Brentwood
Brentwood is a town in Essex, England, with a population of around 52,586. It has around 1 GP surgery, 2 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, around 3 restaurants and cafés, 23 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Shenfield, 0.7 km away. The average sold house price is around £612,191, and there were around 198 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Brentwood area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Brentwood area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 77,046 residents at roughly 503 people per km².
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 59th of 294 English council areas — better than 80% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
10°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 10° / 9° · 29% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:58Sunset 16:26
9h 29m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
53US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Stanford-le-Hope Roadside, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 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
Crime
217 reported · August 2026▲ 11% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences64
- Shoplifting39
- Anti-social behaviour33
- Vehicle crime17
28 stop & searches
Neighbourhood team: Brentwood Town Centre · Essex
Local policing priorities
- Antisocial Behaviour (ASB) - Concerns from residents about ASB in Brentwood particularly in hotspot areas including, Brentwood High Stree…
- Violent Crime - Concerns about serious violence and drug-related harm in Brentwood.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
358 food businesses within 2 miles
- 296 rated 4–5 ★ (257 top)
- 6 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Brentwood (0.9 km)
- 37 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Brentwood (1.0 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail
House prices
£522,672 average▲ 0.3% YoY
Across Brentwood · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£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
Affordability
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
Property sales
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · BP (6.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · BP (6.6 km)
6 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
23 charging locations within ~8 km
- 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 300 kW
- Nearest: Brentwood Town Hall (0.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Gyms3
- Swimming pools3
- Sports pitches63
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds8
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
77,046 residents in Brentwood · 503/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 20%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- 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
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 262 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£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
Schools
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)
Secondary schools:
- Anglo European SchoolGood
- Brentwood County High SchoolGood
- Brentwood Ursuline Convent High SchoolGood
- Becket Keys Church of England Free School
- Shenfield High School
- St Martin's School Brentwood
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Brentwood
Care & health services
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
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Brentwood Town Centre)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 68 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
145 applications decided
84.8% granted · 123 granted, 22 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Alex Burghart
Conservative
Brentwood and Ongar
Recent votes:
- NoRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
- AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
- AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat / Labour / Independent coalition
- Lab 2
- Con 11
- LD 16
- Ref 8
- Oth 2
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools12
- GPs & clinics4
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets4
- Parks & greens32
- Restaurants & cafés64
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,910 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
489 jobs advertised · £39,234 avg
e.g. Delivery Driver (Part Time 24 hours) - Erith, Delivery Driver - Erith, Care Support Worker - Brentwood
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£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
Energy efficiency
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
Grid electricity
70% low-carbon electricity
Wind 44% · Gas 29% · Nuclear 17% · Biomass 9%
125 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
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
Wellbeing
- 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
Health services
1 GP surgery · 3 pharmacies in CM14
- Beechwood Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
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
Notable places nearby
Brentwood School, Essex · 0.1 kmBrentwood School is a selective, independent day and boarding school in Brentwood, Essex, England in the public school tradition. The school comprises a preparatory school, senior school and sixth form, as well as boa…
Brentwood, Essex · 0.1 kmBrentwood is a town in Essex, England. It forms part of the London commuter belt, lying 20 miles (32 km) north-east of Charing Cross in central London, and just outside the M25 London Orbital Motorway. Its suburbs inc…
- Tikvah Chadasha · 0.1 km
Tikvah Chadasha, also known as the Brentwood Reform Synagogue, Rosh Tikvah, and Brentwood and Shenfield Synagogue, is a Reform Jewish congregation that meets in Brentwood, Essex, England, in the United Kingdom.
Diocese of Brentwood · 0.2 kmThe Diocese of Brentwood is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic church in England. The diocese is a suffragan of the Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster, and covers the historic county of Essex.
Brentwood Cathedral · 0.2 kmThe Cathedral of St Mary and St Helen is a Catholic cathedral in Brentwood, Essex, England. It is the seat of the Diocese of Brentwood.
Brentwood Town Hall · 0.4 kmBrentwood Town Hall is a municipal building in Ingrave Road, Brentwood, Essex, England which serves as the headquarters of Brentwood Borough Council.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Brentwood?
- Brentwood is a town in Essex, England, in the Brentwood local authority.
- What is the population of Brentwood?
- Brentwood has an approximate settlement population of 52,586.
- How deprived is Brentwood?
- The Brentwood local authority, which includes Brentwood, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.