Harlow property market review Q1 & Q2 2026
Jukes Estate Agents look at the first half of 2026 and see what has happened to the Harlow property market.
At first glance, that things that stand out seems to be that: Firstly, over 25% of sales fell through. Secondly, 34% were withdrawn from the market unsold. Thirdly, only 54% of listed property has sold and exchanged. Finally, 45% underwent a price reduction. Data supplied by TwentyEA (https://apps.twentyea.co.uk/).
Instructions
The graphic above shows the overall listings in the first half of 2026 in Harlow. You can also see the monthly breakdown which shows an average of 189 properties each month listed. This in turns means that Jan, Feb and Mar all produced above average figures whilst Apr, May & June saw below average figures.
Sold Subject to Contract (SSTC)
The graphic above shows that 900 properties have sold subject to contract (SSTC) in the first half of 2026. The monthly average for Q1 & Q2 is 150. Therefore when we look at the individual months, we can see that February, April & June all achieved higher than average. January, March & May all returned lower than average figures. However, there really is little difference in any of the months.
Exchanged Contracts
Harlow property market review Q1 & Q2 2026
The graphic above shows that in the first half of 2026, 119 properties sold and exchanged contracts. The monthly average for Q1 & Q2 is 103. Therefore the following can be ascertained. Firstly, January, March and May returned above average results. Secondly, February, April & June returned lower than average results.
Price reduction
The graphic above shows that for the first half of 2026, 513 properties had their sale price reduced. The monthly average for Q1 & Q2 is 85. Therefore, the following can be found. March and June both performed higher than average whilst January, February, April & May all performed at lower than average.
Sale fall throughs
The graphic above shows that for the first half of 2026, 231 sales fell through. That’s 26% of all sales! The monthly average for Q1 & Q2 is 39. January, April & June all had more fall throughs than average, whilst February, March and May all did better than average.
Withdrawn from market
The graphic above shows that for the first half of 2026, 391 properties were withdrawn from the market. That is 34% of all properties listed! The monthly average for Q1 & Q2 is 65. Therefore, February, March and June all had more withdrawals than average, whilst January, April & May all had fewer than average.