CM18
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Harlow, Stewards and Brays Grove, in Harlow.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CM18 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in CM18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How CM18 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is CM18 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CM18 at a rate of 117.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 77.3 per 1,000 people across the CM postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 305 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CM18.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,290), other crime (505) and anti-social behaviour (317).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CM18 was 114.3 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in CM18, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CM18 has no single figure. Of its 16 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in CM18
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harlow 006A | 1,673 | 71.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.3% |
| Harlow 006B | 1,553 | 109.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.7% |
| Harlow 006C | 1,676 | 69.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.9% |
| Harlow 006D | 1,870 | 156.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.3% |
| Harlow 006E | 1,384 | 94.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.5% |
| Harlow 007B | 1,650 | 302.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.4% |
| Harlow 007C | 1,399 | 133.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.2% |
| Harlow 007D | 1,509 | 57.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.1% |
| Harlow 008A | 1,433 | 99.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.5% |
| Harlow 008E | 1,531 | 36.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 91.5% |
| Harlow 010A | 1,509 | 46.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.0% |
| Harlow 010B | 1,650 | 103.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.6% |
| Harlow 010C | 1,629 | 180.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 89.7% |
| Harlow 010D | 1,602 | 163.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.9% |
| Harlow 010E | 1,456 | 74.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 82.4% |
| Harlow 011A | 1,582 | 110.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.8% |
MPs for CM18
- Chris VinceLabour (Co-op)MP for Harlow100% of CM18’s postcodes
- Dr Neil HudsonConservativeMP for Epping Forest0.5% of CM18’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in CM183
Postcode sectors in CM182
Council1
Towns in CM181
Postcode districts next to CM183
Nearest rail stations3
More in the CM postcode area2
CM18 in brief
CM18 is a postcode district covering Harlow, Stewards and Brays Grove, in Harlow.
About 26,770 people lived in CM18 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £325,000 in 2025 across 295 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 117.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CM18 was £325,000 in 2025.
CM18 had 25,945 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in CM18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In CM18, 95.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.