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Rushes Mead, Harlow

MyStreetCheck free street report: Rushes Mead, Harlow · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/harlow-essex/rushes-mead/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CM18 6QA, CM18 6QD, CM18 6QB.

Average price (last 12 months)
£312,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£280,121
33 sales
Price range
£50k – £430k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
22 Dec 2025
CM18 6QA

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At a glance

House prices£313k average16% below the Harlow average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station31 min walkHarlow Town station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband99% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 36 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

33 property sales on Rushes Mead, Harlow have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £312,500. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £279,344. Average sale prices rose from £224,599 in 2016 to £305,000 in 2025 (+36%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 16% below the Harlow average of £371,378 over the same period. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 97% terraced, 3% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Rushes Mead range from £50,000 to £430,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 189 streets in Harlow with at least two sales in the last year, Rushes Mead ranks 123rd for average price.

House prices on Rushes Mead compared

Rushes Mead£312,500
CM18 postcode area£332,894
Harlow£371,378
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CM18 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £224,599 (5 sales)2016£225k2017: £270,167 (3 sales)2017£270k2018: £252,500 (2 sales)2018£253k2019: £256,750 (4 sales)2019£257k2020: £280,000 (1 sales)2020£280k2021: £307,667 (3 sales)2021£308k2022: £318,917 (6 sales)2022£319k2023: £286,400 (5 sales)2023£286k2024: £315,000 (1 sales)2024£315k2025: £305,000 (3 sales)2025£305k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 36 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced32£279,34422 Dec 2025
Semi-detached1£305,0001 Feb 2021

Sold prices on Rushes Mead

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
7, Rushes Mead CM18 6QA 22 Dec 2025£325,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Rushes Mead CM18 6QA 13 Nov 2025£300,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Rushes Mead CM18 6QA 11 Aug 2025£315,000 TerracedFreehold
105, Rushes Mead CM18 6QD 28 Jan 2025£290,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Rushes Mead CM18 6QA 19 Jan 2024£315,000 TerracedFreehold
99, Rushes Mead CM18 6QD 29 Sep 2023£300,000 TerracedFreehold
78, Rushes Mead CM18 6QD 4 Aug 2023£387,000 TerracedFreehold
73, Rushes Mead CM18 6QD 23 Jun 2023£315,000 TerracedFreehold
97, Rushes Mead CM18 6QD 5 Jun 2023£280,000 TerracedFreehold
100, Rushes Mead CM18 6QD 11 Apr 2023£150,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Rushes Mead CM18 6QA 2 Dec 2022£340,500 TerracedFreehold
12, Rushes Mead CM18 6QA 26 Oct 2022£282,000 TerracedFreehold
86, Rushes Mead CM18 6QD 27 May 2022£290,000 TerracedFreehold
94, Rushes Mead CM18 6QD 25 May 2022£278,000 TerracedFreehold
92, Rushes Mead CM18 6QD 31 Mar 2022£430,000 TerracedFreehold
128, Rushes Mead CM18 6QE 11 Feb 2022£290,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Rushes Mead CM18 6QA 21 Jan 2022£285,000 TerracedFreehold
65A, Rushes Mead CM18 6QB 4 Jun 2021£285,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Rushes Mead CM18 6QA 30 Mar 2021£333,000 TerracedFreehold
69, Rushes Mead CM18 6QB 1 Feb 2021£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Rushes Mead CM18 6QA 29 Jun 2020£280,000 TerracedFreehold
65, Rushes Mead CM18 6QB 3 Dec 2019£230,000 TerracedFreehold
83, Rushes Mead CM18 6QD 8 Nov 2019£242,000 TerracedFreehold
49, Rushes Mead CM18 6QB 30 Jul 2019£285,000 TerracedFreehold
39, Rushes Mead CM18 6QA 21 Feb 2019£270,000 TerracedFreehold
115, Rushes Mead CM18 6QE 16 May 2018£245,000 TerracedFreehold
43, Rushes Mead CM18 6QA 5 Jan 2018£260,000 TerracedFreehold
76, Rushes Mead CM18 6QD 15 Dec 2017£293,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Rushes Mead CM18 6QA 11 Sep 2017£252,500 TerracedFreehold
65A, Rushes Mead CM18 6QB 8 Jun 2017£415,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Rushes Mead CM18 6QA 5 Jun 2017£265,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Rushes Mead CM18 6QA 9 Dec 2016£279,995 TerracedFreehold
51, Rushes Mead CM18 6QB 9 Dec 2016£260,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Rushes Mead CM18 6QA 5 Oct 2016£50,000 TerracedFreehold
78, Rushes Mead CM18 6QD 20 May 2016£293,000 TerracedFreehold
58, Rushes Mead CM18 6QB 8 Feb 2016£240,000 TerracedFreehold

