OFFICIAL ONS DATAJULY 2026

Average rent in Harlow

Private rents in Harlow average £1,518 a month across all property sizes, up 4.2% over the last year. These are the official Office for National Statistics figures, not portal asking rents, so they reflect what tenants actually pay.

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All sizes
£1,518
1-bed
£1,021
2-bed
£1,325
3-bed
£1,570
4+ bed
£2,195
Flats
£1,126

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The £1,518 average above is the whole district, every size and condition mixed together. It's a fair sanity check, but it isn't a valuation of one property, and the gap between a 1-bed at £1,021 and a 3-bed at £1,570 shows why. For an actual figure you need the specific address: its size, its EPC, its street, and what comparable homes nearby genuinely let for.

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Two years of rents in Harlow
Two-year change: +14.4%Five-year change: +32.3%Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents
Rents are up 1% over the last six months, against +3.1% in the six before: rises are slowing.
What homes sell for, by postcode area
CM17510 sales£400,000CM19230 sales£350,000CM18348 sales£325,000CM20306 sales£316,250
Median sold prices over the last two years, HM Land Registry. District-wide median: £336,908.
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What next door costs
Harlow is the 1st cheapest of these 7 on a 2-bed, average rent by bedrooms
Area
2 bed
3 bed
4+ bed
1HarlowYou are here£1,325£1,570£2,195
2East Hertfordshire£1,370£1,657£2,4273Brentwood£1,397£1,714£2,4054Broxbourne£1,453£1,782£2,4995Epping Forest£1,583£1,939£2,8776Redbridge£1,679£1,977£2,7077Enfield£1,758£2,090£2,798
Nearest by the centre point of each area, so a very large or coastal area can throw up a neighbour that is not a natural comparison.
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Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026, average private rents by local authority. Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Figures are area averages, not valuations of any individual property.