 out of 1,820.

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

2.2%

21 March 2021 · The Sampfords

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

40 out of 1,820.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

12.8%

21 March 2021 · The Sampfords

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

235 out of 1,834.

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Homes rented privately

10%

21 March 2021 · The Sampfords

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

91 out of 881.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

24.5%

21 March 2021 · The Sampfords

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

445 out of 1,820.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

11%

21 March 2021 · The Sampfords

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

96 out of 881.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2%

21 March 2021 · The Sampfords

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

37 out of 1,820.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for The Sampfords ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

51 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 45 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

The Sampfords 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: 4 mapped crimes in September 2024; 3 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 · The Sampfords
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202440
October 202430
November 202440
December 202450
January 202590
February 202520
March 202550
April 202540
May 202530
June 202530
July 202530
August 202500
September 202530
October 202571
November 202530
December 202530
January 202651
February 202660
March 202632
April 202620
May 202620
June 2026110
July 202630
August 202633
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · The Sampfords
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime29
other theft8
public order7
vehicle crime3
criminal damage arson2
burglary1
other crime1
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.

Police data and method →

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 →