West Road, Harlow, CM20 2GB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding CM20 2GB has a female population much higher than UK average, with 56.7% of the population 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	54.8%	56.7%	1.9%	51.0%	5.7%
Male	45.2%	43.3%	-1.9%	49.0%	-5.7%

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	33.3%	39.2%	5.9%	37.9%	1.3%
Married: Opposite sex	43.4%	42.5%	-0.9%	44.2%	-1.7%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	3.4%	3.5%	0.1%	2.2%	1.3%
Divorced	10.1%	10.6%	0.5%	9.1%	1.5%
Widowed	9.8%	3.3%	-6.5%	6.1%	-2.8%

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	42.7%	46.7%	4.0%	48.4%	-1.7%
Good health	38.8%	34.4%	-4.4%	33.6%	0.8%
Fair health	12.6%	12.3%	-0.3%	12.7%	-0.4%
Bad health	4.9%	3.9%	-1.0%	4.0%	-0.1%
Very bad health	1%	2.7%	1.7%	1.2%	1.5%

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	25.6%	24.5%	-1.1%	18.2%	6.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	20.2%	11.4%	-8.8%	9.6%	1.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	21.2%	16.6%	-4.6%	13.4%	3.2%
Apprenticeship	4.4%	5.7%	1.3%	5.3%	0.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.8%	12%	2.2%	16.9%	-4.9%
Degree or Similar	10.8%	25.9%	15.1%	33.8%	-7.9%
Other	8.1%	3.8%	-4.3%	2.8%	1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 70.6% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	2.9%	2.9%	1.1%	1.8%
Chinese	2.1%	1.4%	-0.7%	0.7%	0.7%
Indian	0%	0.4%	0.4%	3.1%	-2.7%
Pakistani	0%	1.8%	1.8%	2.7%	-0.9%
Other Asian	0%	0.6%	0.6%	1.6%	-1.0%
Black African	3.3%	10.7%	7.4%	2.5%	8.2%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	2.3%	2.0%	1.0%	1.3%
Other Black	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.8%	0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.1%	1.6%	-0.5%	0.9%	0.7%
Mixed Other	0.5%	1.4%	0.9%	0.8%	0.6%
White	91.3%	70.6%	-20.7%	81.4%	-10.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Other	0%	2.5%	2.5%	1.6%	0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 79.2% 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	91.3%	79.2%	-12.1%	83.2%	-4.0%
European Union	4.1%	7.8%	3.7%	6.1%	1.7%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.8%	0.9%
Africa	3.1%	6.2%	3.1%	2.7%	3.5%
Middle East and Asia	0.8%	4.1%	3.3%	5.6%	-1.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.5%	1%	0.5%	1.3%	-0.3%
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	90.2%	79.4%	-10.8%	83.2%	-3.8%
10+ Years	1%	12.8%	11.8%	9.8%	3.0%
5-10 Years	2.1%	5.3%	3.2%	2.9%	2.4%
2-5 Years	3.1%	1.8%	-1.3%	2.2%	-0.4%
Less than 2 years	3.6%	0.8%	-2.8%	1.9%	-1.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.3%	76.7%	-2.4%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Germany	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Italy	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Lithuania	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Poland	3.3%	1.3%	2.0%
Romania	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Other EU countries	1%	1.5%	-0.5%
Turkey	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
South and Eastern Africa	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Southern Asia	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	12.3%	13.5%	-1.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	37.9%	37.2%	0.7%
Christian	44.5%	46.2%	-1.7%
Hindu	0.2%	1.7%	-1.5%
Muslim	9.5%	6.5%	3.0%
Not answered	8%	6.0%	2.0%

Safety

Is West Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around West Road was 320.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 218.6% higher than the Bush Fair average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

West Road has the 3rd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bush Fair and the 13th highest crime rate of 253 local areas in Harlow .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 90.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -63.7%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 65% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£40,700

