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Electoral wardE05009925

Saffron Walden Shire ward, Uttlesford

Saffron Walden Shire is one of 22 electoral wards of Uttlesford District Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 7,592 residents in 3,218 households — 1,966 people per km², the 1st 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, 20217,592council ward average 4,177
Households3,2182.36 residents per household
Density1,966/ km²about 3.86 km² · Uttlesford 141
Aged 65+19.6%Uttlesford: 20.2% · under 16: 20.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.6% · 426
5–96.2% · 468
10–158.6% · 650
16–194.0% · 307
20–244.2% · 319
25–3410.8% · 820
35–4921.0% · 1,594
50–6419.9% · 1,513
65–749.8% · 747
75–846.2% · 473
85+3.5% · 269

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van14.0% · 452
1 car or van42.4% · 1,364
2 cars or vans33.3% · 1,072
3 or more10.3% · 330
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Uttlesford overall: 70.5% owned, 13.0% social rented, 14.6% private rented.

Owned outright36.9% · 1,186
With mortgage31.9% · 1,026
Shared ownership2.4% · 78
Social rented12.6% · 406
Private rented16.1% · 518
Lives rent free0.1% · 4

Type of home

Detached house21.3% · 687
Semi-detached house33.4% · 1,075
Terraced house23.5% · 758
Purpose-built flat18.6% · 598
Converted house1.3% · 42
Other conversion1.4% · 44
Above shop / office0.2% · 7
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 8
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05009925
County council
Essex County Council
County division
Saffron Walden
Constituency
North West Essex
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
1 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 Castle19.5% aged 65+ · 63.6% owned4,764SStansted North21.8% aged 65+ · 75.6% owned4,624SStansted South & Birchanger13.3% aged 65+ · 64.1% owned4,960

All 22 wards of Uttlesford

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.