Housing in CM17 9FA
What the homes in CM17 9FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Old Harlow & Newhall
- Council
- Harlow
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,824 (2024)
CM17 9FAHarlow
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (37.5%). Flats make up 37.8%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
57.1% of households in the CM17 9FA area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 24.9% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 15% own outright and 42.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned57.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership9.7%1%
- Private rented24.9%20.5%
- Social rented8.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 28.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.7%). 37.2% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Harlow
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Harlow (August 2026, +4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CM17 9FA (Old Harlow & Newhall) (about 1,824 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.