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in CM20 2GB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 6/10 (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) - 8/10 (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) - 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 West Road are based on 15 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 West Road, Harlow, CM20 2GB

Estimated Average Property Prices for CM20 2GB

Average Price
£348,880

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£348,880

Estimated Average Property Prices for West Road

Average Price
£548,199

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£596,096

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£544,778

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on West Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Unit 2 Merlin House West Road, Harlow, Essex Other, an established residential building	£210,000	2022-03-15	£211,793
Unit 1 Merlin House West Road, Harlow, Essex Other, an established residential building	£475,000	2018-05-11	£478,035
Unit 4 Merlin House West Road, Harlow, Essex Other, an established residential building	£300,000	2016-01-15	£351,301

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CM20 2GB

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	115
Part-Time Employee	58
Retired	55
Self-Employed	38
Looking after home or family	33
Student (economically inactive)	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	18
Unemployed	14
Other	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	37
Construction	25
Manufacturing	23
Human health and social work activities	19
Transport and storage	17
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	14
Education	13
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Administrative and support service activities	9
Other	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Information and communication	3
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery Mowbray Road , CM20 2LS	3out of 4	546 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Alban's Catholic Academy First Avenue , CM20 2NP	3out of 4	971 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery Cooks Spinney , CM20 3BW	3out of 4	1,327 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Fawbert and Barnard's Primary School London Road , CM17 0DA	3out of 4	1,384 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Freshwaters Primary Academy School Lane , CM20 3QA	3out of 4	1,574 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	4out of 4	1,011 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mark Hall Academy First Avenue , CM17 9LR	- not rated	1,345 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Bmat Stem Academy Velizy Avenue , CM20 3EZ	2out of 4	2,115 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mark's West Essex Catholic School Tripton Road , CM18 6AA	3out of 4	2,521 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir Frederick Gibberd College Tendring Road , CM18 6RN	- not rated	3,217 yd	Free schools	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	2,027 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	2,826 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harlow Fields School and College Tendring Road , CM18 6RN	3out of 4	3,145 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beckmead Moundwood Academy Commonside Road , CM18 7EZ	- not rated	4,106 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
LSB Catering Ltd At Synthomer	Central Road, Templefields	217 yd
Cornish Cafe	2-3 Mill Hatch, Harlow	313 yd
KFC	Harlow Retail Park, Edinburgh Way	449 yd
Cafe Pausa - Dunelm	Unit 1 Harlow Retail Park, Edinburgh Way	449 yd
McDonald's	7 The Oaks Retail Park, Howard Way	543 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The White Admiral Public House	1 Ward Hatch, Harlow	506 yd
Essex Skipper	The Stow, Harlow	955 yd
Harlow Rugby Union Football Club (Bar)	Howard Way, Harlow	975 yd
The Crown	40 Market Street, Harlow	1,026 yd
JP's Snooker Centre	96-97 The Stow, Harlow	1,032 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Desserts To Home/ Loaded/ Mega Kitchen/ Harlow Peri Peri	Units 6, Advance House Business Mews	223 yd
Mary Express	Units 7, Advance House Business Mews	329 yd
Eat Well Chinese Food Take Away	5 Ward Hatch, Mowbray Road	506 yd
McDonald's	14 Mead Park Industrial Estate, Harlow	620 yd
Subway	14 Queensgate Centre, Edinburgh Way	646 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Farmfoods Ltd	1 St James Centre, East Road	489 yd
The Food Warehouse	5 The Oaks Retail Park, Howard Way	537 yd
Tesco	East Road, Harlow	687 yd
Aldi	First Avenue, Harlow	942 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Tany'S Dell Community Primary School TANYS DELL	grass pitches	363 yd
Body Active Gym (Closed) The Stow	health and fitness suite	890 yd
Burnt Mill Academy FIRST AVENUE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,033 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	87.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	75.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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%

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

Overview of CM20 2GB