CM6 3XP Uttlesford
Live postcode, introduced October 2020. Ward: Felsted & Stebbing. Region: East of England.
Streets
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 G (25% of about 880 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 4 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 addresses are about 71 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Braintree 631,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.7 km |
| Braintree Freeport 142,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.4 km | |
| Cressing (Essex) 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Riche Close Felsted | 280 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Interchange Braintree Town Centre | 8.7 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 5.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 14.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | John Tasker House Surgery | 5.3 km |
| Pharmacies | Ropers The Chemist | 5.4 km |
| NHS dentists | Twyford Court Dental Surgery | 5.2 km |
| Hospital | Braintree Community Hospital | 7.9 km |
| Police station | Dunmow Police Station | 4.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3,000 m² | 1.4 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 600 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.5 ha | 410 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 330 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is House Ajoining and Now Integral With Boote House, a listed building (Grade II*), 380 m north. 70 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| House Ajoining and Now Integral With Boote House | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m north |
| Boote House | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m north |
| Old School Masters House Adjacent Old School to the East | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m north |
| Old School Room and Lych Gate and Building to West | Listed building, Grade I | 420 m north |
| Moated site immediately east of Absolpark | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Race | Lake or reservoir | 800 m south-west |
| The Moors | Wood | 2.1 km north-west |
| Hartford End Spring | Wood | 2.9 km south |
| The Ware | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km south-west |
| The Gorse | Wood | 3.0 km south |
| Bumpsted Hill | Hill | 3.6 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 3 | 3 |
None of the postcode's 3 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 44% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 38% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 28% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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.