Buying a home in CM18, Harlow. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£351kmost £316k–£388k

Houses per m²£4,160flats £3,312

Sold last year1761,117 in five years

Prices in Harlow+4.4%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in CM18 sold for £351,426 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £316,366 and £387,696, for about 86 m² of space. That is 8% less than the same home across Harlow (£382,000).

176 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £155k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in CM18 7 (£4,153) and the most in CM18 6 (£4,166).

Across Harlow, prices are up 4.4% on a year ago and up 11% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,573 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,603 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £70,000 for that mortgage: what £70,000 buys.

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House prices in CM18 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
2	£316,738	£296k–£338k	72 m²	368
3	£351,426	£316k–£388k	86 m²	486
4	£448,436	£366k–£542k	113 m²	53
5+	£654,411	£539k–£849k	181 m²	20

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	—	£317k	£351k	£448k	£654k
Detached	—	—	£431k	£574k	£734k
Semi-detached	—	£319k	£420k	£471k	—
Terraced	—	£317k	£342k	£366k	—
Flats	£155k	£198k	£212k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across CM18

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
CM18 6	£4,166	£3,204
CM18 7	£4,153	£3,407

Schools near CM18

Best state primary within 2 kmHare Street Community Primary School and Nursery85% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%19 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmBurnt Mill Academy49.1% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%9 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

CM20 Harlow · 2 km3-bed house £363k CM19 Harlow · 2 km3-bed house £377k CM17 Harlow · 3 km3-bed house £445k CM16 Epping · 6 km3-bed house £602k CM21 Sawbridgeworth · 7 km3-bed house £511k EN11 Hoddesdon · 8 km3-bed house £453k EN9 Waltham Abbey · 9 km3-bed house £423k EN10 Broxbourne · 9 km3-bed house £504k

Questions about CM18

Is CM18 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 8% less than across Harlow; prices in Harlow are up 4.4% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (85% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (49.1% against 43.8%); 176 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in CM18?

A typical 3-bedroom house in CM18 sold for £351,426 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £316,366 and £387,696.

Is CM18 expensive for Harlow?

A 3-bedroom house in CM18 costs 8% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Harlow (£382,000).

How many homes sell in CM18 each year?

176 homes sold in the last year and 1,117 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near CM18?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery, where 85% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.