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Netteswell

Ward

North west Harlow. About 8,534 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.2 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Netteswell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
8,100
3,354th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Netteswell compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

NetteswellMiddle
Population11 wards, Harlow · 2021
Population: every ward in Harlow11 areas from 7,107 to 10,012. The middle area is 8,286. Netteswell is 8,100.
8,1005th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares11 wards, Harlow · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Harlow11 areas from 0.0% to 39.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Netteswell is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage11 wards, Harlow · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Harlow11 areas from 75.3% to 97.8%. The middle area is 94.6%. Netteswell is 94.6%.
94.6%6th highest
Claimant rate11 wards, Harlow · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Harlow11 areas from 2.1% to 5.9%. The middle area is 5.0%. Netteswell is 5.9%.
5.9%joint highest

Is Netteswell safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Netteswell at a rate of 112.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 110.9 per 1,000 people across Harlow.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 94 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Netteswell.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (393), other crime (232) and anti-social behaviour (84).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Harlow

These figures are published for the whole of Harlow, not for each ward, so they describe all of Harlow and not Netteswell alone. See Harlow

Average house price
£319,860
Up 4.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,380
170th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.3×
Joint 115th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
21.7
116th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Netteswell in brief

Netteswell had 8,100 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Netteswell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Netteswell, 94.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Netteswell, 5.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.