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CM17 postcode area · Harlow

The CM17 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Epping Forest, Harlow, Uttlesford. Area Scores range from 25 to 88 across them. Every full CM17 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The CM17 district contains both ends of the scale: Church Langley at 89 out of 100 (#773 of 6,856 in England) against Passmores & The High at 26, a 63-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £295,000 in Passmores & The High to £772,500 in Fyfield, High Ongar & Stapleford Abbotts — a 2.6× gap within the CM17 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Epping Forest, Harlow and Uttlesford — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£45,683a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime79per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied66%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the CM17 district

£400,000median home sold over the past year · +9.6% over 5 years · +2.6% over the year · 374 sales
Detached£527,625
Semi-detached£425,000
Terraced£350,000
Flat£232,000
Harlow£335,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Church LangleyHarlow 77389 £393,750
Hatfield Heath, Hallingburys & RodingsUttlesford 1,71975 £560,000
Old Harlow & NewhallHarlow 2,02770 £410,000
North Weald, Matching & SheeringEpping Forest 2,08270 £462,500
Fyfield, High Ongar & Stapleford AbbottsEpping Forest 3,83744 £772,500
Potter StreetHarlow 4,70131 £320,000
Passmores & The HighHarlow 5,09126 £295,000

People living in CM17 Census 2021

Residents61,003
Median age (est.)41
Density223per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above27%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 27%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 19%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 12%Other: 15%
One person 27%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 12%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional13%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades11%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure8%
Process & plant7%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 88%Asian: 4%Black: 4%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 88%Asian 4%Black 4%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 41% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 12%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CM17.

CM21 CM18 CM20 CM92 CM16 CM23 CM19 CM5

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.