Oak Drive, Elsenham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6GB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around CM22 6GB is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.1%	51.3%	1.2%	51.0%	0.3%
Male	49.9%	48.7%	-1.2%	49.0%	-0.3%

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 6GB there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 54.4% 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	28.4%	30%	1.6%	37.9%	-7.9%
Married: Opposite sex	58.2%	54.4%	-3.8%	44.2%	10.2%
Separated	2.5%	2.4%	-0.1%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	7.8%	11%	3.2%	9.1%	1.9%
Widowed	3.2%	2.2%	-1.0%	6.1%	-3.9%

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 (93.2%) 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	57.2%	59.2%	2.0%	48.4%	10.8%
Good health	31.2%	34%	2.8%	33.6%	0.4%
Fair health	8.2%	5.3%	-2.9%	12.7%	-7.4%
Bad health	2.8%	0.9%	-1.9%	4.0%	-3.1%
Very bad health	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	1.2%	-0.6%

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.

In the area around CM22 6GB this area, 9% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	12.1%	9%	-3.1%	18.2%	-9.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.5%	9.5%	-5.0%	9.6%	-0.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	20.2%	14.3%	-5.9%	13.4%	0.9%
Apprenticeship	4.3%	4.3%	0.0%	5.3%	-1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15.6%	27.1%	11.5%	16.9%	10.2%
Degree or Similar	31.9%	35%	3.1%	33.8%	1.2%
Other	1.4%	0.7%	-0.7%	2.8%	-2.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 95.5% 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	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	3.1%	-3.1%
Black African	1.1%	0.4%	-0.7%	2.5%	-2.1%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0.4%	0.1%	1.0%	-0.6%
Other Black	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	0.6%	-0.2%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
White	95.5%	95.5%	0.0%	81.4%	14.1%
Other	0%	1.5%	1.5%	1.6%	-0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 92.3% 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	95.5%	92.3%	-3.2%	83.2%	9.1%
European Union	2.3%	5.8%	3.5%	6.1%	-0.3%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
Africa	0.3%	1.7%	1.4%	2.7%	-1.0%
Middle East and Asia	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	5.6%	-5.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	94.1%	92.3%	-1.8%	83.2%	9.1%
10+ Years	0.8%	4.7%	3.9%	9.8%	-5.1%
5-10 Years	0.6%	0.8%	0.2%	2.9%	-2.1%
2-5 Years	0.8%	1.3%	0.5%	2.2%	-0.9%
Less than 2 years	3.7%	0.9%	-2.8%	1.9%	-1.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	88.2%	76.7%	11.5%
Ireland	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	1.5%	1.5%	0.0%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	6%	13.5%	-7.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	43.9%	37.2%	6.7%
Christian	49.2%	46.2%	3.0%
Jewish	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Muslim	1.7%	6.5%	-4.8%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	3.9%	6.0%	-2.1%

Safety

Is Oak Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Oak Drive was 48.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 44.7% lower than the Broad Oak & the Hallingburys average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Oak Drive has the 34th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys and the 83rd highest crime rate of 263 local areas in Uttlesford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 22.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -57.4%.

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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 6GB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 2/10 (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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 2/10 (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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 4/10 (below average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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) - 4/10 (below average )
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) - 3/10 (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 Oak Drive are based on 26 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 Oak Drive, Elsenham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6GB

Estimated Average Property Prices for CM22 6GB

Average Price
£597,534

Semi-Detached
£479,891

Terraced
£228,714

Detached
£621,857

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Oak Drive

Average Price
£643,877

Semi-Detached
£517,586

Terraced
£241,639

Detached
£665,899

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Oak DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
5 Oak Drive, Bishop'S Stortford, Essex Detached, an established residential building	£425,000	2024-09-18	£453,106
5 Oak Drive, Bishop'S Stortford, Essex Detached, an established residential building	£400,000	2024-05-31	£438,763
20 Oak Drive, Bishop'S Stortford, Essex Detached, an established residential building	£865,000	2024-03-21	£971,869
6 Oak Drive, Bishop'S Stortford, Essex Detached, an established residential building	£725,000	2022-07-18	£769,093
12 Oak Drive, Bishop'S Stortford, Essex Detached, a newly built property	£525,000	2020-03-19	£633,333

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CM22 6GB

Employment

CM22 6GB area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 24% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% 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.

CM22 6GB area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	192
Retired	67
Part-Time Employee	57
Self-Employed	50
Looking after home or family	16
Other	12
Student (economically inactive)	9
Unemployed	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	29
Professional, scientific and technical activities	25
Manufacturing	23
Financial and insurance activities	19
Human health and social work activities	19
Construction	14
Education	12
Other	12
Transport and storage	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Information and communication	9
Administrative and support service activities	6
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Real estate activities	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School High Street , Elsenham CM22 6DD	3out of 4	991 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Magna Carta Primary Academy St John's Road , CM24 8JP	3out of 4	2,077 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Bentfield Primary School and Nursery Rainsford Road , Stansted Mountfitchet CM24 8DX	3out of 4	2,123 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School Hampton Road , CM24 8FE	2out of 4	2,745 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School School Lane , Henham CM22 6BP	3out of 4	2,897 yd	Community school	Yes	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	2,546 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Elsenham Memorial Hall	Leigh Drive, Elsenham		364 yd
The Crown Inn	High Street, Elsenham		944 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Jeff And Eddies	1 New Road, Elsenham		963 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Elsenham Recreation Ground Leigh Drive	grass pitches, tennis courts	397 yd
Stansted Hall And Elsenham Cricket Club STANSTED HOUSE STANSTED HOUSE ELSENHAM ROAD	grass pitches	969 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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	120 Mbit/s
Average download speed	156.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	550 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	550 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	25 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	26.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	75 Mbit/s

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