Uttlesford: local statistics
Uttlesford is a district council area in the East of England, home to an estimated 96,762 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Uttlesford, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
A girl born in Uttlesford in 2022 to 2024 could expect to live 86.4 years and a boy 82.8 years, on the ONS's period measure (England: 83.3 and 79.5). For women that is 1.3 years more than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 0.4 more. It is the highest for women in the East of England.
The claimant count for Uttlesford stood at 1,115 in August 2026, or 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64, compared with 3.3% in the East of England. The rate was the same a year earlier. Over the last five years it peaked at 2.9% in August 2021 and was lowest at 1.7% in October 2023.
The average house price in Uttlesford was £476,329 in July 2026, up 1.7% on July 2025. That is the 6th highest of 45 in the East of England; the average for the East of England was £337,518. This July figure is the highest in the series, 22% up on July 2016. The average price is 9.5 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Uttlesford. That ratio is the 10th highest ratio of 45 in the East of England.
In April 2025 the middle full-time earner living in Uttlesford took home £958.20 a week before tax, or £50,103 over a year. It is 4th of 45 in the East of England, counting from the highest, and 19.0% more than across the East of England. For full-time jobs located in Uttlesford the median is £776.30 a week (−£181.90 on the residents' figure). In 2015 the residents' median was £604.70, so it has risen 58% before inflation.
The ONS estimates that 96,762 people lived in Uttlesford in mid-2025, up 1.9% on mid-2024. The ten-year change since mid-2015 is +14.3% (the East of England: +8.5%), the 5th fastest growth of 45 in the East of England. The mid-2025 estimate is the highest in the series.
Police recorded 4,866 crimes in Uttlesford in the year to March 2026, 50.3 for every 1,000 residents, 31st of 42 in the East of England, counting from the highest rate. That compares with 52.9 per 1,000 the year before. The highest rate in the series was 68.7, in the year to March 2019. Fraud is not included.
A Band D home in Uttlesford pays an average of £2,333.82 in council tax in 2026-27, 4.3% more than in 2025-26. That makes it 30th of 45 in the East of England, counting from the highest. Ten years earlier, in 2016-17, it was £1,568.96.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 79.6% of Uttlesford residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, with a margin of error of 7.2 points either way; the figure for the East of England was 78.3%. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 71.5% to 83.3%.
6,145 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in Uttlesford in March 2026, 8% more than in 2016. That is 64 for every 1,000 residents, the 3rd highest of the 45 council areas in the East of England.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 84,622 |
| 2016 | 85,565 |
| 2017 | 86,511 |
| 2018 | 87,711 |
| 2019 | 89,361 |
| 2020 | 90,482 |
| 2021 | 91,921 |
| 2022 | 92,620 |
| 2023 | 93,869 |
| 2024 | 94,953 |
| 2025 | 96,762 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £389,065 |
| July 2017 | £408,352 |
| July 2018 | £413,641 |
| July 2019 | £405,858 |
| July 2020 | £405,976 |
| July 2021 | £437,728 |
| July 2022 | £469,733 |
| July 2023 | £464,928 |
| July 2024 | £449,543 |
| July 2025 | £468,253 |
| July 2026 | £476,329 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £604.70 a week |
| 2016 | £692.00 a week |
| 2017 | £631.10 a week |
| 2018 | £638.60 a week |
| 2019 | £690.00 a week |
| 2020 | £650.60 a week |
| 2021 | £719.40 a week |
| 2022 | £756.10 a week |
| 2023 | £786.40 a week |
| 2024 | £879.20 a week |
| 2025 | £958.20 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,568.96 |
| 2017-18 | £1,614.64 |
| 2018-19 | £1,695.49 |
| 2019-20 | £1,778.96 |
| 2020-21 | £1,847.67 |
| 2021-22 | £1,884.72 |
| 2022-23 | £1,965.60 |
| 2023-24 | £2,044.67 |
| 2024-25 | £2,148.96 |
| 2025-26 | £2,237.45 |
| 2026-27 | £2,333.82 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 42.6 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 51.4 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 64.3 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 68.7 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 65.9 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 51.6 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 56.2 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 58.2 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 57.3 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 52.9 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 50.3 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 77.3% |
| 2016/17 | 81.2% |
| 2017/18 | 78.9% |
| 2018/19 | 72.2% |
| 2019/20 | 83.3% |
| 2020/21 | 73.2% |
| 2021/22 | 82.8% |
| 2022/23 | 83.0% |
| 2023/24 | 71.5% |
| 2024/25 | 76.4% |
| 2025/26 | 79.6% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 85.1 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 84.8 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 84.2 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 84.6 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 85.2 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 85.7 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 85.2 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 85.3 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 85.4 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 85.9 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 86.4 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 5,715 |
| 2017 | 5,810 |
| 2018 | 5,830 |
| 2019 | 5,900 |
| 2020 | 5,965 |
| 2021 | 6,060 |
| 2022 | 6,145 |
| 2023 | 6,100 |
| 2024 | 6,100 |
| 2025 | 6,135 |
| 2026 | 6,145 |
Questions about Uttlesford
What is life expectancy in Uttlesford?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 82.8 years for men and 86.4 for women.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Uttlesford?
1,115 in August 2026 (2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
What is the average house price in Uttlesford?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £476,329.
What is the average salary in Uttlesford?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Uttlesford was £958.20 a week in April 2025 (£50,103 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is the population of Uttlesford?
96,762 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
What is the crime rate in Uttlesford?
Home Office figures show 4,866 offences in the year to March 2026, or 50.3 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
How much is Band D council tax in Uttlesford?
£2,333.82 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
Who has power over Uttlesford
Every body that makes decisions for Uttlesford, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Uttlesford council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Uttlesford in official figures this page
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Essex County Council county council
- Essex Police police force
- NHS Essex Integrated Care Board NHS
- East of England in official figures
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Braintree: Sir James Cleverly (Conservative) MP
- Harlow: Chris Vince (Labour (Co-op)) MP
- North West Essex: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Conservative) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the East of England
- UK figures: Life expectancy at birth (UK) · UK unemployment rate · UK average house price
- Other council areas in the East of England: Babergh · East Cambridgeshire · Great Yarmouth · Harlow · Stevenage · Three Rivers
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