Five Acres, Harlow, CM18 6UX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding CM18 6UX has a slightly higher male population, with 50.6% 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	47.5%	49.4%	1.9%	51.0%	-1.6%
Male	52.5%	50.6%	-1.9%	49.0%	1.6%

Partnership Status

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

In the immediate area around CM18 6UX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 44.4% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	43.6%	44.4%	0.8%	37.9%	6.5%
Married: Opposite sex	33.9%	40.2%	6.3%	44.2%	-4.0%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Separated	3.8%	1.7%	-2.1%	2.2%	-0.5%
Divorced	13.6%	9.2%	-4.4%	9.1%	0.1%
Widowed	5.1%	4.2%	-0.9%	6.1%	-1.9%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	39.3%	40.4%	1.1%	48.4%	-8.0%
Good health	37.3%	37.3%	0.0%	33.6%	3.7%
Fair health	16.2%	16.1%	-0.1%	12.7%	3.4%
Bad health	5.6%	5%	-0.6%	4.0%	1.0%
Very bad health	1.7%	1.2%	-0.5%	1.2%	0.0%

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.

This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 19.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	28.8%	22.8%	-6.0%	18.2%	4.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.3%	17%	1.7%	9.6%	7.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.8%	17%	-0.8%	13.4%	3.6%
Apprenticeship	3.4%	7.1%	3.7%	5.3%	1.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.1%	13.3%	5.2%	16.9%	-3.6%
Degree or Similar	14.8%	19.5%	4.7%	33.8%	-14.3%
Other	11.9%	3.3%	-8.6%	2.8%	0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 84.3% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	1.5%	1.5%	1.1%	0.4%
Chinese	0.7%	1.5%	0.8%	0.7%	0.8%
Other Asian	1%	0%	-1.0%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	3.6%	4.9%	1.3%	2.5%	2.4%
Black Caribbean	2%	0.3%	-1.7%	1.0%	-0.7%
Other Black	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	0.6%	-0.1%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1%	2.5%	1.5%	0.9%	1.6%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	88.8%	84.3%	-4.5%	81.4%	2.9%
Arab	1%	1.8%	0.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Other	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	1.6%	-1.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 79.5% 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	81.5%	79.5%	-2.0%	83.2%	-3.7%
European Union	11.6%	13%	1.4%	6.1%	6.9%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
Africa	5.3%	5%	-0.3%	2.7%	2.3%
Middle East and Asia	1%	1.2%	0.2%	5.6%	-4.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	1.3%	-0.7%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	81.2%	79.3%	-1.9%	83.2%	-3.9%
10+ Years	6.3%	11.5%	5.2%	9.8%	1.7%
5-10 Years	3.3%	5%	1.7%	2.9%	2.1%
2-5 Years	5.6%	2.8%	-2.8%	2.2%	0.6%
Less than 2 years	3.6%	1.5%	-2.1%	1.9%	-0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	62.3%	76.7%	-14.4%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Italy	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Spain	1.5%	0.4%	1.1%
Poland	5.2%	1.3%	3.9%
Romania	3.4%	0.9%	2.5%
Other EU countries	2.5%	1.5%	1.0%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
No passport held	20.4%	13.5%	6.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	51.6%	37.2%	14.4%
Christian	37.9%	46.2%	-8.3%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	5%	6.5%	-1.5%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	5%	6.0%	-1.0%

Safety

Is Five Acres Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Five Acres was 178.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 127.6% higher than the Great Parndon average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Five Acres has the 14th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Great Parndon and the 46th highest crime rate of 253 local areas in Harlow .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 111.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -21.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 66% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£40,400

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in CM18 6UX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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) - 9/10 (very high )
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) - 8/10 (high )
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 Five Acres are based on 163 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 Five Acres, Harlow, CM18 6UX

Estimated Average Property Prices for CM18 6UX

Average Price
£218,887

Semi-Detached
£263,317

Terraced
£273,150

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£155,737

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Five Acres

Average Price
£237,596

Semi-Detached
£284,069

Terraced
£262,919

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£158,279

Other
£256,265

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Five AcresStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
14 Five Acres, Harlow, Essex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£154,000	2025-03-31	£157,133
3 Five Acres, Harlow, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£280,000	2024-02-09	£272,401
18 Five Acres, Harlow, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£245,000	2023-08-22	£238,849
20 Five Acres, Harlow, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£248,500	2022-10-21	£233,235
9 Five Acres, Harlow, Essex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£108,000	2015-05-05	£139,842

