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Uttlesford District Council
Local authority area: Uttlesford
Uttlesford is a district council in Essex, in the East of England region of England. It covers 641.2 km² and had 92,578 residents in 2022 — about 144 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Saffron Walden.
People
Population
Estimates recorded for Uttlesford, 2012–2022.
Residents, 202292,578+13.9% since 2012
Land area641.2km²247.6 sq mi
Density144/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#333of 382 UK councils · #280 in England
Population estimates4 data points
81.3K85.1K89.2K92.6K
2012201520182022
History
How the council came to be
- 1974Created
Uttlesford became a local authority area.
Elections
22 electoral wards
Census 2021: 91,889 residents in 37,173 households across the wards; 20.2% aged 65+, 70.5% of homes owned, 8.7% of households without a car.
1Saffron Walden Shire3,218 households · 19.6% aged 65+7,5922Takeley2,706 households · 14.4% aged 65+7,2003Great Dunmow South & Barnston2,913 households · 24.3% aged 65+6,4454Thaxted & the Eastons2,344 households · 24.5% aged 65+5,8395Great Dunmow North2,029 households · 17.5% aged 65+5,1016Stansted South & Birchanger1,884 households · 13.3% aged 65+4,960
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Council offices
Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.
CUttlesford Housing ServicesCouncil office · Saffron Walden CB11 3THPTakeley Parish CouncilParish council · Bishop's Stortford CM22 6SB
Westminster
Constituencies
Source: Wikidata Q1496198 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.