Harlow: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£630,324

Semi-detached

£437,876

Terraced

£322,044

Flat or maisonette

£183,628

First-time buyers

£288,823

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  75,008 in 1991 → 98,235 in 2024 (+31.0%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £168,348 in 2005 → £319,860 in 2026 (+90.0%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £345 in 2008 → £592 in 2025 (+71.6%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  77.1% in 2004 → 66.2% in 2023 (−14.1%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.0% in 2001 → 4.3% in 2025 (+115.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £8,399 in 1997 → £22,350 in 2024 (+166.1%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Harlow; 28 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Business births · Economy & work13.5% (2024) · 26th highest of 361
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access100.0% (January 2026) · 50th highest of 361
• Fuel poverty · Economy & work7.8% (2024) · 47th lowest of 296
• Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access9 min (2019) · 66th lowest of 326

Where it ranks worst

• Employment rate · Economy & work66.2% (2023) · 330th highest of 348
• New homes · Housing3.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 273rd highest of 296
• Smokers · Health & wellbeing15.1% (2020 to 2024) · 338th lowest of 373
• GCSE English and maths · Education & skills66.0% (2024/25) · 280th highest of 313

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Essex, which includes Harlow.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)80.5 years · England 80.0 · 49th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.3 years · England 83.8 · 56th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)62.7 years · England 60.9 · 44th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)62.4 years · England 61.3 · 52nd highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)290.4 per 100k · England 321.0 · 48th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)9.7% · England 10.4 · 62nd lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)67.5% · England 64.6 · 96th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Essex, which includes Harlow.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)70.7% · England 68.3 · 37th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)45.4 score · England 46.0 · 81st highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)6.2% · England 5.8 · 107th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)14.4% · England 19.8 · 38th lowest of 153