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Electoral wardE05009929
Takeley ward, Uttlesford
Takeley is one of 22 electoral wards of Uttlesford District Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 7,200 residents in 2,706 households — 209 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North West Essex constituency; for county elections it is in the Dunmow and Thaxted and Stansted divisions.
Residents, 20217,200council ward average 4,177
Households2,7062.66 residents per household
Density209/ km²about 34.43 km² · Uttlesford 141
Aged 65+14.4%Uttlesford: 20.2% · under 16: 23.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.9% · 496
5–98.2% · 593
10–158.2% · 590
16–194.1% · 293
20–244.9% · 351
25–3411.6% · 836
35–4922.2% · 1,600
50–6419.5% · 1,406
65–748.1% · 583
75–844.9% · 353
85+1.4% · 98
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.4% · 172
1 car or van32.1% · 869
2 cars or vans41.7% · 1,127
3 or more19.8% · 535
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Uttlesford overall: 70.5% owned, 13.0% social rented, 14.6% private rented.
Owned outright29.0% · 784
With mortgage42.4% · 1,149
Shared ownership3.1% · 83
Social rented11.7% · 318
Private rented13.8% · 374
Type of home
Detached house43.6% · 1,180
Semi-detached house29.3% · 793
Terraced house15.6% · 421
Purpose-built flat5.5% · 148
Converted house0.6% · 17
Other conversion0.3% · 8
Above shop / office0.3% · 8
Caravan, mobile4.8% · 130
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009929- Council
- Uttlesford District Council
- County council
- Essex County Council
- County division
- Dunmow, Thaxted, Stansted
- Constituency
- North West Essex
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 10 of 22
Parishes in the ward
BroxtedChickneyLittle CanfieldTakeley
Council offices in this ward
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.