Ingatestone
Ingatestone is a town in Essex, England, with a population of around 5,620. It has around 2 restaurants and cafés, 11 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Ingatestone, 0.4 km away. The average sold house price is around £793,876, and there were around 8 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Ingatestone 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°COvercast
- Today: 26° / 16° · 32% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 13° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:17
12h 48m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
8US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)
Source: WAQI · Stanford-le-Hope Roadside, United Kingdom
Crime
15 reported · July 2026▼ 12% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences6
- Anti-social behaviour2
- Shoplifting2
- Criminal damage & arson1
1 stop & searches
Neighbourhood team: Brentwood North · 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
45 food businesses within 2 miles
- 43 rated 4–5 ★ (38 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Ingatestone (0.4 km)
- 11 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Ingatestone (0.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, 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: 135.8p · AppleGreen (10.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (10.9 km)
14 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
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
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools20
- Sports pitches28
- Playgrounds3
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 (Ingatestone, High Street)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 79 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
- Schools3
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,795 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
929 jobs advertised · £43,036 avg
e.g. Senior Staff Nurse - Oncology/ SACT, Theatre Scrub Practitioner - RN/ODP, Mammographer
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
55% low-carbon electricity
Gas 43% · Nuclear 21% · Wind 15% · Solar 13%
178 gCO₂/kWh · high 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
Ingatestone · 0.2 kmIngatestone 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…
St Edmund and St Mary's Church, Ingatestone · 0.3 kmSt 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…
Ingatestone railway station · 0.4 kmIngatestone 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…
Anglo European School · 0.4 kmAnglo 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…
Fryerning · 1.0 kmFryerning 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…
Ingatestone Hall · 1.1 kmIngatestone 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…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ingatestone?
- Ingatestone is a town in Essex, England, in the Brentwood local authority.
- What is the population of Ingatestone?
- Ingatestone has an approximate settlement population of 5,620.
- How deprived is Ingatestone?
- The Brentwood local authority, which includes Ingatestone, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.