Old Orchard, Harlow, CM18 6YQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around CM18 6YQ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.4%	51.5%	-0.9%	51.0%	0.5%
Male	47.6%	48.5%	0.9%	49.0%	-0.5%

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	24.9%	34.1%	9.2%	37.9%	-3.8%
Married: Opposite sex	53.8%	50.9%	-2.9%	44.2%	6.7%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	3.2%	0.4%	-2.8%	2.2%	-1.8%
Divorced	9.7%	7.5%	-2.2%	9.1%	-1.6%
Widowed	7.6%	7.2%	-0.4%	6.1%	1.1%

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	36.3%	41.2%	4.9%	48.4%	-7.2%
Good health	42.6%	40%	-2.6%	33.6%	6.4%
Fair health	17%	12.8%	-4.2%	12.7%	0.1%
Bad health	3.6%	4.5%	0.9%	4.0%	0.5%
Very bad health	0.6%	1.5%	0.9%	1.2%	0.3%

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 22.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	30.3%	24.7%	-5.6%	18.2%	6.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.7%	12.2%	-1.5%	9.6%	2.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.8%	15.8%	1.0%	13.4%	2.4%
Apprenticeship	3.2%	7.9%	4.7%	5.3%	2.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.6%	14.3%	2.7%	16.9%	-2.6%
Degree or Similar	23.8%	22.2%	-1.6%	33.8%	-11.6%
Other	2.5%	2.9%	0.4%	2.8%	0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 87.6% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.7%	0.5%
Indian	1.5%	0.3%	-1.2%	3.1%	-2.8%
Pakistani	1.5%	1.8%	0.3%	2.7%	-0.9%
Other Asian	1.8%	0.3%	-1.5%	1.6%	-1.3%
Black African	1.2%	2.7%	1.5%	2.5%	0.2%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.0%	-0.7%
Other Black	0.3%	1.2%	0.9%	0.5%	0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.5%	1.2%	-0.3%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	90.2%	87.6%	-2.6%	81.4%	6.2%
Roma	0%	2.1%	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 78.9% 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	88.1%	78.9%	-9.2%	83.2%	-4.3%
European Union	6.5%	13.7%	7.2%	6.1%	7.6%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.8%	0.7%
Africa	1.5%	2.7%	1.2%	2.7%	0.0%
Middle East and Asia	3.6%	3%	-0.6%	5.6%	-2.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	86.3%	78.9%	-7.4%	83.2%	-4.3%
10+ Years	2.1%	12.5%	10.4%	9.8%	2.7%
5-10 Years	3.6%	4.5%	0.9%	2.9%	1.6%
2-5 Years	3.3%	3%	-0.3%	2.2%	0.8%
Less than 2 years	4.8%	1.2%	-3.6%	1.9%	-0.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	71.7%	76.7%	-5.0%
Ireland	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Italy	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Lithuania	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Poland	3.6%	1.3%	2.3%
Romania	3.6%	0.9%	2.7%
Other EU countries	2.4%	1.5%	0.9%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Southern Asia	0.9%	1.2%	-0.3%
No passport held	13.1%	13.5%	-0.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	36.3%	37.2%	-0.9%
Christian	56.5%	46.2%	10.3%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	2.7%	6.5%	-3.8%
Not answered	4.2%	6.0%	-1.8%

Safety

Is Old Orchard Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Old Orchard was 76.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 2.7% lower than the Great Parndon average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Old Orchard has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Great Parndon and the 123rd highest crime rate of 253 local areas in Harlow .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 40.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -59.8%.

