Harlow in figures

A profile of Harlow from official statistics: 11 figures in 4 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Harlow was 98,543 in 2025, up 0.4% from 2024.

Population98,5432025Up 0.4% from 2024
Population aged 65 and over14.7%2025Up 0.3 percentage points from 2024
Foreign-born population share18.3%2021No 2020 figure to compare
Net domestic migration, July to June-3712025Compared with 247 in 2024
80K85K90K95K100K201120142017202020252011: 82,177 persons2012: 83,478 persons2013: 84,743 persons2014: 86,531 persons2015: 87,797 persons2016: 88,913 persons2017: 89,824 persons2018: 90,695 persons2019: 91,952 persons2020: 92,415 persons2021: 93,428 persons2022: 94,556 persons2023: 96,341 persons2024: 98,130 persons2025: 98,543 persons80K85K90K95K100K20112016202120252011: 82,177 persons2012: 83,478 persons2013: 84,743 persons2014: 86,531 persons2015: 87,797 persons2016: 88,913 persons2017: 89,824 persons2018: 90,695 persons2019: 91,952 persons2020: 92,415 persons2021: 93,428 persons2022: 94,556 persons2023: 96,341 persons2024: 98,130 persons2025: 98,543 persons
Population, 2011 to 2025. persons. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: aged 65 and over, both sexes, percent of all ages, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Census 2021, TS004 Country of birth: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, percent, 100 minus the published share born in the United Kingdom (ONS, Nomis NM_2024_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Mid-year population estimates, components of change for UK local authorities: net internal migration, mid-year to mid-year (ONS, MYEB3). Population and demography statistics and rankings

Economy

Gross domestic product (GDP) in Harlow (pounds sterling) was £3.16 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 9.9% from 2023.

Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling£3.16 billion2024, provisionalUp 9.9% from 2023
GDP per head, pounds sterling£32,1202024, provisionalUp 7.9% from 2023
1,5002,0002,5003,0003,50020002004200820122016202020242000: 1,538 GBP million2001: 1,638 GBP million2002: 1,696 GBP million2003: 1,892 GBP million2004: 1,973 GBP million2005: 2,032 GBP million2006: 2,132 GBP million2007: 2,194 GBP million2008: 2,194 GBP million2009: 2,045 GBP million2010: 2,151 GBP million2011: 2,086 GBP million2012: 2,094 GBP million2013: 2,158 GBP million2014: 2,191 GBP million2015: 2,290 GBP million2016: 2,385 GBP million2017: 2,574 GBP million2018: 2,644 GBP million2019: 2,488 GBP million2020: 2,252 GBP million2021: 2,626 GBP million2022: 2,727 GBP million2023: 2,870 GBP million2024: 3,155 GBP million1,5002,0002,5003,0003,5002000200920242000: 1,538 GBP million2001: 1,638 GBP million2002: 1,696 GBP million2003: 1,892 GBP million2004: 1,973 GBP million2005: 2,032 GBP million2006: 2,132 GBP million2007: 2,194 GBP million2008: 2,194 GBP million2009: 2,045 GBP million2010: 2,151 GBP million2011: 2,086 GBP million2012: 2,094 GBP million2013: 2,158 GBP million2014: 2,191 GBP million2015: 2,290 GBP million2016: 2,385 GBP million2017: 2,574 GBP million2018: 2,644 GBP million2019: 2,488 GBP million2020: 2,252 GBP million2021: 2,626 GBP million2022: 2,727 GBP million2023: 2,870 GBP million2024: 3,155 GBP million
Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling, 2000 to 2024. GBP million. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP per head at current market prices, pounds (ONS, Table 7). Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Average house price in Harlow (pounds sterling) was £319,860 (provisional) in July 2026, up 4.4% from July 2025.

