Rainbow Road, Matching Tye, Harlow
House prices, sold prices and local information for CM17 0QP.
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At a glance
16 property sales on Rainbow Road, Matching Tye, Harlow have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £635,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £453,677. Average sale prices rose from £383,500 in 2016 to £567,500 in 2025 (+48%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 69% semi-detached, 25% terraced, 6% detached. Recorded sale prices on Rainbow Road range from £320,000 to £635,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.
House prices on Rainbow Road compared
Average sale price over the last 12 months. Rainbow Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CM17 house prices.
Average sale price by year
Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 17 recorded sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Average price | Last sold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | 11 | £453,677 | 12 Dec 2025 |
| Terraced | 4 | £407,500 | 25 May 2021 |
| Detached | 1 | £497,500 | 5 Jan 2022 |
Sold prices on Rainbow Road
| Address | Date | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5, Rainbow Road CM17 0QP | 12 Dec 2025 | £635,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 1, Rainbow Road CM17 0QP | 8 May 2025 | £500,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 21, Rainbow Road CM17 0QP | 10 Oct 2024 | £420,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 25, Rainbow Road CM17 0QP | 11 May 2023 | £325,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 2, Rainbow Road CM17 0QP | 17 Mar 2023 | £500,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 8, Rainbow Road CM17 0QP | 18 Jan 2023 | £420,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| Laurel Cottage, 5A, Rainbow Road CM17 0QP | 5 Jan 2022 | £497,500 | Detached | Freehold |
| 11, Rainbow Road CM17 0QP | 10 Dec 2021 | £436,500 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 17, Rainbow Road CM17 0QP | 29 Jun 2021 | £499,950 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 20, Rainbow Road CM17 0QP | 25 May 2021 | £469,999 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 5, Rainbow Road CM17 0QP | 29 Apr 2019 | £470,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| Laurel Cottage, 5A, Rainbow Road CM17 0QP | 22 Mar 2019 | £450,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 18, Rainbow Road CM17 0QP | 19 Jul 2017 | £410,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 5, Rainbow Road CM17 0QP | 21 Dec 2016 | £384,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 16, Rainbow Road CM17 0QP | 5 Aug 2016 | £320,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 6, Rainbow Road CM17 0QP | 8 Jul 2016 | £430,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 9, Rainbow Road CM17 0QP | 10 Jun 2016 | £400,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.
Sale history: homes sold more than once
| Address | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 5, Rainbow Road | £384,000 (Dec 2016) → £470,000 (Apr 2019) → £635,000 (Dec 2025) | +65% over 9 yrs |
| Laurel Cottage, 5A, Rainbow Road | £450,000 (Mar 2019) → £497,500 (Jan 2022) | +11% over 3 yrs |
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Schools near Rainbow Road
| School | Type | Ages | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 92 pupils | Primary Church of England | 4–11 | Good Report | 1.6 mi |
| Saint Nicholas School 439 pupils | Other independent school | 2–16 | Report | 1.6 mi |
| Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 62 pupils | Primary Church of England | 4–11 | Report | 1.7 mi |
| Churchgate Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Harlow 192 pupils | Primary Church of England | 5–11 | Good Report | 1.7 mi |
| Newhall Primary Academy 497 pupils | Primary | 2–11 | Good Report | 2.1 mi |
Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.
Getting around, shops and health
Train stations
- Harlow Mill station 2.6 mi · 53 min walk
- Sawbridgeworth station 2.7 mi · 55 min walk
- Harlow Town station 4.1 mi · 1 hr 23 min walk
Nearest bus stops
- Rainbow Road (adj, Harlow Rd) 2 min walk
- Rainbow Road (opp, Harlow Rd) 2 min walk
- The Fox (o/s, Matching Tye Rd) 2 min walk
- The Fox (opp, Matching Tye Rd) 3 min walk
GP surgeries
- Old Harlow Health Centre
Jenner Hse, Garden Tce Rd, Harlow · 2.5 mi - The Eden Surgeries
Broomfields, Hatfield Heath, Bishops Stortford · 2.5 mi - Church Langley Medical Practice
Church Langley Way, Harlow · 2.7 mi - Central Surgery
Bell Street, Sawbridgeworth · 2.9 mi
Supermarkets
- The Co-operative Food Co-op Hatfield Heath · 2.4 mi
- The Co-operative Food Co-op Newhall Neighbourhood Centre · 2.5 mi
- The Co-operative Food Co-op Harlow · 2.5 mi
- Tesco Tesco Harlow Superstore · 2.7 mi
Dentists
- High Street (dental Surgery) · 2.5 mi
- R M Whetstone Dental Practice · 2.5 mi
- Mulberry Clinics · 2.6 mi
Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.
Area profile
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.
| Income | 7 of 10 |
| Employment | 7 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 5 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 10 of 10 |
| Crime | 5 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 2 of 10 |
| Living environment | 3 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Homes
| Here | Eng & Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned | 76.7% | 62.5% |
| Private rented | 12.4% | 20.3% |
| Social rented | 10.7% | 17.1% |
| Households | 935 |
People
| Here | Eng & Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.5% | 17.4% |
| Aged 15–64 | 63.6% | 64.1% |
| Aged 65+ | 20.8% | 18.6% |
| Residents | 2,352 |
Broadband
| Here | UK | |
|---|---|---|
| Superfast (30Mbit+) | 100% | 95% |
| Ultrafast (300Mbit+) | 0% | 80% |
| Gigabit-capable | 0% | 80% |
Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.
Mobile signal
| Here | Eng & Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| 4G indoors, all 4 networks | 84% | 89% |
| 4G indoors, at least 1 network | 99% | 100% |
| 4G outdoors, all 4 networks | 99% | 99% |
| Calls indoors, all 4 networks | 89% | 92% |
Share of homes across Epping Forest with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.
Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
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Who lives around Rainbow Road
Ethnic group
| Here | Epping Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 95.3% | 84.1% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 2.2% | 3.6% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 1.6% | 7.2% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 0.5% | 2.9% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.4% | 2.2% |
Religion
| Here | Epping Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 53.9% | 49.4% |
| No religion | 38.9% | 33.3% |
| Not answered | 4.6% | 6% |
| Jewish | 0.9% | 3.2% |
| Hindu | 0.7% | 2.1% |
| Other religion | 0.4% | 0.6% |
| Muslim | 0.3% | 3.5% |
| Buddhist | 0.2% | – |
Country of birth
| Here | Epping Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 94.3% | 86.1% |
| Born outside the UK | 5.7% | 13.9% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Epping Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 27.8% | 32.4% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 18.1% | 16% |
| No qualifications | 17.4% | 18.9% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 17.1% | 14.7% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 11.1% | 10.4% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9% | 5% |
| Other qualifications | 2.6% | 2.7% |
General health
| Here | Epping Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 54.6% | 51.8% |
| Good health | 31.9% | 32.9% |
| Fair health | 10.6% | 11.2% |
| Bad health | 2.2% | 3.1% |
| Very bad health | 0.6% | 1% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Epping Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 cars or vans in household | 40.9% | 30.5% |
| 1 car or van in household | 27.9% | 42.2% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 23.6% | 13.3% |
| No cars or vans in household | 7.6% | 14% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Epping Forest.
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