CM18 6QA

Bush Fair · Harlow · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Harlow
Local authority
Harlow
Constituency
Harlow
Postcode district
CM18
Postcode sector
CM18 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM18 6QD 60 m
CM18 6FE 62 m
CM18 6QB 74 m
CM18 6QE 117 m
CM18 6RH 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM18 6QA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM18
Postcode sector
CM18 6
Latitude
51.759623
Longitude
0.105440
British National Grid easting
545,404
British National Grid northing
208,867

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Harlow · E07000073
Electoral ward
Bush Fair · E05015680
Parish or community
E43000064
Westminster constituency
Harlow · E14001267
Output area
E00110845
Lower layer super output area
Harlow 006C · E01021822
Middle layer super output area
Harlow 006 · E02004549

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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48 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Rushes Mead, Harlow, CM18 6QA 22 December 2025 £325,000
38, Rushes Mead, Harlow, CM18 6QA 13 November 2025 £300,000
28, Rushes Mead, Harlow, CM18 6QA 11 August 2025 £315,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
32
Secondary
7
  1. William Martin Church of England Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    142 m
  2. Harlow Fields School and College

    Community special school

    300 m
  3. William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    500 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,077
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,034
  • Shoplifting 448
  • Criminal damage and arson 441
  • Public order 417
  • Anti social behaviour 363

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
137

69 female, 68 male

Postcode households
46
Residents per household
3.0
CM18 6 residents
13,683

Age bands in CM18 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.6%

2,771 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

1,446 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.7%

3,740 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.9%

3,358 residents

Age 65 and over
16.1%

2,166 residents

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM18 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • THE HAMILTON PRACTICE

    KEATS HOUSE, THE FAIRWAY, BUSHFAIR, HARLOW, CM18 6LY

    ODS code F81047

    693 m

  • THE ROSS PRACTICE

    KEATS HOUSE, BUSH FAIR, HARLOW, CM18 6LY

    ODS code F81106

    693 m

  • SYDENHAM HOUSE SURGERY

    SYDENHAM HOUSE, MONSWICK ROAD, LONG LEY, HARLOW, CM20 3NT

    ODS code F81619

    1.2 km

  • LISTER MEDICAL CENTRE

    LISTER HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE, ABERCROMBIE WAY, HARLOW, CM18 6YJ

    ODS code F81027

    1.2 km

  • ADDISON HOUSE - HAQUE PRACTICE

    ADDISON HOUSE, HARLOW, CM20 1DS

    ODS code F81181

    1.7 km

  • NUFFIELD HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

    NUFFIELD HOUSE SURGERY, THE STOW, HARLOW, CM20 3AX

    ODS code F81120

    1.7 km

  • CHURCH LANGLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CHURCH LANGLEY WAY, HARLOW, CM17 9TG

    ODS code F81078

    2.1 km

  • OLD HARLOW HEALTH CENTRE

    JENNER HSE, GARDEN TCE RD, HARLOW, CM17 0AX

    ODS code F81056

    3.4 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Fortunes

    BCT · Tye Green

    0.1 miles
  • The Fortunes

    BCT · Tye Green

    0.1 miles
  • Westfield

    BCT · Tye Green

    0.2 miles
  • Westfield

    BCT · Tye Green

    0.2 miles
  • Bush Fair Centre

    BCT · Bush Fair

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Harlow 006C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,027 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
8 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
9
Medium risk addresses
3
Low risk addresses
14
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £315,000 from 7 recorded sales in CM18 6QA. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Harlow is £313,338 in June 2026, up 1.7% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

44 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 7 secondary schools. William Martin Church of England Junior School is the nearest published school at 142 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

5,077 published events cover 12 months, averaging 423.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,034 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.