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Housing in CM20 9LY

What the homes in CM20 9LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Passmores & The High
Council
Harlow
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,193 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (75.9%). Flats make up 98.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

CM20 9LYEngland
Detached0.5%22.9%
Semi-detached0.5%31.5%
Terraced0.5%23%
Purpose-built flat75.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building21.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

3.9% of households in the CM20 9LY area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 54.5% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 1.5% own outright and 2.5% with a mortgage.

CM20 9LY
55%
39%
England
  • Owned3.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.8%1%
  • Private rented54.5%20.5%
  • Social rented38.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CM20 9LYEngland
Owned outright1.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan2.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent52.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council7.7%8.3%
From a housing association31%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 47.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CM20 9LYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (45.5%). 30.8% of households include dependent children.

CM20 9LYEngland
Living alone, under 6645.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over1.6%12.8%
Couple, no children11.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children15.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.2%7.7%
Rents

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.

HarlowEngland
All homes£1,521£1,459
One bedroom£1,022£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,327£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,573£1,489
Four or more£2,199£2,161
Detached£2,182£1,640
Semi-detached£1,684£1,449
Terraced£1,508£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,127£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CM20 9LY (Passmores & The High) (about 1,193 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.

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