UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/uttlesford
Council areaEast of England, England
House prices in Uttlesford
Homes in Uttlesford sold for a median of £465,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 2,793 standard sales.
That makes it the seventh most expensive of the 45 council areas in the East of England with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £349,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 1,318 | £608,000 | £493,000 to £785,000 | £4,508/m²from 57 sales |
| Semi-detached | 683 | £425,000 | £375,000 to £510,000 | £4,699/m²from 23 sales |
| Terraced | 552 | £362,000 | £315,000 to £423,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 240 | £211,500 | £175,000 to £259,000 | Too few |
Detached houses were the most common type sold in Uttlesford, at 47% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 25%. New builds made up 18% of sales, against 6% across England and Wales.
Detached houses stand out against the East of England as a whole: a median of £608,000 here, 30% more than the £466,000 across the region.
144 sales in Uttlesford, or 5%, were for £1 million or more, against 3% across England and Wales.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £4,527 per m², 16% above the £3,900 across the East of England as a whole.
Prices over time
The median rose 28%, from £370,000 in 2016 to £475,000 in 2025, less than the 36% rise across the East of England as a whole.
Council areas in the East of England
Median sale price of the 45 council areas in the East of England with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Uttlesford and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- St Albans£621,000
- Three Rivers£550,000
- Hertsmere£545,000
- Epping Forest£515,000
- Brentwood£500,000
- Cambridge£490,000
- Uttlesford, this council area£465,000
- Dacorum£450,000
- East Hertfordshire£450,000
- Welwyn Hatfield£435,000
- Broxbourne£433,000
- South Cambridgeshire£432,000
- North Hertfordshire£425,000
- Watford£420,000
- Chelmsford£408,500
Postcode districts in Uttlesford
District medians are close together, from £425,000 in CM24 (Stansted) to £495,000 in CM22 (Bishop'S Stortford).
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Post towns in Uttlesford, by number of sales: Dunmow (CM6), Saffron Walden (CB10, CB11), Bishop'S Stortford (CM22), Stansted (CM24).
- CM22Bishop'S Stortford, 517 salesMedian price £495,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −2%
- CB10Saffron Walden, 371 salesMedian price £480,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −3%
- CB11Saffron Walden, 548 salesMedian price £473,500Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +8%
- CM6Dunmow, 1,048 salesMedian price £454,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +5%
- CM24Stansted, 245 salesMedian price £425,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +14%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in CM24 (Stansted), up 14%, and fell most in CB10 (Saffron Walden), down 3%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Cygnet Way, Dunmow (CM6)36 sales
- Edwin Gardens, Saffron Walden (CB10)25 sales
- Radwinter Road, Saffron Walden (CB11)22 sales
- Ivy Way, Elsenham (CM22)21 sales
- Lily Walk, Elsenham (CM22)20 sales
- Woodland View, Elsenham (CM22)20 sales
- Cobbins Brook Way, Dunmow (CM6)20 sales
- Woodlands Park Drive, Dunmow (CM6)17 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Ingham Drive, Newport (CB11, detached houses, £802,500), Dunmow Road, Takeley (CM22, detached houses, £800,000) and Greville Close, Little Easton (CM6, £677,500).
The cheapest were Radwinter Road, Saffron Walden (CB11, £196,500), Horn Book, Saffron Walden (CB11, flats, £200,000) and Station Street, Saffron Walden (CB11, flats, £240,000).
Living in Uttlesford
Crime
55 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 80 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
86% of homes can get it
Lower than 67 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
17% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 68 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,334 a year in Uttlesford for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 73 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
About these figures
Uttlesford's figures come from 2,793 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode (how we build council pages). New builds made up 18% of them.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.