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 (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
17°CClear
- Today: 20° / 12° · 5% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 12° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:22Sunset 19:29
13h 7m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Stanford-le-Hope Roadside, United Kingdom
Crime
7 reported · July 2026▲ 17% YoY
- Criminal damage & arson4
- Drugs2
- Public order1
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
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
124 food businesses within 2 miles
- 112 rated 4–5 ★ (92 top)
- 0 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):
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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 (11.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (11.2 km)
21 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)
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
- Within the Green Belt
- 18 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:
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
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
4,795 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
18 jobs advertised · £26,436 avg
e.g. Online Geography Tutoring Job in Little Warley – Flexible Schedule, Cleaner with Enhanced DBS check, Online Guitar Tutor - Part Time
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
82% low-carbon electricity
Wind 33% · Solar 25% · Nuclear 19% · Gas 17%
75 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
Little Warley · 0.2 kmLittle Warley is a village in the Borough of Brentwood in Essex, England. It is situated south-west of Thorndon Country Park and 2 miles (3 km) south of the centre of Brentwood. It is a dispersed settlement in two mai…
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)
Nearby towns
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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 IoD2019.