Great Parndon & Katherines
Harlow 009 · 5 sub-areas · 6,717 residents
Harlow 009 is a residential part of Harlow in the East of England, home to around 6,700 people. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £1,320 a month — slightly above the Harlow average for new renters, though well below what you'd pay in the commuter belt closer to London. The neighbourhood skews notably older than many comparable areas, with a high share of owner-occupiers.
Great Parndon & Katherines is a mid-density neighbourhood of Harlow in the East of England region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services.
Overview
What's it like to live in Great Parndon & Katherines?
The area is unusually green for its density — 6 parks and 1 playgrounds sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,513 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Great Parndon & Katherines in Harlow
Living in Great Parndon & Katherines
Harlow 009 has the feel of a settled, largely owner-occupied suburb — more than six in ten households own their home, which gives the streets a stability you don't always find in rental-heavy parts of Essex. Green space is genuinely close: the nearest park or open space is under 200 metres away on average, and around 86% of residents can reach walkable greenery without much effort.
The cost picture sits in the middle of Harlow's range. A two-bedroom home runs around £1,320 a month — noticeably cheaper than the commuter-belt towns further south towards London, and in line with the broader Harlow market. Council tax (Band D) comes to roughly £2,299 a year, which is on the higher side for the region. If you're buying, the median sale price is around £370,000, meaning a first-time buyer saving for a deposit is looking at roughly six years on a typical local salary.
The population here is unusually evenly spread across age groups — roughly a fifth in each bracket from under-18s through to over-65s. That even spread, combined with a 22% social housing share and a relatively modest degree-holder rate of around 22%, gives the area a broadly mixed demographic feel. It's not a young professional enclave, and it's not a retirement pocket — it's a genuinely mixed community.
For commuters, the nearest mainline rail station is roughly 3.2 km away — about a 40-minute walk, so most people drive. Around 65% of residents travel to work by car, and only about 5% use public transport for the daily commute. The rail journey to London runs around 67 minutes. Working from home is common here too — nearly 21% of residents do so at least some of the time, supported by 100% gigabit broadband coverage across the neighbourhood.
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Frequently asked
- Is Harlow 009 a nice place to live?
- It's a settled, mostly owner-occupied neighbourhood with good green space access — the nearest park is under 200 metres away for most residents. Crime is below the national average and the community skews older and more established. The trade-off is that the school quality picture is weaker than you'd hope, with only around 44% of nearby schools rated Good or Outstanding.
- What is the rent in Harlow 009?
- A one-bedroom flat runs around £1,016 a month, a two-bedroom around £1,319, and a three-bedroom around £1,563. Rents rose roughly 6.7% in the past year. These are estimates scaled from council-level ONS data using local sale prices rather than direct neighbourhood-level survey figures.
- Is Harlow 009 safe?
- Relatively so. The crime rate here is around 64 per 1,000 residents annually, which is noticeably below the UK national rate of roughly 80 per 1,000. It's not crime-free, but the overall picture is calmer than the wider Harlow town centre.
- What's the commute from Harlow 009 to London?
- By public transport (rail), it's around 67 minutes to London. The nearest mainline station is about 3.2 km away, so most residents drive to it. Around 65% of residents commute by car generally, and only about 5% use public transport for their daily journey to work.
- Who lives in Harlow 009?
- A genuinely mixed, multi-generational community. Each age group from under-18s to over-65s makes up roughly a fifth of the 6,700 residents. Around 65% own their home, 22% are in social housing, and only 12.5% privately rent — giving the area a more settled feel than many comparable Essex neighbourhoods.
- What schools are near Harlow 009?
- There are 61 schools within 2 km of typical residents, so access isn't the issue. Quality is more of a concern — only around 44% of those nearby schools are rated Good or Outstanding, well below the national average. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1.6 km away, so it's worth researching individual options carefully.
- How good is broadband in Harlow 009?
- Excellent. The entire neighbourhood has access to gigabit-speed broadband, and no properties fall below the universal service obligation minimum. If you work from home — as around 21% of residents do — connectivity won't be a problem here.