Average house price, pounds sterling£319,860July 2026, provisionalUp 4.4% from July 2025
House price annual change, monthly4.4%July 2026, provisionalUp 4.7 percentage points from July 2025
Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling£1,521August 2026, provisionalUp 4% from August 2025
280K290K300K310K320K330K2021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-072021-07: 287,950 GBP2021-08: 289,905 GBP2021-09: 294,866 GBP2021-10: 295,954 GBP2021-11: 299,709 GBP2021-12: 298,349 GBP2022-01: 298,479 GBP2022-02: 299,863 GBP2022-03: 300,624 GBP2022-04: 303,946 GBP2022-05: 306,468 GBP2022-06: 308,877 GBP2022-07: 311,874 GBP2022-08: 317,286 GBP2022-09: 321,811 GBP2022-10: 323,640 GBP2022-11: 320,684 GBP2022-12: 321,620 GBP2023-01: 326,914 GBP2023-02: 326,526 GBP2023-03: 322,404 GBP2023-04: 311,629 GBP2023-05: 310,296 GBP2023-06: 311,858 GBP2023-07: 313,158 GBP2023-08: 312,603 GBP2023-09: 314,021 GBP2023-10: 312,251 GBP2023-11: 313,207 GBP2023-12: 312,544 GBP2024-01: 312,367 GBP2024-02: 313,986 GBP2024-03: 310,255 GBP2024-04: 311,595 GBP2024-05: 306,158 GBP2024-06: 303,189 GBP2024-07: 307,166 GBP2024-08: 306,854 GBP2024-09: 315,984 GBP2024-10: 312,128 GBP2024-11: 317,864 GBP2024-12: 316,891 GBP2025-01: 313,747 GBP2025-02: 306,106 GBP2025-03: 300,278 GBP2025-04: 302,767 GBP2025-05: 307,896 GBP2025-06: 308,195 GBP2025-07: 306,384 GBP2025-08: 304,267 GBP2025-09: 305,134 GBP2025-10: 306,420 GBP2025-11: 306,057 GBP2025-12: 310,007 GBP2026-01: 312,578 GBP2026-02: 321,459 GBP2026-03: 316,340 GBP2026-04: 315,554 GBP2026-05: 311,539 GBP2026-06: 314,050 GBP2026-07: 319,860 GBP280K290K300K310K320K330K2021-072023-042025-012026-072021-07: 287,950 GBP2021-08: 289,905 GBP2021-09: 294,866 GBP2021-10: 295,954 GBP2021-11: 299,709 GBP2021-12: 298,349 GBP2022-01: 298,479 GBP2022-02: 299,863 GBP2022-03: 300,624 GBP2022-04: 303,946 GBP2022-05: 306,468 GBP2022-06: 308,877 GBP2022-07: 311,874 GBP2022-08: 317,286 GBP2022-09: 321,811 GBP2022-10: 323,640 GBP2022-11: 320,684 GBP2022-12: 321,620 GBP2023-01: 326,914 GBP2023-02: 326,526 GBP2023-03: 322,404 GBP2023-04: 311,629 GBP2023-05: 310,296 GBP2023-06: 311,858 GBP2023-07: 313,158 GBP2023-08: 312,603 GBP2023-09: 314,021 GBP2023-10: 312,251 GBP2023-11: 313,207 GBP2023-12: 312,544 GBP2024-01: 312,367 GBP2024-02: 313,986 GBP2024-03: 310,255 GBP2024-04: 311,595 GBP2024-05: 306,158 GBP2024-06: 303,189 GBP2024-07: 307,166 GBP2024-08: 306,854 GBP2024-09: 315,984 GBP2024-10: 312,128 GBP2024-11: 317,864 GBP2024-12: 316,891 GBP2025-01: 313,747 GBP2025-02: 306,106 GBP2025-03: 300,278 GBP2025-04: 302,767 GBP2025-05: 307,896 GBP2025-06: 308,195 GBP2025-07: 306,384 GBP2025-08: 304,267 GBP2025-09: 305,134 GBP2025-10: 306,420 GBP2025-11: 306,057 GBP2025-12: 310,007 GBP2026-01: 312,578 GBP2026-02: 321,459 GBP2026-03: 316,340 GBP2026-04: 315,554 GBP2026-05: 311,539 GBP2026-06: 314,050 GBP2026-07: 319,860 GBP
Average house price, pounds sterling, July 2021 to July 2026. GBP. Source: HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file).

Sources: HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file); HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Active enterprises in Harlow were 3,925 in 2024, up 1.7% from 2023.

Active enterprises3,9252024Up 1.7% from 2023
Enterprise births5302024Down 1.9% from 2023
3,5003,6003,7003,8003,9004,0002019202020212022202320242019: 3,510 count2020: 3,620 count2021: 3,745 count2022: 3,800 count2023: 3,860 count2024: 3,925 count3,4003,6003,8004,0002019202120242019: 3,510 count2020: 3,620 count2021: 3,745 count2022: 3,800 count2023: 3,860 count2024: 3,925 count
Active enterprises, 2019 to 2024. count. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country.

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country; Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=200&measures=20100&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  2. Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: aged 65 and over, both sexes, percent of all ages, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=209&measures=20301&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  3. Office for National Statistics. Census 2021, TS004 Country of birth: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, percent, 100 minus the published share born in the United Kingdom (ONS, Nomis NM_2024_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2024_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&c2021_cob_12=1&measures=20301&time=2021,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  4. Office for National Statistics. Mid-year population estimates, components of change for UK local authorities: net internal migration, mid-year to mid-year (ONS, MYEB3). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/populationestimatesforukenglandandwalesscotlandandnorthernireland/mid2011tomid2025. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  5. Office for National Statistics. Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductlocalauthorities/1998to2024. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  6. Office for National Statistics. Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP per head at current market prices, pounds (ONS, Table 7). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductlocalauthorities/1998to2024. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  7. HM Land Registry. UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-07.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  8. HM Land Registry. UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-07.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  9. Office for National Statistics. Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/datasets/priceindexofprivaterentsukmonthlypricestatistics/16september2026. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  10. Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  11. Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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