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Electoral wardE05009914
Elsenham & Henham ward, Uttlesford
Elsenham & Henham is one of 22 electoral wards of Uttlesford District Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 4,943 residents in 1,969 households — 244 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North West Essex constituency; for county elections it is in the Stansted division.
Residents, 20214,943council ward average 4,177
Households1,9692.51 residents per household
Density244/ km²about 20.23 km² · Uttlesford 141
Aged 65+17.7%Uttlesford: 20.2% · under 16: 20.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.9% · 341
5–96.2% · 305
10–157.0% · 344
16–193.8% · 189
20–243.7% · 184
25–3413.4% · 660
35–4919.6% · 967
50–6421.8% · 1,077
65–7410.4% · 514
75–845.4% · 265
85+2.0% · 97
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.1% · 120
1 car or van34.6% · 681
2 cars or vans40.1% · 790
3 or more19.2% · 379
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Uttlesford overall: 70.5% owned, 13.0% social rented, 14.6% private rented.
Owned outright34.7% · 684
With mortgage41.2% · 813
Shared ownership3.9% · 76
Social rented11.4% · 225
Private rented8.8% · 174
Type of home
Detached house50.9% · 1,002
Semi-detached house32.2% · 633
Terraced house11.9% · 234
Purpose-built flat3.5% · 68
Converted house0.9% · 17
Other conversion0.4% · 8
Above shop / office0.1% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009914- Council
- Uttlesford District Council
- County council
- Essex County Council
- County division
- Stansted
- Constituency
- North West Essex
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 9 of 22
Parishes in the ward
ElsenhamHenham
Other wards in the same constituency
AAshdon23.5% aged 65+ · 72.7% owned2,154CClavering25.9% aged 65+ · 79.3% owned2,326DDebden & Wimbish16.9% aged 65+ · 60.9% owned2,264FFlitch Green & Little Dunmow7.0% aged 65+ · 74.8% owned2,899GGreat Dunmow North17.5% aged 65+ · 69.4% owned5,101GGreat Dunmow South & Barnston24.3% aged 65+ · 66.6% owned6,445HHigh Easter & the Rodings19.0% aged 65+ · 70.4% owned2,493LLittlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts21.3% aged 65+ · 73.7% owned4,496NNewport22.7% aged 65+ · 69.9% owned4,132SSaffron Walden Audley25.6% aged 65+ · 61.0% owned4,257SSaffron Walden Castle19.5% aged 65+ · 63.6% owned4,764SSaffron Walden Shire19.6% aged 65+ · 68.7% owned7,592SStansted North21.8% aged 65+ · 75.6% owned4,624SStansted South & Birchanger13.3% aged 65+ · 64.1% owned4,960
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.