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CM18 6UX

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	83
Retired	36
Part-Time Employee	33
Self-Employed	21
Looking after home or family	20
Unemployed	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Other	6
Student (economically inactive)	6

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Manufacturing	16
Construction	13
Transport and storage	13
Administrative and support service activities	12
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Education	7
Other	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Financial and insurance activities	4
Information and communication	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Abbotsweld Primary Academy Partridge Road , CM18 6TE	3out of 4	418 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Longwood Primary Academy Paringdon Road , CM18 7RQ	3out of 4	658 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Martin Church of England Junior School Tawneys Road , CM18 6PN	3out of 4	893 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School Tawneys Road , CM18 6PN	3out of 4	905 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St James Church of England Primary School Paringdon Road , CM18 7RH	3out of 4	975 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow Parnall Road , CM18 7NQ	3out of 4	705 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir Frederick Gibberd College Tendring Road , CM18 6RN	- not rated	708 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Mark's West Essex Catholic School Tripton Road , CM18 6AA	3out of 4	1,263 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Passmores Academy Tracyes Road , CM18 6JH	3out of 4	1,766 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bmat Stem Academy Velizy Avenue , CM20 3EZ	2out of 4	1,865 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	1,980 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Beckmead Moundwood Academy Commonside Road , CM18 7EZ	- not rated	645 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Harlow Fields School and College Tendring Road , CM18 6RN	3out of 4	651 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Nicholas School Hillingdon House , Hobbs Cross Road CM17 0NJ	- not rated	4,836 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Griffin Cafe	Latton Bush Centre, Southern Way	373 yd
Kaz's / Bishaal	Archers Dart, Coppice Hatch	772 yd
Costa Coffee	Units 7 And 8, Staple Tye Shopping Centre	774 yd
McDonald's	Staple Tye Shopping Centre, Southern Way	796 yd
Cafe Pizzeria	2-3 North House, Bush Fair	900 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Griffin Bowls Club	Latton Bush Centre, Southern Way	373 yd
Harlow Lawn Tennis Club	Latton Bush Centre, Southern Way	373 yd
Elbow Grease	Salvation Army Hall, Tendring Road	735 yd
Poplar Kitten	Poplar Kitten Public House, Tawneys Road	768 yd
Harlow District Scouts	Risden Park District Scout Camping Site, Harlow	790 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Cottage BBQ	The Pink Cottage, Commonside Road	718 yd
My Plaice	15 Coppice Hatch, Harlow	772 yd
Subway	Unit 11, Staple Tye Shopping Centre	774 yd
KFC	Unit 15 Staple Tye Shopping Centre, Southern Way	796 yd
The Food Shop	Unit 18, Staple Tye Shopping Centre	796 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-op	1-2 Maunds Road, Maunds Hatch	721 yd
Lidl	Unit 1 Staple Tye Shopping Centre, Southern Way	796 yd
Co-op	1 Long House, Bush Fair	871 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Tithelands (Closed) Harlow District Council Southern Way	grass pitches	164 yd
Goldings (Closed) Southern Way	grass pitches	166 yd
Harlow Lawn Tennis Club LATTON BUSH CENTRE LATTON BUSH CENTRE SOUTHERN WAY	indoor tennis centre, tennis courts	403 yd
Barn Mead Barn Mead	grass pitches	447 yd
Aspire Academy COMMONSIDE ROAD	grass pitches	525 yd
Abbotsweld Primary Academy ABBOTSWELD	grass pitches	647 yd
Harlow Fields School And College TENDRING ROAD	grass pitches, swimming pool	692 yd
Passmores School (Closed) Tendring Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	833 yd
Stewards Academy PARNALL ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	860 yd
William Martin C Of E Schools TAWNEYS ROAD	grass pitches	892 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	77.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	123.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CM18 6UX