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

AddressSalesChange
38, Rushes Mead £252,500 (Sep 2017) → £300,000 (Nov 2025) +19%
over 8 yrs
78, Rushes Mead £293,000 (May 2016) → £387,000 (Aug 2023) +32%
over 7 yrs
11, Rushes Mead £279,995 (Dec 2016) → £340,500 (Dec 2022) +22%
over 6 yrs
65A, Rushes Mead £415,000 (Jun 2017) → £285,000 (Jun 2021) -31%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Rushes Mead

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School 185 pupils Primary Church of England 3–7 Report 0.3 mi
William Martin Church of England Junior School 234 pupils Primary Church of England 7–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
St Mark's West Essex Catholic School 1,099 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Good Report 0.3 mi
Sir Frederick Gibberd College 880 pupils Secondary 11–19 Report 0.3 mi
Harlow Fields School and College 213 pupils Community special school 3–19 Report 0.3 mi
Abbotsweld Primary Academy 307 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.4 mi
Pear Tree Mead Academy 460 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.6 mi
The Greenwell Academy 19 pupils Free schools special 7–16 Report 0.6 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 Town station 1.6 mi · 31 min walk
  • Harlow Mill station 2.4 mi · 48 min walk
  • Roydon station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 3 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • The Fortunes (adj, Tawneys Rd) 1 min walk
  • The Fortunes (opp, Tawneys Rd) 2 min walk
  • Westfield (opp, Tripton Rd) 3 min walk
  • Westfield (adj, Tripton Rd) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Hamilton Practice
    Keats House, The Fairway, Harlow · 0.4 mi
  • The Ross Practice
    Keats House, Bush Fair, Harlow · 0.4 mi
  • Sydenham House Surgery
    Sydenham House, Monswick Road, Harlow · 0.7 mi
  • Lister Medical Centre
    Lister House Health Centre, Abercrombie Way, Harlow · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Tye Green · 0.3 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Harlow Long House · 0.3 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Harlow · 0.4 mi
  • Asda Superstore Asda Harlow Superstore · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.3 mi
  • Greenway Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Netteswell Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Lister House Dental Centre · 0.7 mi
  • B M Mehta And Associates · 0.8 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

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This neighbourhood is in decile 5 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.

Income4 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned55.6%62.5%
Private rented12.6%20.3%
Social rented31.9%17.1%
Households621

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1523.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.5%64.1%
Aged 65+13.2%18.6%
Residents1,677

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)99%80%
Gigabit-capable99%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

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks97%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks100%92%

Share of homes across Harlow 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 Rushes Mead

Ethnic group

HereHarlow
White86.7%82.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.3%6.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.5%6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%3.3%
Other ethnic group1.1%1.8%

Religion

HereHarlow
No religion47.2%43.4%
Christian42%44.7%
Not answered6%5.4%
Muslim2.9%4%
Hindu1.2%1%
Other religion0.6%0.7%
Buddhist0.1%0.4%
Jewish0%0.3%

Country of birth

HereHarlow
Born in the UK84.3%81.7%
Born outside the UK15.7%18.3%

Highest qualification

HereHarlow
No qualifications21.1%21%
Level 4 qualifications and above20.6%24.4%
Level 3 qualifications17.9%16.6%
Level 2 qualifications16.5%15.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.9%13.4%
Apprenticeship5.9%5.6%
Other qualifications3%3%

General health

HereHarlow
Very good health49.4%47.7%
Good health33%34.4%
Fair health12.2%12.8%
Bad health3.9%3.9%
Very bad health1.4%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereHarlow
1 car or van in household37.3%41.7%
2 cars or vans in household31.6%27.5%
No cars or vans in household20.3%21.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.8%9%

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 Harlow.

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