Ingatestone

9°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

117US 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

22 reported · August 2026▲ 5% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences8
• Anti-social behaviour3
• Public order3
• Shoplifting3

5 stop & searches

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)

45 food businesses within 2 miles

• 43 rated 4–5 ★ (38 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Ingatestone (0.4 km)
• 11 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, 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: 135.8p · AppleGreen (10.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (10.9 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

6 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Bushey Arches Car Park (2.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Swimming pools20
• Sports pitches28
• 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

• In a conservation area (Ingatestone, High Street)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 79 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)

• Schools3
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens3
• Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,910 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

580 jobs advertised · £43,947 avg

e.g. Store Manager, Care Support Worker, Service Engineer, Access Control Engineer

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

73% low-carbon electricity

Wind 38% · Gas 25% · Nuclear 23% · Biomass 13%

114 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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  Ingatestone · 0.2 km

  Ingatestone is a village in the civil parish of Ingatestone and Fryerning in the Borough of Brentwood in Essex, England. It lies 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Brentwood and 25 miles (40 km) north-east of Charing Cross…

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  St Edmund and St Mary's Church, Ingatestone · 0.3 km

  St Edmund and St Mary's Church is the Church of England parish church in the village of Ingatestone in Essex. It dates to the 11th century and received major modifications in the 17th century. Its west tower is in red…

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  Ingatestone railway station · 0.4 km

  Ingatestone railway station serves the village of Ingatestone, Essex, in the East of England. It is on the Great Eastern Main Line, 23 miles 50 chains (38.0 km) from London Liverpool Street and is between Shenfield to…

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  Anglo European School · 0.4 km

  Anglo European School is a self-governing, co-educational international academy school situated in Ingatestone, Essex. It is a school for boys and girls of all abilities, with 1,306 pupils aged 11 to 19. It was the fi…

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  Fryerning · 1.0 km

  Fryerning is a village in the civil parish of Ingatestone and Fryerning, in the Borough of Brentwood in Essex, England. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Ingatestone. The parish church of St. Mary…

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  Ingatestone Hall · 1.1 km

  Ingatestone Hall is a Grade I listed 16th-century manor house in Essex, England. It is located outside the village of Ingatestone, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) south west of Chelmsford and 25 miles (40 km) north eas…

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