CM22
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Elsenham and Takeley, in Uttlesford.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CM22 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 10% of people in CM22 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How CM22 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is CM22 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CM22 at a rate of 82.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 77.3 per 1,000 people across the CM postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 129 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CM22.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (428), anti-social behaviour (281) and other crime (257).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CM22 was 83.0 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in CM22, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CM22 has no single figure. Of its 8 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in CM22
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uttlesford 005A | 2,482 | 86.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.7% |
| Uttlesford 005B | 2,461 | 52.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.4% |
| Uttlesford 006E | 1,914 | 749.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 63.3% |
| Uttlesford 006F | 1,371 | 43.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.9% |
| Uttlesford 006G | 1,212 | 55.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.7% |
| Uttlesford 009A | 1,623 | 52.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 86.7% |
| Uttlesford 009B | 2,074 | 37.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.2% |
| Uttlesford 009C | 2,002 | 42.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 85.9% |
MPs for CM22
- Mrs Kemi BadenochConservativeMP for North West Essex53% of CM22’s postcodes
- Chris VinceLabour (Co-op)MP for Harlow46% of CM22’s postcodes
- Josh DeanLabourMP for Hertford and Stortford0.7% of CM22’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in CM222
Postcode sectors in CM222
Council1
Postcode districts next to CM226
Nearest rail stations2
More in the CM postcode area2
CM22 in brief
CM22 is a postcode district covering Elsenham and Takeley, in Uttlesford.
About 16,632 people lived in CM22 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £515,000 in 2025 across 305 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 82.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CM22 was £515,000 in 2025.
CM22 had 16,111 usual residents at the census.
About 10% of people in CM22 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In CM22, 91.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.