Howe Drive, Gilston, Harlow, CM20 2FT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around CM20 2FT is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	44.7%	50.7%	6.0%	51.0%	-0.3%
Male	55.3%	49.3%	-6.0%	49.0%	0.3%

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 vicinity of CM20 2FT there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 54.4% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	26.7%	34.9%	8.2%	37.9%	-3.0%
Married: Opposite sex	62.3%	54.4%	-7.9%	44.2%	10.2%
Separated	1%	1.8%	0.8%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	7.9%	7.1%	-0.8%	9.1%	-2.0%
Widowed	2.1%	1.8%	-0.3%	6.1%	-4.3%

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 (93.1%) 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	53.1%	65.9%	12.8%	48.4%	17.5%
Good health	35.1%	27.2%	-7.9%	33.6%	-6.4%
Fair health	8.3%	6.2%	-2.1%	12.7%	-6.5%
Bad health	3.1%	0.7%	-2.4%	4.0%	-3.3%
Very bad health	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.2%	-1.2%

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.

In the area around CM20 2FT this area, 5.6% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 43.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	13.6%	5.6%	-8.0%	18.2%	-12.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.3%	8.1%	-9.2%	9.6%	-1.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.8%	18%	1.2%	13.4%	4.6%
Apprenticeship	4.7%	2.5%	-2.2%	5.3%	-2.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.6%	20.4%	7.8%	16.9%	3.5%
Degree or Similar	34%	43.3%	9.3%	33.8%	9.5%
Other	1%	2.1%	1.1%	2.8%	-0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 78.9% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	2.6%	0.2%	-2.4%	1.1%	-0.9%
Chinese	1.3%	0.7%	-0.6%	0.7%	0.0%
Indian	0%	5.5%	5.5%	3.1%	2.4%
Pakistani	0%	0.5%	0.5%	2.7%	-2.2%
Other Asian	0%	1.9%	1.9%	1.6%	0.3%
Black African	1.8%	3.8%	2.0%	2.5%	1.3%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.7%	0.7%	1.0%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	1.3%	4.5%	3.2%	0.8%	3.7%
White	93%	78.9%	-14.1%	81.4%	-2.5%
Other	0%	0.7%	0.7%	1.6%	-0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 90.3% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	92.5%	90.3%	-2.2%	83.2%	7.1%
European Union	1.3%	1.7%	0.4%	6.1%	-4.4%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	1.7%	1.3%	0.8%	0.9%
Africa	3.1%	3.1%	0.0%	2.7%	0.4%
Middle East and Asia	1.8%	2.1%	0.3%	5.6%	-3.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.9%	1.2%	0.3%	1.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	90.8%	90.5%	-0.3%	83.2%	7.3%
10+ Years	0%	6.4%	6.4%	9.8%	-3.4%
5-10 Years	0.4%	1%	0.6%	2.9%	-1.9%
2-5 Years	0.9%	1%	0.1%	2.2%	-1.2%
Less than 2 years	7.9%	1.2%	-6.7%	1.9%	-0.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	86.6%	76.7%	9.9%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	0.2%	1.3%	-1.1%
Romania	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Other EU countries	0.2%	1.5%	-1.3%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	0.2%	1.2%	-1.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	9.6%	13.5%	-3.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	43.8%	37.2%	6.6%
Christian	40.5%	46.2%	-5.7%
Hindu	1.9%	1.7%	0.2%
Jewish	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Muslim	5.7%	6.5%	-0.8%
Sikh	3.6%	0.9%	2.7%
Not answered	3.8%	6.0%	-2.2%

Safety

Is Howe Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Howe Drive was 9.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 78.9% lower than the Bishop's Stortford South average. The most reported crime type was Drugs.

Howe Drive has the lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Bishop's Stortford South and the 20th lowest crime rate of 458 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 2.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -52.9%.

