School Lane, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6BP

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School Lane is in Henham, Bishop'S Stortford and in Uttlesford district. CM22 6BP is located in the Elsenham & Henham electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Saffron Walden. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.

StreetScan combines information about School Lane, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6BP and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: CM22 6BT, CM22 6AE, CM22 6AQ, CM22 6AG, CM22 6AF, CM22 6AD, CM22 6AB.

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around CM22 6BP is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.3%	50.6%	-0.7%	51.0%	-0.4%
Male	48.7%	49.4%	0.7%	49.0%	0.4%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate vicinity of CM22 6BP there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 53.2% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	18.2%	29.3%	11.1%	37.9%	-8.6%
Married: Opposite sex	69.4%	53.2%	-16.2%	44.2%	9.0%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Separated	1.4%	2.3%	0.9%	2.2%	0.1%
Divorced	5.7%	7.7%	2.0%	9.1%	-1.4%
Widowed	5.3%	6.8%	1.5%	6.1%	0.7%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (88.8%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	55.4%	57.7%	2.3%	48.4%	9.3%
Good health	30.6%	31.1%	0.5%	33.6%	-2.5%
Fair health	9.6%	9.4%	-0.2%	12.7%	-3.3%
Bad health	3.3%	1.5%	-1.8%	4.0%	-2.5%
Very bad health	1.1%	0.4%	-0.7%	1.2%	-0.8%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.7%	11.2%	-6.5%	18.2%	-7.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.3%	12.6%	-2.7%	9.6%	3.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	18.2%	13.5%	-4.7%	13.4%	0.1%
Apprenticeship	3.3%	4.5%	1.2%	5.3%	-0.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.5%	20.2%	9.7%	16.9%	3.3%
Degree or Similar	32.1%	36.8%	4.7%	33.8%	3.0%
Other	2.9%	1.3%	-1.6%	2.8%	-1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 94.8% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Indian	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	3.1%	-2.7%
Other Asian	0%	0.7%	0.7%	1.6%	-0.9%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.4%	0.4%	1.0%	-0.6%
Other Black	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.6%	0.4%	-2.2%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.8%	0.3%
White	95.6%	94.8%	-0.8%	81.4%	13.4%
Roma	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 94.8% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	99.3%	94.8%	-4.5%	83.2%	11.6%
European Union	0.4%	3%	2.6%	6.1%	-3.1%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.4%
Middle East and Asia	0%	0.4%	0.4%	5.6%	-5.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	1.3%	-0.6%
Oceania	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	98.2%	94.8%	-3.4%	83.2%	11.6%
10+ Years	0%	3.7%	3.7%	9.8%	-6.1%
5-10 Years	1.1%	1.5%	0.4%	2.9%	-1.4%
Less than 2 years	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	89.4%	76.7%	12.7%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Spain	1.1%	0.4%	0.7%
Poland	1.9%	1.3%	0.6%
Other EU countries	1.1%	1.5%	-0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Oceania	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
No passport held	5.3%	13.5%	-8.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	44.6%	37.2%	7.4%
Christian	49.4%	46.2%	3.2%
Jewish	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	3.7%	6.0%	-2.3%

Safety

Is School Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around School Lane was 22.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 75.0% lower than the Broad Oak & the Hallingburys average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

School Lane has the 21st lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys and the 77th lowest crime rate of 263 local areas in Uttlesford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 18.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 130.8%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 87% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£58,800

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in CM22 6BP, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 1/10 (very low )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 2/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 1/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on School Lane are based on 33 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Uttlesford.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for School Lane, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6BP

Estimated Average Property Prices for CM22 6BP

Average Price
£482,822

Semi-Detached
£482,822

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for School Lane

Average Price
£688,483

Semi-Detached
£503,527

Terraced
£505,385

Detached
£916,196

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£664,750

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on School LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
1 School Lane, Bishop'S Stortford, Essex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£462,500	2025-03-13	£475,372
1 School Lane, Bishop'S Stortford, Essex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£281,000	2014-04-30	£448,511
2 School Lane, Bishop'S Stortford, Essex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£110,000	1999-02-18	£510,000
3 School Lane, Bishop'S Stortford, Essex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£125,500	1999-01-29	£576,869
2 School Lane, Bishop'S Stortford, Essex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£81,000	1995-02-03	£484,642

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Employment

CM22 6BP area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 20% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	67
Retired	64
Part-Time Employee	29
Self-Employed	28
Unemployed	10
Student (economically inactive)	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7
Looking after home or family	6
Other	4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Education	20
Construction	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Transport and storage	9
Administrative and support service activities	8
Human health and social work activities	7
Manufacturing	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Information and communication	6
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Other	3
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School School Lane , Henham CM22 6BP	3out of 4	227 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School High Street , Elsenham CM22 6DD	3out of 4	2,174 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Rickling Green , CB11 3YG	3out of 4	4,269 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bentfield Primary School and Nursery Rainsford Road , Stansted Mountfitchet CM24 8DX	3out of 4	4,742 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Magna Carta Primary Academy St John's Road , CM24 8JP	3out of 4	4,874 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Forest Hall School Forest Hall Road , CM24 8TZ	2out of 4	5,293 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Cock Inn	Church Street, Henham		518 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Henham Cricket Club (Closed) Crow Street	grass pitches	355 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	73.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	71.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	79.93 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	79.93 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.