# CM20 1JQ: area report for a postcode in Harlow

CM20 1JQ is a postcode in Harlow.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Harlow. Open the map at CM20 1JQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow) › [CM20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm20) › [CM20 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm20-1)

## Around this postcode

- **131 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 8% on July. Harlow 007G: 141 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.0922,51.7668,CM201JQ
- **Harlow Town, 1.6 km**: About 20 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.0922,51.7668,CM201JQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.0922,51.7668,CM201JQ
- **No property in CM20 1JQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.0922,51.7668,CM201JQ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Harlow 007G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.0922,51.7668,CM201JQ
- **£319,860 average price**: For the whole of Harlow, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.0922,51.7668,CM201JQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.0922,51.7668,CM201JQ
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.0922,51.7668,CM201JQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CM20 1JQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.0922,51.7668,CM201JQ
- **Low road and rail noise at CM20 1JQ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.0922,51.7668,CM201JQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.0922,51.7668,CM201JQ
- **11.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.0922,51.7668,CM201JQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hare-street-community-primary-school-and-nursery-e133255) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bmat Stem Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bmat-stem-academy-e145931) | Secondary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 29.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Harlow College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harlow-college-e130676) | Sixth form and further education | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Downs Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-downs-primary-school-and-nursery-e146157) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mark's West Essex Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marks-west-essex-catholic-school-e137058) | Secondary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | Attainment 8 of 50.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Sir Frederick Gibberd College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-frederick-gibberd-college-e143697) | Secondary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 44.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Pemberley Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pemberley-academy-e140380) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, January 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harlow Fields School and College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harlow-fields-school-and-college-e131838) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £202,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| June 2025 | £192,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| November 2025 | £220,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| November 2025 | £320,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| November 2023 | £305,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2026 | £355,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| December 2025 | £385,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| September 2025 | £205,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: ADDISON HOUSE - HAQUE PRACTICE (510 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (350 m); HARLOW TOWN PHARMACY (540 m)
- Dental practices: BROADWALK DENTAL CENTRE (420 m); MR YAP & MR DHAMU (420 m); COMMUNITY DENTAL CLINIC (510 m); ADDISON DENTAL PRACTICE (530 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Harlow (270 m, Iceland); Asda Harlow Superstore (270 m, Asda); Tesco Harlow Harvey Ctr Express (280 m, Tesco); Budgens Hamstel Road (540 m, Budgens); M&S Harlow Hospital (670 m, Marks and Spencer)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £319,860** (July 2026). Harlow’s average house price was £319,860 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,380** (2025). Full-time workers living in Harlow earned a median of £38,380 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 170th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.3×** (2025). A home in Harlow costs 8.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 115th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 21.7** (2025). Harlow has a deprivation score of 21.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 116th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Harlow 007G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 28.3** (2025). Harlow 007G has a deprivation score of 28.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,128th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £275,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Harlow 007G was £275,000 in 2025. Joint 13,841st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,708** (2021). Harlow 007G had 1,708 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,179th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.5%** (January 2026). In Harlow 007G, 98.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## CM20 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £315,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CM20 was £315,000 in 2025. Joint 994th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 25,834** (2021). CM20 had 25,834 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,126th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in CM20 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 81.5%** (January 2026). In CM20, 81.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow)
- Centre: 51.7668, 0.0922

Council: [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/harlow): Chris Vince (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.0922,51.7668,CM201JQ

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