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Electoral wardE05009928
Stort Valley ward, Uttlesford
Stort Valley is one of 22 electoral wards of Uttlesford District Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,077 residents in 806 households — 60 people per km², the 22nd 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, 20212,077council ward average 4,177
Households8062.58 residents per household
Density60/ km²about 34.73 km² · Uttlesford 141
Aged 65+20.8%Uttlesford: 20.2% · under 16: 19.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.1% · 85
5–98.0% · 166
10–157.4% · 153
16–194.4% · 92
20–244.3% · 89
25–345.8% · 120
35–4919.2% · 400
50–6426.1% · 542
65–7412.5% · 260
75–846.8% · 142
85+1.5% · 31
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van3.8% · 31
1 car or van27.4% · 221
2 cars or vans43.5% · 351
3 or more25.2% · 203
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Uttlesford overall: 70.5% owned, 13.0% social rented, 14.6% private rented.
Owned outright37.2% · 300
With mortgage37.8% · 305
Social rented9.9% · 80
Private rented15.0% · 121
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house53.1% · 428
Semi-detached house35.0% · 282
Terraced house10.5% · 85
Purpose-built flat0.1% · 1
Converted house0.5% · 4
Other conversion0.4% · 3
Above shop / office0.1% · 1
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009928- Council
- Uttlesford District Council
- County council
- Essex County Council
- County division
- Stansted
- Constituency
- North West Essex
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 19 of 22
Parishes in the ward
BerdenFarnhamManudenUgley
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
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.