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Broad Oak & the Hallingburys

Ward

South Uttlesford. About 4,271 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 53 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 18% of people in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,170
Joint 2,027th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
18%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Broad Oak & the Hallingburys compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Broad Oak & the HallingburysMiddle
Population22 wards, Uttlesford · 2021
Population: every ward in Uttlesford22 areas from 2,077 to 7,592. The middle area is 4,376. Broad Oak & the Hallingburys is 4,170.
4,17010th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares22 wards, Uttlesford · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Uttlesford22 areas from 0.0% to 80.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Broad Oak & the Hallingburys is 18.0%.
18%6th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage22 wards, Uttlesford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Uttlesford22 areas from 46.3% to 96.5%. The middle area is 82.9%. Broad Oak & the Hallingburys is 88.8%.
88.8%6th highest
Claimant rate22 wards, Uttlesford · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Uttlesford22 areas from 0.5% to 2.9%. The middle area is 1.7%. Broad Oak & the Hallingburys is 1.6%.
1.6%joint 7th lowest

Is Broad Oak & the Hallingburys safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys at a rate of 41.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 60.8 per 1,000 people across Uttlesford.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 13 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (91), anti-social behaviour (35) and other crime (33).

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.

Figures for the whole of Uttlesford

These figures are published for the whole of Uttlesford, not for each ward, so they describe all of Uttlesford and not Broad Oak & the Hallingburys alone. See Uttlesford

Average house price
£468,166
Up 0.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£50,103
15th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.3×
Joint 72nd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
10.0
Joint 23rd least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Broad Oak & the Hallingburys in brief

Broad Oak & the Hallingburys had 4,170 usual residents at the census.

About 18% of people in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Broad Oak & the Hallingburys, 88.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Broad Oak & the Hallingburys, 1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.