🔎 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. 84% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£57,200

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in CM20 2FT, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 3/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 1/10 (very 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 Howe Drive are based on 8 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for East Hertfordshire.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Howe Drive, Gilston, Harlow, CM20 2FT

Estimated Average Property Prices for CM20 2FT

Average Price
£651,499

Semi-Detached
£610,008

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£734,482

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Howe Drive

Average Price
£707,364

Semi-Detached
£645,591

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£810,320

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Howe DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
6 Howe Drive, Harlow, Hertfordshire Detached, an established residential building	£610,000	2024-02-23	£637,416
4 Howe Drive, Harlow, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£545,000	2020-12-18	£616,292
4 Howe Drive, Harlow, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, a newly built property	£500,000	2016-05-25	£632,406
5 Howe Drive, Harlow, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, a newly built property	£500,000	2016-05-20	£632,406
2 Howe Drive, Harlow, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, a newly built property	£495,000	2016-04-29	£638,434

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CM20 2FT

Employment

CM20 2FT 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	161
Part-Time Employee	35
Self-Employed	32
Looking after home or family	17
Retired	10
Student (economically inactive)	8
Unemployed	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Other	4
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4

Employment Industry

Construction	22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Manufacturing	12
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Education	11
Information and communication	10
Human health and social work activities	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Other	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Administrative and support service activities	5
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2
Transport and storage	2
Real estate activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Alban's Catholic Primary School First Avenue , CM20 2NP	- not rated	1,332 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Alban's Catholic Academy First Avenue , CM20 2NP	3out of 4	1,332 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pemberley Academy Hodings Road , CM20 1NW	3out of 4	1,457 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Broadfields Primary School Freshwaters , CM20 3QA	- not rated	1,661 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Freshwaters Primary Academy School Lane , CM20 3QA	3out of 4	1,661 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Burnt Mill Academy First Avenue , CM20 2NR	3out of 4	1,271 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Burnt Mill Comprehensive School First Avenue , CM20 2NR	- not rated	1,271 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bmat Stem Academy Velizy Avenue , CM20 3EZ	3out of 4	1,929 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Sir Charles Kao Utc Velizy Avenue , CM20 3EZ	- not rated	1,958 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mark's West Essex Catholic School Tripton Road , CM18 6AA	- not rated	2,572 yd	Voluntary aided school	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	1,815 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harlow Pupil Referral Unit (West Support Centre) Tany's Dell , Mowbhray Road CM20 2LS	- not rated	1,665 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Childrens Support Centre, Tany's Dell Tanys Dell , Mowbray Road CM20 2LS	- not rated	1,668 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harlow Fields School and College Tendring Road , CM18 6RN	- not rated	3,145 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Mead School Tendring Road , CM18 6RN	- not rated	3,230 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tye Green School Tendring Road , CM18 6RN	- not rated	3,230 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Moorhen	Burntmill Lane, Harlow	328 yd
Harlow Centre For Outdoor Learning	Burntmill Lane, Harlow	328 yd
Caffe La Vita	Kiosk, Harlow Town Station	576 yd
Wild 'N' Wacky Ltd.	Commercial Unit 5 Mill Court, Edinburgh Gate	626 yd
Compass Group PLC	Field House, Station Approach	730 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dusty Miller	The Dusty Miller, Burnt Mill Lane	328 yd
The Burnt Mill Snooker & Social Club	Edinburgh Way, Harlow	579 yd
Toby Carvery	Edinburgh Gate, Burnt Mill	637 yd
The Plume Of Feathers P. H.	Pye Corner, Gilston	719 yd
The Greyhound	12 School Lane, Harlow	1,077 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Pizza GoGo Also T/a Shake-A-Roo	Unit 1 Mill Court, Edinburgh Gate		626 yd
Subway	14 Queensgate Centre, Edinburgh Way		761 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Food Warehouse	5 The Oaks Retail Park, Howard Way		1,017 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Gilston Village Hall GILSTON AND EASTWICK VILLAGE HALL GILSTON AND EASTWICK VILLAGE HALL PYE CORNER		430 yd
Anytime Fitness (Harlow) MILL COURT MILL COURT EDINBURGH GATE	health and fitness suite	623 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	27.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	28.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	39.2 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	39.2 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	7.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	6.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	7.94 Mbit/s

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