# CM24 8XH: area report for a postcode in Uttlesford

CM24 8XH is a postcode in Uttlesford.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Uttlesford. Open the map at CM24 8XH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford) › [CM24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm24) › [CM24 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm24-8)

## Around this postcode

- **10 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 17% on July. Uttlesford 006A: 128 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.2030,51.9011,CM248XH
- **Stansted Mountfitchet, 220 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.2030,51.9011,CM248XH
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.2030,51.9011,CM248XH
- **2 of 36 properties in CM24 8XH at medium risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 10 at low risk. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.2030,51.9011,CM248XH
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Uttlesford 006A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.2030,51.9011,CM248XH
- **£476,329 average price**: For the whole of Uttlesford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.2030,51.9011,CM248XH
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.2030,51.9011,CM248XH
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.2030,51.9011,CM248XH
- **93.3% can get gigabit broadband at CM24 8XH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.2030,51.9011,CM248XH
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CM24 8XH**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.2030,51.9011,CM248XH
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.2030,51.9011,CM248XH
- **12.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.2030,51.9011,CM248XH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Magna Carta Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/magna-carta-primary-academy-e142771) | Primary | 440 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-cofe-foundation-primary-school-e115269) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2022 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Forest Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forest-hall-school-e141328) | Secondary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 42.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Bentfield Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bentfield-primary-school-and-nursery-e114978) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birchanger-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e115127) | Primary | 2 km (24 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £610,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2025 | £183,750 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| March 2026 | £585,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| April 2024 | £268,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2024 | £900,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| July 2025 | £402,500 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 220 m |
| February 2026 | £155,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 250 m |
| February 2025 | £565,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Stansted Mountfitchet (220 m, 3 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: PEACOCK SURGERY (220 m)
- Pharmacies: PEACOCK PHARMACY (220 m)
- Dental practices: UNIT 2 CASTLE MALTINGS (220 m); CHAPEL HILL DENTAL (460 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Stansted Mountfitchet - Church Road (200 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Stansted Express (720 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £476,329** (July 2026). Uttlesford’s average house price was £476,329 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £50,103** (2025). Full-time workers living in Uttlesford earned a median of £50,103 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 15th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.5×** (2025). A home in Uttlesford costs 9.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 66th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 10.0** (2025). Uttlesford has a deprivation score of 10.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 23rd least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Uttlesford 006A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.2** (2025). Uttlesford 006A has a deprivation score of 15.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,594th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £517,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Uttlesford 006A was £517,000 in 2025. Joint 4,336th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,767** (2021). Uttlesford 006A had 1,767 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,987th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 68.5%** (January 2026). In Uttlesford 006A, 68.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## CM24 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £450,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CM24 was £450,000 in 2025. Joint 412th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 8,977** (2021). CM24 had 8,977 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 664th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 75%** (2022). About 75% of people in CM24 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 80.8%** (January 2026). In CM24, 80.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford)
- Centre: 51.9011, 0.2030

Council: [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [North West Essex](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-west-essex): Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.2030,51.9011,CM248XH

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