Old Harlow & Newhall

Harlow · East of England · population 12,093 · 7 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

70Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,027 of 6,856 in England
  • #270 of 746 in East of England
  • #2 of 11 in Harlow
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,185
Median age (est.)36
Density1,856per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above32%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 10%25–44 34%45–64 22%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 23%Mortgage/shared: 46%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 23%Mortgage/shared 46%Social rent 19%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 12%Other: 13%
One person 27%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 12%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional15%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary7%
Process & plant7%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 4%Black: 4%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 86%Asian 4%Black 4%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 45% · Christian 44% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 13%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Old Harlow & Newhall is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #2,027 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #2 of 11 in Harlow. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (91) and lowest on Crime (39). Typical homes here sold for about £410,000 over the past year, up 9% across five years (from 191 sales), 22% above the wider Harlow median of £335,000. Typical household take-home income is around £48,759 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 57 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 54 · #3,117
Employment 72 · #1,904
Education 46 · #3,707
Health 75 · #1,698
Crime 39 · #4,180
Housing & access 71 · #2,000
Living environment 91 · #588

House prices ?

£410,000median (12m) · +4.5% yr · n=191
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£410,000191+4.5%+9.3%
Detached£535,00051-2.7%+20.9%
Semi-detached£427,50056-0.9%+8.2%
Terraced£376,00034-4.2%+14.3%
Flat£240,00050-11.1%-4.0%
This area£410,000
Harlow£335,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£48,759±£6,896 · #1,285 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,649
Price-to-income ?8.4×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

51Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

57 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 687 offences
Harlow97
East of England70
England83

Rank #2,622 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences319
Theft71
Burglary29
Vehicle crime70
Criminal damage & arson64
Public order & weapons77
Drugs37
Robbery5
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 92 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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