🔎 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 6YQ, 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 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 Old Orchard are based on 59 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 Old Orchard, Harlow, CM18 6YQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for CM18 6YQ

Average Price
£356,314

Semi-Detached
£357,773

Terraced
£356,151

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Old Orchard

Average Price
£339,663

Semi-Detached
£348,450

Terraced
£339,297

Detached
£332,544

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£323,612

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Old OrchardStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
50 Old Orchard, Harlow, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£362,000	2024-08-22	£357,777
47 Old Orchard, Harlow, Essex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£400,000	2022-09-16	£384,929
57 Old Orchard, Harlow, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£310,000	2021-11-01	£317,844
58 Old Orchard, Harlow, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£312,000	2021-03-19	£347,412
60 Old Orchard, Harlow, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£347,500	2018-09-07	£390,676

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CM18 6YQ

Employment

CM18 6YQ area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 1% 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	92
Retired	72
Part-Time Employee	49
Self-Employed	17
Looking after home or family	15
Student (economically inactive)	12
Other	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2
Unemployed	2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	32
Human health and social work activities	23
Education	22
Manufacturing	20
Transport and storage	19
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Construction	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Information and communication	5
Other	4
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	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	354 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Luke's Catholic Academy Pyenest Road , CM19 4LU	3out of 4	428 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Jerounds Primary Academy Pyenest Road , CM19 4PH	1out of 4	851 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
William Martin Church of England Junior School Tawneys Road , CM18 6PN	3out of 4	994 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery Little Grove Field , CM19 4BU	3out of 4	1,138 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sir Frederick Gibberd College Tendring Road , CM18 6RN	- not rated	325 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow Parnall Road , CM18 7NQ	3out of 4	937 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Mark's West Essex Catholic School Tripton Road , CM18 6AA	3out of 4	1,012 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bmat Stem Academy Velizy Avenue , CM20 3EZ	2out of 4	1,380 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Passmores Academy Tracyes Road , CM18 6JH	3out of 4	2,263 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	1,486 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	554 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beckmead Moundwood Academy Commonside Road , CM18 7EZ	- not rated	1,404 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
St Nicholas School Hillingdon House , Hobbs Cross Road CM17 0NJ	- not rated	4,976 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
Kaz's / Bishaal	Archers Dart, Coppice Hatch	79 yd
Costa Coffee	Units 7 And 8, Staple Tye Shopping Centre	652 yd
McDonald's	Staple Tye Shopping Centre, Southern Way	663 yd
Sunrise Cafe	Ground Floor, 5-7 Staple Tye Mews	738 yd
Chicken Corner	13-14 Staple Tye Mews, Perry Road	738 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Elbow Grease	Salvation Army Hall, Tendring Road	182 yd
Great Parndon Community Association	Abercrombie Centre, Community Centre	529 yd
Harlow District Scouts	Risden Park District Scout Camping Site, Harlow	760 yd
Three Horseshoes Public House	Three Horseshoes Road, Harlow	1,069 yd
Griffin Bowls Club	Latton Bush Centre, Southern Way	1,076 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
My Plaice	15 Coppice Hatch, Harlow	79 yd
Subway	Unit 11, Staple Tye Shopping Centre	641 yd
KFC	Unit 15 Staple Tye Shopping Centre, Southern Way	663 yd
The Food Shop	Unit 18, Staple Tye Shopping Centre	663 yd
Domino's Pizza	Unit 6, Staple Tye Shopping Centre	663 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Lidl	Unit 1 Staple Tye Shopping Centre, Southern Way		663 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Abbotsweld Primary Academy ABBOTSWELD	grass pitches	120 yd
Passmores School (Closed) Tendring Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	267 yd
Harlow Fields School And College TENDRING ROAD	grass pitches, swimming pool	415 yd
Great Parndon Community Association ABERCROMBIE WAY	grass pitches	521 yd
Barn Mead Barn Mead	grass pitches	529 yd
Staple Tye Abercrombie Way	grass pitches, tennis courts	530 yd
Tithelands (Closed) Harlow District Council Southern Way	grass pitches	786 yd
Goldings (Closed) Southern Way	grass pitches	815 yd
William Martin C Of E Schools TAWNEYS ROAD	grass pitches	891 yd
St Marks West Essex Catholic School TRIPTON ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	962 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	194.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	13.8 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CM18 6YQ