Uttlesford: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£733,292

Semi-detached

£445,431

Terraced

£368,897

Flat or maisonette

£204,588

First-time buyers

£340,341

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  65,375 in 1991 → 95,106 in 2024 (+45.5%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £246,179 in 2005 → £476,329 in 2026 (+93.5%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £455 in 2008 → £815 in 2025 (+79.1%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  77.6% in 2004 → 75.7% in 2023 (−2.4%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  0.6% in 2001 → 1.9% in 2025 (+216.7%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £15,322 in 1997 → £33,494 in 2024 (+118.6%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Uttlesford; 29 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Obesity in Year 6 · Health & wellbeing13.2% (2024/25) · 9th lowest of 292
• Three-year business survival · Economy & work66.1% (2021) · 15th highest of 374
• Claimant count · Economy & work1.9% (2025) · 19th lowest of 361
• Median weekly pay · Economy & work£815 (April 2025) · 18th highest of 359

Where it ranks worst

• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access42% (May 2024) · 309th highest of 318
• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing7.1 out of 10 (2022/23) · 341st highest of 363
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment8.8 t per person (2024) · 321st lowest of 361
• Home gas use · Environment11,171 kWh (2024/25) · 307th lowest of 347

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Essex, which includes Uttlesford.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)80.5 years · England 80.0 · 49th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.3 years · England 83.8 · 56th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)62.7 years · England 60.9 · 44th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)62.4 years · England 61.3 · 52nd highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)290.4 per 100k · England 321.0 · 48th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)9.7% · England 10.4 · 62nd lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)67.5% · England 64.6 · 96th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Essex, which includes Uttlesford.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)70.7% · England 68.3 · 37th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)45.4 score · England 46.0 · 81st highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)6.2% · England 5.8 · 107th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)14.4% · England 19.8 · 38th lowest of 153