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CM18 postcode area · Harlow

The CM18 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Epping Forest, Harlow. Area Scores range from 25 to 69 across them. Every full CM18 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The CM18 district contains both ends of the scale: North Weald, Matching & Sheering at 70 out of 100 (#2,082 of 6,856 in England) against Passmores & The High at 26, a 44-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £295,000 in Passmores & The High to £568,000 in Roydon, Lower Nazeing & Epping Green — a 1.9× gap within the CM18 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Epping Forest and Harlow — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£41,545a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime99per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied59%

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 CM18 district

£321,000median home sold over the past year · +15.7% over 5 years · +6.3% over the year · 269 sales
Detached£477,500
Semi-detached£392,500
Terraced£325,000
Flat£190,000
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
North Weald, Matching & SheeringEpping Forest 2,08270 £462,500
Roydon, Lower Nazeing & Epping GreenEpping Forest 2,54163 £568,000
KingsmoorHarlow 4,36536 £326,500
Bush Fair & Brays GroveHarlow 4,46835 £330,000
Potter StreetHarlow 4,70131 £320,000
Staple Tye & Latton BushHarlow 4,73531 £315,000
Passmores & The HighHarlow 5,09126 £295,000

People living in CM18 Census 2021

Residents58,257
Median age (est.)40
Density623per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above24%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 26%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 26%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 26%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 13%Other: 16%
One person 29%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 13%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 14% · Managers & directors 13% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades13%
Elementary12%
Associate professional11%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure10%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 4%Black: 5%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 86%Asian 4%Black 5%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 41% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 16%

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 CM18.

CM92 CM19 CM20 CM17 CM21 CM16 EN11 CM23

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.