Bentley Drive, Church Langley, Harlow, CM17 9PA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding CM17 9PA has a slightly higher male population, with 50.9% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.2%	49.1%	-1.1%	51.0%	-1.9%
Male	49.8%	50.9%	1.1%	49.0%	1.9%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	30.8%	36.7%	5.9%	37.9%	-1.2%
Married: Opposite sex	55.4%	51%	-4.4%	44.2%	6.8%
Separated	2.1%	1.2%	-0.9%	2.2%	-1.0%
Divorced	7.9%	8.8%	0.9%	9.1%	-0.3%
Widowed	3.8%	2.4%	-1.4%	6.1%	-3.7%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (90.4%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	54.3%	57.4%	3.1%	48.4%	9.0%
Good health	34.3%	33%	-1.3%	33.6%	-0.6%
Fair health	9.8%	8.4%	-1.4%	12.7%	-4.3%
Bad health	1.6%	0.6%	-1.0%	4.0%	-3.4%
Very bad health	0%	0.6%	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.5%	14.7%	-2.8%	18.2%	-3.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.3%	14.3%	-4.0%	9.6%	4.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	20%	19.1%	-0.9%	13.4%	5.7%
Apprenticeship	2.9%	5.6%	2.7%	5.3%	0.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.6%	21.5%	6.9%	16.9%	4.6%
Degree or Similar	20.4%	23.1%	2.7%	33.8%	-10.7%
Other	6.3%	1.6%	-4.7%	2.8%	-1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 83.3% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.3%	0.9%	-0.4%	1.1%	-0.2%
Chinese	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	3.1%	-3.1%
Pakistani	1.6%	1.2%	-0.4%	2.7%	-1.5%
Other Asian	1.6%	0.6%	-1.0%	1.6%	-1.0%
Black African	1.6%	6.3%	4.7%	2.5%	3.8%
Black Caribbean	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%	1.0%	-0.1%
Other Black	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	1.6%	1.2%	-0.4%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	1.2%	-0.1%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.1%
White	87.3%	83.3%	-4.0%	81.4%	1.9%
Arab	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0%	1.8%	1.8%	1.6%	0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 81.1% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	89.8%	81.1%	-8.7%	83.2%	-2.1%
European Union	1.9%	5.1%	3.2%	6.1%	-1.0%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	5.1%	4.8%	0.8%	4.3%
Africa	3.2%	3.9%	0.7%	2.7%	1.2%
Middle East and Asia	4.1%	3%	-1.1%	5.6%	-2.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	1.5%	1.2%	1.3%	0.2%
Oceania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	88.3%	81.1%	-7.2%	83.2%	-2.1%
10+ Years	0.3%	9.9%	9.6%	9.8%	0.1%
5-10 Years	2.2%	4.8%	2.6%	2.9%	1.9%
2-5 Years	1.6%	2.1%	0.5%	2.2%	-0.1%
Less than 2 years	7.6%	2.1%	-5.5%	1.9%	0.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	81.1%	76.7%	4.4%
Ireland	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Lithuania	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Poland	1.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Romania	4.8%	0.9%	3.9%
Other EU countries	0.3%	1.5%	-1.2%
Other Europe	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	3.3%	13.5%	-10.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	36.6%	37.2%	-0.6%
Christian	54.8%	46.2%	8.6%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	2.7%	6.5%	-3.8%
Not answered	5.7%	6.0%	-0.3%

Safety

Is Bentley Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Bentley Drive was 5.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 89.9% lower than the Church Langley North & Newhall average. The most reported crime type was Other theft.

