Renting in Harlow

Average Rent in Harlow

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The average rent in Harlow is £1,338/mo, with 1,484 live listings across 6 portals from £420/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Harlow rental appears.

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Renting in Harlow

What it costs to rent in Harlow

Harlow currently has 1,484 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,338 a month. 73 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 33% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is N9 at around £1,050/mo, while IG6 sits nearer £2,500/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Harlow rental market at a glance

1,484

Active rentals in Harlow

£1,338/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Harlow

Median monthly rent, based on 1,484 active listings across 6 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£1,190/mo	521
2 bed	£1,550/mo	453
3 bed	£1,800/mo	205
4+ bed	£2,650/mo	104
Room	£700/mo	154

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Harlow rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Harlow. Latest: £1,513/mo (Mar 26, +6.7% YoY).

Latest

£1,513

Mar 26

Annual

+6.7%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£1,132

Apr 21

Total change

+34%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Harlow pay goes on rent?

Renters in Harlow spend an estimated 59% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,513/mo

£18,156/yr

Median pay

£30,654/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

59%

Expensive — half of local median pay before tax.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Harlow

Most Harlow homes sit in Band C. The weighted average works out close to Band C–D across 40,250 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

3.08

≈ Band C–D

Stock

40k

40,250 properties

A
7%2,620
B
21%8,340
C
49%19,560
D
13%5,060
E
8%3,050
F
3%1,180
G
1%440
H
0%20

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Harlow

17% of Harlow premises can already get full-fibre and 94% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

17%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

94%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

480 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
17%
Gigabit-capable
94%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Harlow), July 2025, covering 40,101 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Harlow homes

55% of Harlow homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

55%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

45%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

44k

44,394 EPCs

A
0%130
B
10%4,512
C
44%19,689
D
39%17,135
E
6%2,646
F
1%236
G
0%46

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Harlow. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Harlow

15 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Harlow centroid. The five closest:

1
Bmat Stem Academy
Secondary · University technical college · CM20 3EZ
0.11 mi
2
The Downs Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Academy converter · CM20 3RB
0.21 mi
3
Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Community school · CM19 4BU
0.39 mi
4
St Mark's West Essex Catholic School
Secondary · Academy converter · CM18 6AA
0.49 mi
5
Freshwaters Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · CM20 3QA
0.49 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Harlow centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Harlow

Flats & apartments

595

57% of listings

Houses

291

28% of listings

Rooms

154

15% of listings

Bungalows

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Harlow — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 53% of the 296 houses currently advertised in Harlow.

Terraced
53%156
Other house
29%87
Detached
12%35
Semi-detached
5%14
Bungalow
1%4

Rent by postcode

Where Harlow rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,079 live listings in 23 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Harlow

1IG6£2,500/mo5 rentals
2RM4£2,375/mo4 rentals
3E4£2,250/mo8 rentals

Cheapest in Harlow

1N9£1,050/mo3 rentals
2CM19£1,100/mo171 rentals
3CM21£1,100/mo5 rentals

Features · Harlow

Garden, parking, and floor area in Harlow

Live signal across 1,484 Harlow rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

79%

of 164 Harlow listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

88%

of 242 Harlow listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Harlow

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Harlow has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 75 of 75 postcode districts analysed, the median was 219 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Harlow is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

219 crimes per area (median)
75 of 75 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Harlow’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Harlow

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Church Langley has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Harlow.

Old Harlow
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (99) · pop. ~8,000
31
per 1k
Church Langley
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (65) · pop. ~9,000
19
per 1k
Bush Fair
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (183) · pop. ~7,000
63
per 1k
Netteswell
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (135) · pop. ~8,000
50
per 1k
Staple Tye
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (100) · pop. ~7,000
36
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Harlow listings by portal

We watch 6 property sites for rentals in Harlow.

Rightmove

392

PrimeLocation

338

OnTheMarket

304

OpenRent

230

SpareRoom

154

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Harlow — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Harlow?

The median rent in Harlow is £1338/month based on 1484 active listings across 6 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Harlow?

There are currently 1484 rental properties available in Harlow, with 73 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Harlow safe for renters?

Harlow has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 219 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Harlow?

The most commonly reported crime category in Harlow is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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