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The Sampfords

Ward

North east Uttlesford. About 2,244 people in 59 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in The Sampfords live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
2,195
413th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
71.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
0.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How The Sampfords compares

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

The SampfordsMiddle
Population22 wards, Uttlesford · 2021
Population: every ward in Uttlesford22 areas from 2,077 to 7,592. The middle area is 4,376. The Sampfords is 2,195.
2,1953rd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares22 wards, Uttlesford · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Uttlesford22 areas from 0.0% to 80.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. The Sampfords is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
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%. The Sampfords is 71.0%.
71.0%4th lowest
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%. The Sampfords is 0.9%.
0.9%3rd lowest

Is The Sampfords safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in The Sampfords at a rate of 21.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 60.8 per 1,000 people across Uttlesford.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 5 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in The Sampfords.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (21), other crime (12) and anti-social behaviour (5).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

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 The Sampfords 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.5×
Joint 66th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
10.0
Joint 23rd least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
The Sampfords in brief

The Sampfords had 2,195 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in The Sampfords live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In The Sampfords, 71.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In The Sampfords, 0.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.