Bentley Drive has the lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Church Langley North & Newhall and the 3rd lowest crime rate of 253 local areas in Harlow .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 0.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -59.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 86% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£58,100

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in CM17 9PA, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 2/10 (very low )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 3/10 (low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 4/10 (below average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Bentley Drive are based on 469 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Harlow.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Bentley Drive, Church Langley, Harlow, CM17 9PA

Estimated Average Property Prices for CM17 9PA

Average Price
£466,132

Semi-Detached
£454,439

Terraced
£384,246

Detached
£541,855

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bentley Drive

Average Price
£395,255

Semi-Detached
£443,324

Terraced
£371,547

Detached
£527,876

Flats/Maisonettes
£220,629

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Bentley DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
20 Bentley Drive, Harlow, Essex Detached, an established residential building	£540,000	2025-03-28	£547,748
5 Bentley Drive, Harlow, Essex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£330,000	2025-03-21	£334,962
34 Bentley Drive, Harlow, Essex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£400,000	2024-07-19	£399,155
52 Bentley Drive, Harlow, Essex Detached, an established residential building	£250,000	2024-06-11	£249,728
32 Bentley Drive, Harlow, Essex Detached, an established residential building	£575,000	2024-05-29	£567,589

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CM17 9PA

Employment

CM17 9PA area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	115
Retired	40
Part-Time Employee	37
Self-Employed	21
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10
Looking after home or family	10
Other	6
Student (economically inactive)	6
Unemployed	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	33
Education	19
Human health and social work activities	17
Manufacturing	17
Construction	17
Administrative and support service activities	13
Transport and storage	11
Financial and insurance activities	9
Real estate activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Other	5
Information and communication	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Church Langley Community Primary School Church Langley Way , Church Langley CM17 9TH	3out of 4	385 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Henry Moore Primary School Kiln Lane , Church Langley CM17 9LW	3out of 4	713 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Potter Street Academy Carters Mead , CM17 9EU	3out of 4	840 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Purford Green Primary School Purford Green , CM18 6HP	3out of 4	1,001 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Newhall Primary Academy Round House Way , CM17 9SF	- not rated	1,235 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Passmores Academy Tracyes Road , CM18 6JH	3out of 4	1,109 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mark Hall Academy First Avenue , CM17 9LR	- not rated	1,721 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mark's West Essex Catholic School Tripton Road , CM18 6AA	3out of 4	2,137 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Burnt Mill Academy First Avenue , CM20 2NR	4out of 4	2,314 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bmat Stem Academy Velizy Avenue , CM20 3EZ	2out of 4	2,519 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harlow College Velizy Avenue , CM20 3LH	- not rated	2,557 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Nicholas School Hillingdon House , Hobbs Cross Road CM17 0NJ	- not rated	2,235 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harlow Fields School and College Tendring Road , CM18 6RN	3out of 4	2,410 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beckmead Moundwood Academy Commonside Road , CM18 7EZ	- not rated	2,556 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Family Dining Ltd	Tesco Stores Ltd, Church Langley Way	222 yd
Baxterstorey At Pearson Education	Kao Two, Kao Park	920 yd
Compass Group (Eurest) At Raytheon Systems	Kao One, Kao Park, Hockham Way	920 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Potters Arms Cookhouse And Pub	Potters Arms Public House, Church Langley Way	388 yd
Church Langley Church	Church Langley Community Centre, Church Langley Way	410 yd
The Red Lion Public House	Potter Street, Harlow	745 yd
Potter Street Baptist Church	98 Potter Street, Harlow	955 yd
Harlow Masonic Hall Club	Church Road, Potter Street	1,008 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Yo! To Go!	Tesco Stores Ltd, Church Langley Way	222 yd
Chickz	The Red Lion Public House, Potter Street	745 yd
Fish 'N' Chick'N	6 Prentice Place, Potter Street	780 yd
Fung Kitchen	11 Prentice Place, Potter Street	780 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	Church Langley Way, Harlow		222 yd
Co-op	2-4 Manor Hatch, Harlow		1,014 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Church Langley Country Park Church Langley Sports Field Church Langley Sports Field Minton Lane	grass pitches, tennis courts	475 yd
Church Langley Primary School CHURCH LANGLEY WAY	artificial grass pitch	488 yd
Nicholls Field Nicholls Field	grass pitches	719 yd
Bnr Europe Ltd Sports Club (Closed) London Road	grass pitches	841 yd
United Glass Sports And Social Club London Road	grass pitches	1,069 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	179.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.