Woodcroft, Harlow, CM18 6YD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding CM18 6YD, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 55.8% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.1%	55.8%	3.7%	51.0%	4.8%
Male	47.9%	44.2%	-3.7%	49.0%	-4.8%

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	30.5%	35.8%	5.3%	37.9%	-2.1%
Married: Opposite sex	49.8%	43.9%	-5.9%	44.2%	-0.3%
Married: Same sex	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	3.1%	4.1%	1.0%	2.2%	1.9%
Divorced	10%	10.2%	0.2%	9.1%	1.1%
Widowed	5.4%	5.3%	-0.1%	6.1%	-0.8%

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	44.9%	42.9%	-2.0%	48.4%	-5.5%
Good health	33.7%	36.1%	2.4%	33.6%	2.5%
Fair health	16.9%	15.5%	-1.4%	12.7%	2.8%
Bad health	4.5%	5.2%	0.7%	4.0%	1.2%
Very bad health	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%

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 22.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	26.6%	23.6%	-3.0%	18.2%	5.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	19.7%	10.6%	-9.1%	9.6%	1.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12%	17.5%	5.5%	13.4%	4.1%
Apprenticeship	4.6%	6.5%	1.9%	5.3%	1.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.2%	17.1%	5.9%	16.9%	0.2%
Degree or Similar	18.9%	22.4%	3.5%	33.8%	-11.4%
Other	6.9%	2.4%	-4.5%	2.8%	-0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 83.4% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.7%	-0.7%
Pakistani	2.1%	2.3%	0.2%	2.7%	-0.4%
Other Asian	1.8%	3.2%	1.4%	1.6%	1.6%
Black African	1.8%	4.5%	2.7%	2.5%	2.0%
Black Caribbean	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	1%	0.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	1%	0.4%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.8%	0.5%
White	89.5%	83.4%	-6.1%	81.4%	2.0%
Arab	0.3%	1.9%	1.6%	0.6%	1.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 79.4% 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	88%	79.4%	-8.6%	83.2%	-3.8%
European Union	4.2%	12.2%	8.0%	6.1%	6.1%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	1%	0.7%	0.8%	0.2%
Africa	3.6%	3.2%	-0.4%	2.7%	0.5%
Middle East and Asia	3%	3.5%	0.5%	5.6%	-2.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	1.3%	-1.0%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	86.4%	79.9%	-6.5%	83.2%	-3.3%
10+ Years	3.6%	12.9%	9.3%	9.8%	3.1%
5-10 Years	2.4%	4.2%	1.8%	2.9%	1.3%
2-5 Years	2.4%	1.3%	-1.1%	2.2%	-0.9%
Less than 2 years	5.1%	1.6%	-3.5%	1.9%	-0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.9%	76.7%	-0.8%
Ireland	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Poland	1.9%	1.3%	0.6%
Romania	2.6%	0.9%	1.7%
Other EU countries	0.6%	1.5%	-0.9%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
South-East Asia	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
No passport held	12.2%	13.5%	-1.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	34.5%	37.2%	-2.7%
Christian	54.2%	46.2%	8.0%
Muslim	6.5%	6.5%	0.0%
Other religion	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Not answered	3.2%	6.0%	-2.8%

Safety

Is Woodcroft Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Woodcroft was 34.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 56.7% lower than the Great Parndon average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Woodcroft has the 11th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Great Parndon and the 47th lowest crime rate of 253 local areas in Harlow .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 18.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 4.1%.

