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Electoral wardE05009927

Stansted South & Birchanger ward, Uttlesford

Stansted South & Birchanger is one of 22 electoral wards of Uttlesford District Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 4,960 residents in 1,884 households — 420 people per km², the 6th 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, 20214,960council ward average 4,177
Households1,8842.63 residents per household
Density420/ km²about 11.81 km² · Uttlesford 141
Aged 65+13.3%Uttlesford: 20.2% · under 16: 22.1%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.4% · 319
5–97.8% · 388
10–157.8% · 389
16–194.1% · 205
20–244.5% · 221
25–3413.1% · 648
35–4924.0% · 1,190
50–6419.0% · 942
65–748.2% · 406
75–843.6% · 177
85+1.5% · 75

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van9.1% · 171
1 car or van38.2% · 720
2 cars or vans38.0% · 716
3 or more14.7% · 277
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright23.9% · 450
With mortgage40.3% · 759
Shared ownership1.9% · 35
Social rented20.2% · 380
Private rented13.8% · 261

Type of home

Detached house30.3% · 571
Semi-detached house33.5% · 631
Terraced house24.3% · 457
Purpose-built flat9.7% · 183
Converted house0.7% · 14
Other conversion0.2% · 4
Above shop / office0.3% · 6
Caravan, mobile1.0% · 18
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05009927
County council
Essex County Council
County division
Stansted
Constituency
North West Essex
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
6 of 22

Parishes in the ward

BirchangerStansted Mountfitchet

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% owned4,764SSaffron Walden Shire19.6% aged 65+ · 68.7% owned7,592SStansted North21.8% aged 65+ · 75.6% owned4,624

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.