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Housing in CM24 8DS

What the homes in CM24 8DS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Stansted Mountfitchet & Elsenham
Council
Uttlesford
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,806 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (42.9%). Flats make up 14.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.

CM24 8DSEngland
Detached42.9%22.9%
Semi-detached26.4%31.5%
Terraced15.9%23%
Purpose-built flat11.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

76.3% of households in the CM24 8DS area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.4% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 40.9% own outright and 35.4% with a mortgage.

CM24 8DS
76%
16%
England
  • Owned76.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented16.4%20.5%
  • Social rented7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CM24 8DSEngland
Owned outright40.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan35.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council5.9%8.3%
From a housing association1.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 29.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CM24 8DSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.5%). 24.5% of households include dependent children.

CM24 8DSEngland
Living alone, under 6613.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.9%12.8%
Couple, no children19.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.7%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Uttlesford

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Uttlesford (August 2026, +0.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

UttlesfordEngland
All homes£1,289£1,459
One bedroom£905£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,142£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,442£1,489
Four or more£2,035£2,161
Detached£1,764£1,640
Semi-detached£1,414£1,449
Terraced£1,279£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,008£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CM24 8DS (Stansted Mountfitchet & Elsenham) (about 1,806 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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