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Elsenham & Henham

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West Uttlesford. About 5,262 people in 20 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Elsenham & Henham, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
4,941
2,702nd lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.4%
3,211th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Elsenham & Henham compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Elsenham & HenhamMiddle
Population22 wards, Uttlesford · 2021
Population: every ward in Uttlesford22 areas from 2,077 to 7,592. The middle area is 4,376. Elsenham & Henham is 4,941.
4,9417th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage22 wards, Uttlesford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Uttlesford22 areas from 46.3% to 96.5%. The middle area is 82.9%. Elsenham & Henham is 96.5%.
96.5%highest
Claimant rate22 wards, Uttlesford · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Uttlesford22 areas from 0.5% to 2.9%. The middle area is 1.7%. Elsenham & Henham is 2.2%.
2.2%joint 6th highest
Aged 15 to 6422 wards, Uttlesford · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Uttlesford22 areas from 57.8% to 66.7%. The middle area is 61.1%. Elsenham & Henham is 63.4%.
63.4%5th highest

Figures for the whole of Uttlesford

These figures are published for the whole of Uttlesford, not for each ward, so they describe all of Uttlesford and not Elsenham & Henham alone. See Uttlesford

Average house price
£476,329
Up 1.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£50,103
15th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.5×
66th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
10.0
23rd least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Elsenham & Henham in brief

Elsenham & Henham had 4,941 usual residents at the census.

In Elsenham & Henham, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Elsenham & Henham, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

63.4% of residents in Elsenham & Henham were aged 15 to 64 at the census.