CM24 postcode area guide — Uttlesford
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CM24 postcode district in Uttlesford — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CM24
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
81.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
53.5%
Gigabit-capable
46.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.5%
Broadband availability in the CM24 postcode district (Uttlesford) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 280 postcodes Ofcom measures in CM24, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 81.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 46.8%.
Around 0.5% of premises in CM24 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in CM24
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CM24 1AE | 0% | 0% |
| CM24 1AF | 0% | 0% |
| CM24 1AH | 0% | 0% |
| CM24 1AN | 0% | 0% |
| CM24 1AQ | 0% | 0% |
| CM24 1AR | 0% | 0% |
| CM24 1BA | 0% | 0% |
| CM24 1FE | 0% | 0% |
| CM24 1HA | 0% | 0% |
| CM24 1PP | 0% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Uttlesford
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Uttlesford district (42,181 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
73.1%
4G outdoors — all networks
97.7%
5G outdoors — all networks
25.9%
Voice indoors — all networks
76.4%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in CM24
Police recorded 47 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CM24 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 21 | 44.7% |
| Shoplifting | 8 | 17.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 | 12.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 3 | 6.4% |
| Other theft | 3 | 6.4% |
| Public order | 3 | 6.4% |
| Drugs | 1 | 2.1% |
| Vehicle crime | 1 | 2.1% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in CM24
Based on 94 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CM24 is £450,000, up 7.3% on the previous year (£419,360).
Detached
£644,000
26 sales
Semi-detached
£475,000
29 sales
Terraced
£375,000
25 sales
Flat / maisonette
£230,000
14 sales
Latest recorded sales in CM24
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £345,000 | Terraced | Woodfields | CM24 8AL |
| 15 May 2026 | £480,000 | Detached | Gill Edge | CM24 8RL |
| 8 May 2026 | £630,000 | Detached | Felstead Crescent | CM24 8UX |
| 8 May 2026 | £455,000 | Semi-detached | Palmer Close | CM24 8FB |
| 8 May 2026 | £350,000 | Terraced | King Charles Drive | CM24 8YN |
| 5 May 2026 | £740,000 | Detached | West Road | CM24 8NG |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £345,000 | Semi-detached | Bayford Way | CM24 8TQ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £370,000 | Terraced | Stoney Common | CM24 8NF |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £405,000 | Terraced | Cawkell Close | CM24 8JF |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £310,000 | Terraced | Rochford Close | CM24 8LZ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Who lives here? Uttlesford demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Uttlesford district (91,341 residents, 36,955 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19.5% |
| 15–29 | 19% |
| 30–44 | 19.8% |
| 45–64 | 21.6% |
| 65+ | 20.2% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 70.6% |
| Private rented | 14.6% |
| Social rented | 5.8% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around CM24
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Hall School | Secondary | 11–16 | 506 | CM24 8TZ |
| St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 255 | CM24 8FE |
| Bentfield Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 208 | CM24 8DX |
| Magna Carta Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 194 | CM24 8JP |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in CM24
103 rated food businesses operate in CM24. 82 hold the top rating of 5, 7 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Arthur Findlay College, Bentfield Primary School, Bentfield Primary School Nursery, Blossom Barn Preschool, Boots UK Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CM24
From a sample of 53 Energy Performance Certificates across 8 CM24 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 45% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
17%
Band C
28%
Band D
40%
Band E
9%
Band F
6%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Uttlesford
Landlines around CM24 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.