Doddinghurst

8°CMist

• Today: 13° / 7° · 29% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 7° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:52Sunset 16:31

9h 39m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

112US AQI · Unhealthy for sensitive groups

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

14 reported · August 2026▲ 40% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour8
• Criminal damage & arson2
• Vehicle crime2
• Violence & sexual offences2

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)

57 food businesses within 2 miles

• 51 rated 4–5 ★ (48 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Shenfield (4.1 km)
• 10 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: 157.9p · BP (10.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · BP (10.2 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

10 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 120 kW
• Nearest: Mccoll's Head Office (2.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches4
• Playgrounds3

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

• Within the Green Belt
• 28 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)

• Schools2
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,910 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

2 jobs advertised · £57,750 avg

e.g. Java Developer – eDV Clearance, Infrastructure Engineer - DV Cleared

Source: Adzuna

£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

62% low-carbon electricity

Gas 37% · Wind 30% · Nuclear 20% · Biomass 12%

160 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

12 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in CM15

• Tile House Surgery
• Dr A Naeem & Partners,The New Surgery
• Rockleigh Court 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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