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CM20 postcode area · Harlow

The CM20 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in East Hertfordshire, Harlow. Area Scores range from 25 to 89 across them. Every full CM20 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the CM20 district: Sawbridgeworth scores 89 out of 100 (#725 of 6,856 nationally) while Passmores & The High sits at 26 — neighbours on the map, 64 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £295,000 in Passmores & The High to £490,000 in Much Hadham & Hunsdon. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — East Hertfordshire and Harlow — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£43,254a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime105per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)38
Owner-occupied56%

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 CM20 district

£315,000median home sold over the past year · +12.5% over 5 years · +3.3% over the year · 230 sales
Detached£567,500
Semi-detached£390,000
Terraced£330,000
Flat£206,000
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
SawbridgeworthEast Hertfordshire 72589 £452,500
Old Harlow & NewhallHarlow 2,02770 £410,000
Much Hadham & HunsdonEast Hertfordshire 2,14469 £490,000
Little Parndon & Hare StreetHarlow 4,31737 £322,500
NettleswellHarlow 4,64632 £305,000
Mark Hall & TemplefieldsHarlow 5,07826 £320,000
Passmores & The HighHarlow 5,09126 £295,000

People living in CM20 Census 2021

Residents61,862
Median age (est.)38
Density623per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above29%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 10%25–44 30%45–64 24%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 25%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 27%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 27%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 13%Other: 15%
One person 29%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 13%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Managers & directors 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional12%
Elementary11%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure10%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 84%Asian: 6%Black: 5%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 84%Asian 6%Black 5%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 42% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 17%

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 CM20.

CM21 CM92 CM18 CM23 CM19 CM17 SG10 EN11

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.