Sold £4,262/m² · Median sold £339,033 (819 sales) · Index +0.8% y/y · Turnover 1.9% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is Harlow?
Buildings
33,109
Mixed-use buildings
57%
HMO-shaped units
78%
EPC A or B
13%
EPC D or worse
39%
What does Harlow cost?
Harlow: sold price per m² £4,262/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 819 sales). +1.6% on the previous 12 months.
Sold price per m²
£4,262/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
819 sales
+1.6% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 819 sales.
Sold price
£339,033 12 months to Jun 2026
819 sales
+0.4% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 819 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£317,380 12 months to Sep 2026
439 listings
-3.2% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 439 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £3,332/m² in Sep 2016 to £4,207/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £257,112 in Sep 2016 to £365,900 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £230,000 in Jan 2022 to £325,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £4,057/m² in Aug 2025 to £4,643/m² in Sep 2026.
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
Asking price index: 98.8 in Jan 2022 to 104.5 in Sep 2026.
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 800 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
5.3% 12 months to Sep 2026
208 lets
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 208 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £1,438/month in Aug 2025 to £1,671/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 6.1% in Jan 2022 to 6.4% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 85.1 in Jan 2022 to 115.2 in Sep 2026.
How does Harlow vary by home size?
Asking price in Harlow runs from £297,331 for 2 bedrooms to £345,871 for 3 bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in Harlow. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking price
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
Not published
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2 bedrooms
£297,331
12 months to Sep 2026
+8.2% on the previous 12 months
148
3 bedrooms
£345,871
12 months to Sep 2026
+0.3% on the previous 12 months
186
4 bedrooms
Not published
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5+ bedrooms
Not published
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Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is Harlow?
Harlow: turnover 1.9% (12 months to Mar 2026, 800 sales). -23.7% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
1.9% 12 months to Mar 2026
800 sales
-23.7% on the previous 12 months.
Registered sales as a share of the dwelling stock, monthly; the 12-month figure adds the months. UPRN-matched sales, a floor on the registry count; the newest months fill in as registrations land. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 800 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
Listings for sale
1,464 12 months to Sep 2026
1,464 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,464 listings.
New listings
330 12 months to Sep 2026
330 listings
-10.6% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 330 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Turnover: 0.3% in Sep 2016 to 0.1% in Sep 2026.Listings for sale: 105 in Aug 2025 to 144 in Sep 2026.New listings: 10 in Jan 2022 to 28 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 2 in Jan 2022 to 5 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 87 in Sep 2026 to 269 in Nov 2026.
Who is active in Harlow?
13 agents listed homes for sale in Harlow; the three largest took 52% of the listings.
Agents active
13
Top three agents’ share
52%
New homes among listings
0.0%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns Harlow?
Corporate landlords hold 67% of the 1,187 units in Harlow whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords67% of classified · 793 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)25% of classified · 291 units
Housing associations8.1% of classified · 96 units
RMC0.6% of classified · 7 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does Harlow rank?
Harlow ranks 8th of 12 local authorities in Essex for sold price per m², at £4,262/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in Essex
Harlow ranks 8th of 12 local authorities in Essex for sold price per m², at £4,262/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in Essex, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
CM18Postcode district · Asking £4,154/m² · Sep 2026
BasildonNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,590/m² · Sep 2026
BraintreeNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,148/m² · Sep 2026
BrentwoodNeighbouring local authority · Asking £6,447/m² · Sep 2026
Castle PointNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,446/m² · Sep 2026
ChelmsfordNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,659/m² · Sep 2026
ColchesterNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,738/m² · Sep 2026
Epping ForestNeighbouring local authority · Asking £6,098/m² · Sep 2026
MaldonNeighbouring local authority · Asking £5,002/m² · Sep 2026
East HertfordshireNext door, in another county · Asking £5,618/m² · Sep 2026
BroxbourneNext door, in another county · Asking £5,185/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about Harlow
What is the median house price in Harlow?
Homes in Harlow sold for a median £339,033 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 819 sales. Per square metre that is £4,262/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in Harlow changed?
+1.6% on the previous 12 months.
What is the average rent in Harlow?
Homes to let in Harlow asked a median £1,465/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 800 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Harlow?
5.3% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 208 lets.
How quickly do homes sell in Harlow?
1.9% of the homes in Harlow changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 800 sales.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.