🔎 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 6YD, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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) - 6/10 (average )
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) - 7/10 (above 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 Woodcroft are based on 173 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 Woodcroft, Harlow, CM18 6YD

Estimated Average Property Prices for CM18 6YD

Average Price
£315,495

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£315,495

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Woodcroft

Average Price
£288,129

Semi-Detached
£317,277

Terraced
£310,668

Detached
£359,108

Flats/Maisonettes
£159,926

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on WoodcroftStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
160 Woodcroft, Harlow, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£249,995	2019-12-05	£279,371
153 Woodcroft, Harlow, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£280,000	2019-04-10	£319,804
162 Woodcroft, Harlow, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£245,000	2017-01-25	£285,425
151 Woodcroft, Harlow, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£235,000	2016-10-14	£272,413
158 Woodcroft, Harlow, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£241,500	2015-08-14	£331,973

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CM18 6YD

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	100
Part-Time Employee	40
Retired	35
Self-Employed	25
Unemployed	9
Looking after home or family	9
Student (economically inactive)	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Other	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	36
Human health and social work activities	22
Manufacturing	18
Construction	16
Education	16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	16
Transport and storage	12
Administrative and support service activities	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Information and communication	7
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	4
Other	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Real estate activities	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Luke's Catholic Academy Pyenest Road , CM19 4LU	3out of 4	327 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abbotsweld Primary Academy Partridge Road , CM18 6TE	3out of 4	467 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Jerounds Primary Academy Pyenest Road , CM19 4PH	1out of 4	651 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Kingsmoor Academy Ployters Road , CM18 7PS	3out of 4	875 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Longwood Primary Academy Paringdon Road , CM18 7RQ	3out of 4	995 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	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	625 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir Frederick Gibberd College Tendring Road , CM18 6RN	- not rated	639 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Mark's West Essex Catholic School Tripton Road , CM18 6AA	3out of 4	1,353 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bmat Stem Academy Velizy Avenue , CM20 3EZ	2out of 4	1,732 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Passmores Academy Tracyes Road , CM18 6JH	3out of 4	2,419 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	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	1,837 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harlow Fields School and College Tendring Road , CM18 6RN	3out of 4	821 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beckmead Moundwood Academy Commonside Road , CM18 7EZ	- not rated	1,335 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
St Nicholas School Hillingdon House , Hobbs Cross Road CM17 0NJ	- not rated	5,274 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
Costa Coffee	Units 7 And 8, Staple Tye Shopping Centre	298 yd
McDonald's	Staple Tye Shopping Centre, Southern Way	308 yd
Sunrise Cafe	Ground Floor, 5-7 Staple Tye Mews	385 yd
Chicken Corner	13-14 Staple Tye Mews, Perry Road	385 yd
Moonlight Tandoori	Unit 5-7 Staple Tye Mews, Perry Road	385 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Great Parndon Community Association	Abercrombie Centre, Community Centre	232 yd
Harlow District Scouts	Risden Park District Scout Camping Site, Harlow	410 yd
Elbow Grease	Salvation Army Hall, Tendring Road	518 yd
Three Horseshoes Public House	Three Horseshoes Road, Harlow	1,000 yd
Paringdon Sports Club	Paringdon Road, Harlow	1,060 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Subway	Unit 11, Staple Tye Shopping Centre	287 yd
KFC	Unit 15 Staple Tye Shopping Centre, Southern Way	308 yd
The Food Shop	Unit 18, Staple Tye Shopping Centre	308 yd
Domino's Pizza	Unit 6, Staple Tye Shopping Centre	308 yd
Papa Johns	Unit 14, Staple Tye Shopping Centre	308 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Lidl	Unit 1 Staple Tye Shopping Centre, Southern Way		308 yd
Co-op	1-2 Maunds Road, Maunds Hatch		959 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Great Parndon Community Association ABERCROMBIE WAY	grass pitches	229 yd
Abbotsweld Primary Academy ABBOTSWELD	grass pitches	296 yd
Staple Tye Abercrombie Way	grass pitches, tennis courts	304 yd
Passmores School (Closed) Tendring Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	619 yd
Stewards Academy PARNALL ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	643 yd
Harlow Fields School And College TENDRING ROAD	grass pitches, swimming pool	713 yd
Barn Mead Barn Mead	grass pitches	714 yd
Tithelands (Closed) Harlow District Council Southern Way	grass pitches	820 yd
Goldings (Closed) Southern Way	grass pitches	843 yd
Rectory Field Three Horseshoes Road	grass pitches	1,087 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	53.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	134.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CM18 6YD