Blackmore

9°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 7° · 21% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:59Sunset 16:24

9h 25m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

38US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Stanford-le-Hope Roadside, United Kingdom

• 7.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.6% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

5 reported · August 2026▲ 67% YoY

• Vehicle crime2
• Anti-social behaviour1
• Other theft1
• Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Brentwood North · Essex

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

143 reported road collisions (2025)

40 killed or seriously injured · 180 casualties · 18.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

29 food businesses within 2 miles

• 21 rated 4–5 ★ (17 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Ongar (5.4 km)
• 15 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

£522,672 average▲ 0.3% YoY

Across Brentwood · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,620 average monthly rent▲ 2.5% YoY

• 1 bed £1,107
• 2 bed £1,399
• 3 bed £1,716

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

12.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 12.9 times median annual pay (13.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,163 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (10.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 193.9p · Esso (10.6 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

4 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 120 kW
• Nearest: InstaVolt Chipping Ongar (5.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools3
• Sports pitches4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

77,046 residents in Brentwood · 503/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,374
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,164
• Net moves+1,210

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 262 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,258 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band D (25% of 35,360)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

34 schools · 16,746 pupils

23 primary · 6 secondary · 5 other

Ofsted: 13 of 13 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)

31 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Brentwood

1,574 CQC-registered services

• Care homes408
• GP practices229
• Dentists312
• Homecare agencies474
• Hospitals & hospices40

CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 17 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Essex

• Not in the Green Belt
• 48 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

145 applications decided

84.8% granted · 123 granted, 22 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Alex Burghart

Conservative

Brentwood and Ongar

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat / Labour / Independent coalition

• Lab 2
• Con 11
• LD 16
• Ref 8
• Oth 2

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools1
• Parks & greens2
• Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,910 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£952 median full-time weekly pay

2.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£38,454 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

44% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 36,404 certificates

7.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

76% low-carbon electricity

Wind 46% · Gas 22% · Nuclear 20% · Biomass 11%

101 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.6 yrs women · 81.2 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Essex): 62.4 women · 62.7 men

59% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.9
• Feeling worthwhile8.1
• Happiness yesterday7.8
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

2 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in CM4

• Stock Surgery
• The New Folly Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Brentwood and Ongar:

• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth256 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK176 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND170 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills155 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately144 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Blackmore Priory · 0.3 km

  Blackmore Priory was a priory in Essex, England. It was established as an Augustinian Priory with a Prior and twelve Canons, who were not monks but ordained priests. They would be expected to work in the parish as wel…

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  St Laurence's Church, Blackmore · 0.3 km

  St Laurence's Church is an Anglican church, in the village of Blackmore, Essex, England. It is a former priory church, and is noted for its wooden bell tower. It is a Grade I listed building.

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  Blackmore · 0.8 km

  Blackmore is a village in Essex, England. It is located approximately 3 miles (5 km) east of Chipping Ongar and 4 miles (7 km) north of Brentwood. The village is in the parish of Blackmore, Hook End and Wyatts Green i…

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  Nine Ashes · 1.2 km

  Nine Ashes is a hamlet in the civil parish of High Ongar, in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England. The hamlet, a linear development along Nine Ashes Road, is less than 1 mile south from the Harlow to Chelmsfor…

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  Blackmore, Hook End and Wyatts Green · 1.5 km

  Blackmore, Hook End and Wyatts Green is a civil parish in the Borough of Brentwood in Essex, England. The parish includes the village of Blackmore and the settlements of Hook End and Wyatts Green; the latter two are n…

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  King Street, Essex · 1.9 km

  King Street is a hamlet in the High Ongar civil parish of the Epping Forest district of Essex, England. The hamlet, a linear development along King Street road, is 300 yards (274 m) south of the A414 Harlow-Chelmsford…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)