CM24 8DB Uttlesford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Stansted North. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Cambridge Road, Stansted Mountfitchet: 18 addresses
- Croasdaile Road, Stansted Mountfitchet: 1 address
- Five Acres, Stansted Mountfitchet: 1 address
- Hargrave Close, Stansted Mountfitchet: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Uttlesford in 2026-27: Band D £2,334 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,556 | £1,815 | £2,075 | £2,334 | £2,852 | £3,371 | £3,890 | £4,668 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (27% of about 830 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 9 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- THREE COLTS INN, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 86 Cambridge Road Stansted CM22 7BL (90 m)
- Royston Road Wendens Ambo CB11 4JX (480 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 21 addresses are between 87 m and 90 m above sea level (88 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 94%, gigabit 94% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Stansted Mountfitchet 551,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 770 m |
| Elsenham (Essex) 223,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Stansted Airport 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 15 within 800 m; nearest The Three Colts Stansted Mountfitchet | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coach Station Stansted Airport | 5.0 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Parking 4 Stansted | 550 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 520 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 3.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Peacock Surgery | 700 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Peacock Pharmacy | 700 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Unit 2 Castle Maltings | 700 m |
| Hospital | Herts And Essex Hospital | 5.0 km |
| Police station | Bishops Stortford Police Station | 5.0 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Esso Stansted Cashzone | 450 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,660 m² | 400 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 8,260 m² | 610 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,160 m² | 400 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 330 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,210 m² | 450 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stansted Castle: a ringwork and associated bailey 100m north of Elms Farm, a scheduled monument, 660 m south-east. 94 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stansted Castle: a ringwork and associated bailey 100m north of Elms Farm | Scheduled monument | 660 m south-east |
| Stansted windmill | Scheduled monument | 910 m south |
| Windmill | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brickyard Plantation | Wood | 670 m east |
| Newlays Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km west |
| Flatiron Spring | Wood | 1.2 km north-west |
| Brickkiln Spring | Wood | 1.2 km south-east |
| Blackcurrant Spring | Wood | 1.4 km south-east |
| Start Hill | Hill | 4.2 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 21 |
13 of the postcode's 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 40% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 24% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Cambridge Road.