Electoral wardE05009931

The Sampfords ward, Uttlesford

The Sampfords is one of 22 electoral wards of Uttlesford District Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,195 residents in 884 households — 37 people per km², the 20th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Braintree constituency; for county elections it is in the Thaxted division.

Residents, 20212,195council ward average 4,177

Households8842.48 residents per household

Density37/ km²about 59.01 km² · Uttlesford 141

Aged 65+23.8%Uttlesford: 20.2% · under 16: 16.5%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.7% · 82

5–95.6% · 122

10–157.2% · 157

16–194.6% · 101

20–243.5% · 77

25–346.3% · 138

35–4918.2% · 398

50–6427.1% · 594

65–7413.1% · 288

75–848.0% · 176

85+2.6% · 58

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van3.4% · 30

1 car or van28.4% · 251

2 cars or vans39.8% · 352

3 or more28.4% · 251

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright41.0% · 361

With mortgage36.5% · 322

Shared ownership1.2% · 11

Social rented10.9% · 96

Private rented10.3% · 91

Type of home

Detached house63.9% · 565

Semi-detached house26.1% · 231

Terraced house7.8% · 69

Purpose-built flat0.8% · 7

Converted house0.7% · 6

Other conversion0.1% · 1

Above shop / office0.3% · 3

Caravan, mobile0.2% · 2

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05009931
Council: Uttlesford District Council
County council: Essex County Council
County division: Thaxted
Constituency: Braintree
Region: East of England
Density rank in council: 22 of 22

Parishes in the ward

Great SampfordHempsteadLittle BardfieldLittle SampfordRadwinter

Other wards in the same constituency

FFelsted & Stebbing23.7% aged 65+ · 75.6% owned4,632

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.