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 (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 77,046 residents at roughly 503 people per km².
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 57th of 294 English council areas — better than 81% 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
19°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 24° / 15° · 24% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 18° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:22
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
34US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Stanford-le-Hope Roadside, United Kingdom
Crime
229 reported · July 2026▲ 4% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences84
- Shoplifting29
- Anti-social behaviour25
- Criminal damage & arson19
29 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
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
99 reported road collisions (2024)
26 killed or seriously injured · 132 casualties · 12.8 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
356 food businesses within 2 miles
- 293 rated 4–5 ★ (255 top)
- 5 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
£513,537 average▼ 1.6% YoY
Across Brentwood · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,618 average monthly rent▲ 2.9% YoY
- 1 bed £1,106
- 2 bed £1,397
- 3 bed £1,714
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · BP (6.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · ESSO (10.8 km)
15 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)
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 287 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
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%)
31inspected 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
1,571 CQC-registered services
- Care homes407
- GP practices230
- Dentists309
- Homecare agencies475
- Hospitals & hospices39
CQC ratings: 87% 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
151 applications decided
79.5% granted · 120 granted, 31 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Alex Burghart
Conservative
Brentwood and Ongar
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
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 & cafés63
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,795 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
626 jobs advertised · £41,151 avg
e.g. Theatre Nurse/ODP - Recovery, Senior Staff Nurse - Oncology/ SACT, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*
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
86% low-carbon electricity
Wind 60% · Nuclear 19% · Gas 13% · Biomass 7%
59 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.6 yrs women · 81.2 yrs 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Brentwood and Ongar:
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test519 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office497 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make it compulsory for children to wear gloves ice skating 405 local signatures · 28,170 nationwide
- Pause housebuilding targets imposed on councils, review and identify local need405 local signatures · 16,962 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership352 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
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 IoD2019.