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Electoral wardE05009924
Saffron Walden Castle ward, Uttlesford
Saffron Walden Castle is one of 22 electoral wards of Uttlesford District Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 4,764 residents in 2,043 households — 631 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North West Essex constituency; for county elections it is in the Saffron Walden division.
Residents, 20214,764council ward average 4,177
Households2,0432.33 residents per household
Density631/ km²about 7.55 km² · Uttlesford 141
Aged 65+19.5%Uttlesford: 20.2% · under 16: 20.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.4% · 305
5–96.6% · 313
10–157.0% · 335
16–194.0% · 191
20–244.2% · 198
25–3412.0% · 571
35–4922.0% · 1,047
50–6418.3% · 872
65–7411.1% · 529
75–846.0% · 288
85+2.4% · 112
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van12.6% · 257
1 car or van43.9% · 897
2 cars or vans33.4% · 682
3 or more10.1% · 207
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Uttlesford overall: 70.5% owned, 13.0% social rented, 14.6% private rented.
Owned outright34.0% · 695
With mortgage29.6% · 605
Shared ownership1.4% · 29
Social rented19.9% · 406
Private rented15.0% · 306
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house27.2% · 556
Semi-detached house39.3% · 802
Terraced house19.5% · 398
Purpose-built flat10.2% · 209
Converted house1.3% · 27
Other conversion1.8% · 37
Above shop / office0.4% · 9
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009924- Council
- Uttlesford District Council
- County council
- Essex County Council
- County division
- Saffron Walden
- Constituency
- North West Essex
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 3 of 22
Parishes in the ward
Saffron Walden
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% owned2,264EElsenham & Henham17.7% aged 65+ · 75.9% owned4,943FFlitch 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 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.