Lower Street, Stansted, CM24 8LN

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding CM24 8LN, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.4%	52%	2.6%	51.0%	1.0%
Male	50.6%	48%	-2.6%	49.0%	-1.0%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	37.5%	36.9%	-0.6%	37.9%	-1.0%
Married: Opposite sex	45.4%	44.7%	-0.7%	44.2%	0.5%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	1%	0.3%	0.3%	0.7%
Separated	4.5%	1.3%	-3.2%	2.2%	-0.9%
Divorced	7.1%	11%	3.9%	9.1%	1.9%
Widowed	4.8%	5.2%	0.4%	6.1%	-0.9%

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 (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	58.1%	53.5%	-4.6%	48.4%	5.1%
Good health	31.5%	35.3%	3.8%	33.6%	1.7%
Fair health	9.4%	8.7%	-0.7%	12.7%	-4.0%
Bad health	0.6%	2%	1.4%	4.0%	-2.0%
Very bad health	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	11.5%	11.3%	-0.2%	18.2%	-6.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.5%	8.1%	-6.4%	9.6%	-1.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.6%	13.2%	0.6%	13.4%	-0.2%
Apprenticeship	2.6%	3.5%	0.9%	5.3%	-1.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.4%	21%	7.6%	16.9%	4.1%
Degree or Similar	42%	40.6%	-1.4%	33.8%	6.8%
Other	3.3%	2.3%	-1.0%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 93.9% 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)
Bangladeshi	2.9%	0%	-2.9%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.7%	0.5%
Indian	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	3.1%	-2.8%
Pakistani	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	1.6%	-1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	2%	2.0%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	1.5%	1.2%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	94.2%	93.9%	-0.3%	81.4%	12.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.1%	-0.1%
Other	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.6%	-1.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 89.6% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	90.9%	89.6%	-1.3%	83.2%	6.4%
European Union	1.9%	4.9%	3.0%	6.1%	-1.2%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	1.3%	1.4%	0.1%	2.7%	-1.3%
Middle East and Asia	4.2%	2.3%	-1.9%	5.6%	-3.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.3%	1.2%	-0.1%	1.3%	-0.1%
Oceania	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	89.6%	89.6%	0.0%	83.2%	6.4%
10+ Years	1.6%	6.6%	5.0%	9.8%	-3.2%
5-10 Years	1%	1.4%	0.4%	2.9%	-1.5%
2-5 Years	3.2%	1.7%	-1.5%	2.2%	-0.5%
Less than 2 years	4.5%	0.6%	-3.9%	1.9%	-1.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	88.5%	76.7%	11.8%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Romania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other EU countries	1.2%	1.5%	-0.3%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
No passport held	5.5%	13.5%	-8.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	42.8%	37.2%	5.6%
Christian	48.8%	46.2%	2.6%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Hindu	1.4%	1.7%	-0.3%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	5.8%	6.0%	-0.2%

Safety

Is Lower Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Lower Street was 185.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 126.7% higher than the Broad Oak & the Hallingburys average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Lower Street has the 7th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys and the 11th highest crime rate of 265 local areas in Uttlesford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 62.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -63.9%.

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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 CM24 8LN, 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 - 2/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 5/10 (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) - 1/10 (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) - 4/10 (below average )
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 Lower Street are based on 203 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 Lower Street, Stansted, CM24 8LN

Estimated Average Property Prices for CM24 8LN

Average Price
£638,073

Semi-Detached
£563,980

Terraced
£581,883

Detached
£818,922

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£474,098

Estimated Average Property Prices for Lower Street

Average Price
£331,182

Semi-Detached
£457,219

Terraced
£356,832

Detached
£742,230

Flats/Maisonettes
£192,571

Other
£389,810

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Lower Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
The Old Dairy, 37 Lower Street, Stansted, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£460,000	2025-10-01	£449,778
49 Lower Street, Stansted, Essex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£415,500	2025-03-06	£411,430
31 Lower Street, Stansted, Essex Other, an established residential building	£480,000	2024-08-22	£469,587
51 Lower Street, Stansted, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£395,000	2024-07-08	£411,679
31 Lower Street, Stansted, Essex Other, an established residential building	£420,000	2023-08-11	£414,313

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CM24 8LN

Employment

CM24 8LN area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 9% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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.

CM24 8LN 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	128
Retired	57
Self-Employed	47
Part-Time Employee	26
Student (economically inactive)	18
Looking after home or family	13
Other	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Unemployed	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	31
Construction	21
Professional, scientific and technical activities	20
Transport and storage	17
Education	17
Manufacturing	17
Information and communication	14
Financial and insurance activities	14
Human health and social work activities	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Administrative and support service activities	11
Other	8
Real estate activities	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	3
Accommodation and food service activities	3

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Magna Carta Primary Academy St John's Road , CM24 8JP	3out of 4	135 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Bentfield Primary School and Nursery Rainsford Road , Stansted Mountfitchet CM24 8DX	3out of 4	871 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School Hampton Road , CM24 8FE	3out of 4	923 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Birchwood , Birchanger CM23 5QL	3out of 4	2,286 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School High Street , Elsenham CM22 6DD	3out of 4	2,899 yd	Voluntary controlled school	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	- not rated	1,262 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Forest Hall School Forest Hall Road , CM24 8TZ	3out of 4	1,262 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Birchwood High School Parsonage Lane , CM23 5BD	- not rated	3,743 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birchwood High School Parsonage Lane , CM23 5BD	- not rated	3,743 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Avanti Grange Secondary School Newland Avenue , CM23 2BD	- not rated	4,271 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Peter Kirk School Chapel Hill , Mountfitchet CM24 8AG	- not rated	145 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waterside School Hazel End , CM23 1HE	- not rated	3,293 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
White Trees Independent School 13a London Road , Bishops Stortford CM23 5NA	- not rated	5,241 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Montessori Pre-Preparatory School High House Farm , Mill End CM22 6PL	- not rated	5,245 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Advanced Education-Whitewebbs C/O Unit 7 , Woodgates Farm CM6 2BN	- not rated	5,379 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bear And Eden	The Bean House, Brewery Barn	4 yd
Flames	Flame Grill, 5 Lower Street	4 yd
Crimson 8	7 Castle Walk, Lower Street	69 yd
Mountfitchet Castle	Lower Street, Stansted	69 yd
The Lower Street Brasserie	30 Lower Street, Stansted	75 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mix	18 Lower Street, Stansted	75 yd
The Dog And Duck	58 Lower Street, Stansted	145 yd
The Kings Arms	Station Road, Stansted	183 yd
Stansted Bowls Club	Recreation Ground, Stansted	446 yd
Stansted Football Club	Hargrave Park, Cambridge Road	484 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lams Take Away	6 Station Road, Stansted	183 yd
Mayflower	8 Station Road, Stansted	183 yd
Domino's Pizza	22 Cambridge Road, Stansted	443 yd
Dorringtons Ltd (Stansted)	23 Cambridge Road, Stansted	494 yd
Churchills	17 Cambridge Road, Stansted	494 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Y \& Z Minimarket	7 Chapel Hill, Stansted	165 yd
Co-operative Stores	Co-Operative Food, Unit 3	351 yd
Tesco	16 - 18 Cambridge Road, Stansted	443 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Hargrave Park CAMBRIDGE ROAD	grass pitches	536 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	72.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	70.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CM24 8LN