Little Warley
Little Warley is a town or village in Essex, England. There are 5 bus stops and the nearest railway station is West Horndon, 3.3 km away. In June 2026, there were around 5 recorded street crimes, most commonly Bicycle theft. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Little Warley 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°COvercast
- Today: 11° / 9° · 32% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 8° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:59Sunset 16:24
9h 25m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
42US AQI · Good
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
12 reported · August 2026▲ 33% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences6
- Anti-social behaviour1
- Burglary1
- Other theft1
Neighbourhood team: Brentwood South · 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
125 food businesses within 2 miles
- 111 rated 4–5 ★ (92 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Brentwood (2.8 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Brentwood (2.8 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, 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: 135.8p · AppleGreen (11.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (11.2 km)
7 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
37 charging locations within ~8 km
- 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 300 kW
- Nearest: Ford Motor Company (1.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches1
- Golf courses4
- Playgrounds1
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
- Within the Green Belt
- 18 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
- Schools1
- Parks & greens6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,910 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
3 jobs advertised
e.g. Field Service Engineer, Cleaner, Regional Sales Manager
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
80% low-carbon electricity
Wind 49% · Nuclear 21% · Gas 18% · Biomass 11%
86 gCO₂/kWh · low 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 · 2 pharmacies in CM13
- Mount Avenue 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
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Childerditch · 0.6 kmChilderditch is a settlement in the Brentwood borough of Essex, England. It lies 3 miles (5 km) south of the centre of Brentwood.
Great Warley · 0.8 kmGreat Warley is a village in the Borough of Brentwood in Essex, England. It is located 2 miles (3 km) south-west of the centre of Brentwood. It is situated to the far south-west of the county, on the B186 road near to…
Thorndon Park Chapel · 1.3 kmThorndon Park Chapel (The Petre Chapel) is a former Roman Catholic private chapel situated in Thorndon Park, near the grounds of Thorndon Hall near Ingrave, Essex, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List…
Borough of Brentwood · 1.6 kmThe Borough of Brentwood is a local government district with borough status in Essex, England. The borough is named after its main town of Brentwood, where the council is based; it includes several villages and the su…
- Thorndon Hall · 1.6 km
Thorndon Hall is a Georgian Palladian country house within Thorndon Park, Ingrave, Essex, England, approximately two miles south of Brentwood and 25 miles (40 km) from central London.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Little Warley?
- Little Warley is a town in Essex, England, in the Brentwood local authority.
- How deprived is Little Warley?
- The Brentwood local authority, which includes Little Warley, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.