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Affluence in CM23 5PT

How CM23 5PT ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Stansted Mountfitchet & Elsenham
Council
Uttlesford
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,953 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off CM23 5PT is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the CM23 5PT area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is crime (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
8.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Crime3.0
  • Barriers to housing and services5.0
  • Income7.0
  • Employment7.0
  • Older people in low-income households7.0
  • Education and skills8.0
  • Children in low-income families8.0
  • Living environment9.0
  • Health and disability10.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£71,426
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Above the national average
Higher than
86%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

67.6% of adults in the CM23 5PT area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 16.1% are retired and 4.8% are full-time students.

CM23 5PTEngland
Employee, full-time41.5%34.3%
Employee, part-time13.8%11.9%
Self-employed12.3%9.5%
Unemployed3%2.9%
Full-time student4.8%7.9%
Retired16.1%21.5%
Looking after home or family4%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled2.7%4.1%
Other1.9%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

42.9% of adults in the CM23 5PT area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.

CM23 5PTEngland
Higher managerial & professional17.7%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional25.2%19.9%
Intermediate13.3%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed11.9%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical5.1%5.3%
Semi-routine9%11.3%
Routine8.4%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4.7%8.5%
Full-time students4.7%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

34.8% of adults in the CM23 5PT area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 11.3% have no qualifications.

CM23 5PTEngland
Degree level or above34.8%33.9%
A level or equivalent19.7%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above15.1%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C11.2%9.7%
Apprenticeship5.6%5.3%
Other qualifications2.2%2.8%
No qualifications11.3%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CM23 5PT (Stansted Mountfitchet & Elsenham) (about 2,953 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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