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On Purford Green, in Bush Fair & Brays Grove
What it's like at CM18 6HL: every home that has sold on Purford Green since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
5 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 3 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Purford Green; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 62 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 27, Purford GreenTerraced | Nov 2024 | £300,000 | 74 m² | £4,054/m² | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28, Purford GreenSemi-detached | Apr 2004 | £127,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 30, Purford GreenTerraced | Jun 2009 | £135,000 | 83 m² | £1,627/m² | 1 |
| 32, Purford GreenTerraced | Feb 2010 | £155,500 | 70 m² | £2,221/m² | 1 |
| 35, Purford GreenTerraced | Jul 1997 | £59,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 36, Purford GreenSemi-detached | May 2007 | £189,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 37, Purford GreenTerraced | Dec 1997 | £59,925 | 94 m² | £638/m² | 1 |
| 39, Purford GreenDetached | Sept 2023 | £625,000 | 195 m² | £3,205/m² | 2 |
| 41, Purford GreenDetached | May 2018 | £570,000 | 199 m² | £2,864/m² | 2 |
| 42, Purford GreenDetached | Apr 2016 | £277,000 | 109 m² | £2,541/m² | 1 |
| 43, Purford GreenSemi-detached | Jan 2014 | £220,000 | 100 m² | £2,200/m² | 2 |
| 44, Purford GreenSemi-detached | Jul 2019 | £347,000 | 122 m² | £2,844/m² | 3 |
| 45, Purford GreenSemi-detached | Nov 2013 | £213,000 | 109 m² | £1,954/m² | 1 |
| 46, Purford GreenSemi-detached | May 2002 | £151,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 48, Purford GreenSemi-detached | May 1995 | £80,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 69, Purford GreenTerraced | Nov 2016 | £297,000 | 65 m² | £4,569/m² | 4 |
| 70, Purford GreenTerraced | Jul 2016 | £270,000 | 93 m² | £2,903/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Harlow Town, a short drive or bike ride (2.7 km), with 1.8m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
The nearest bus stop is Nicholls Field, 150 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (routes 21, 27); 42 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 33 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Purford Green Primary School, a few minutes' walk (150 m); 72% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery (1.9 km).
The nearest secondary is Passmores Academy, 600 m away; Attainment 8: 34.8 · 3.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co-op, 150 m away; Morrisons (550 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Hamilton Practice (700 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, Salon 112 is 1.6 km away.
The nearest full A&E is The Princess Alexandra Hospital, 2.1 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 71% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 67% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Harlow Rugby Club is the closest café or restaurant (550 m), and The Phoenix Pub the nearest pub (400 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 106 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 19% flats and 7% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Bush Fair Park & Paddling Pool, 600 m away; for exercise, Tye Green Leisure Centre (500 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Stansted is 17 km away.
Most households own their home, 12% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
23 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Harlow constituency: Chris Vince MP (Labour (Co-op)), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 2,504 (5.8%), turnout 58%. Vote shares: Labour 38%, Conservative 32%, Reform UK 22%, Green Party 5%.
18 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near CM18 6HL →
On this street: 1 of 47 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 2.0% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 2.6% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 94.3% | 93.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.1% | 4.6% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 1.0% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Leigh Bell Wharf · about 44 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 62 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.