Uttlesford

Uttlesford District
Uttlesford District
Non-metropolitan district
	Saffron Walden, the administrative centre of the district
	Uttlesford shown within Essex
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	East of England
Non-metropolitan county	Essex
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Saffron Walden
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Uttlesford District Council
• Leadership	Alternative - Sec. 31 (Conservative)
• MPs	Kemi Badenoch
Area
• Total	247.56 sq mi (641.18 km2)
• Rank	54th (of 296)
Population (2022)
• Total	92,578
• Rank	259th (of 296)
• Density	370/sq mi (140/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 94.5% White ; 2.2% Mixed ; 1.9% Asian ; 0.8% Black ; 0.7% other ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 50.2% Christianity ; 41.5% no religion ; 7.6% other ; 0.7% Islam ;
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	22UQ (ONS); E07000077 (GSS)
OS grid reference	TL541387

Uttlesford is a local government district in Essex, England. Its council is based in the town of Saffron Walden. The district also includes the town of Great Dunmow and numerous villages, including Stansted Mountfitchet, Takeley, Elsenham, Thaxted, and Newport. The district covers a largely rural area in the north-west of Essex. London Stansted Airport lies within the district.