West Horndon

21°COvercast

• Today: 24° / 15° · 21% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 17° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:22

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

9US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Stanford-le-Hope Roadside, United Kingdom

9 reported · July 2026▼ 36% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences4
• Vehicle crime2
• Burglary1
• Other theft1

Neighbourhood team: Brentwood South · Essex

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

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)

31 food businesses within 2 miles

• 30 rated 4–5 ★ (27 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: West Horndon (0.1 km)
• 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£513,537 average▼ 1.6% YoY

Across Brentwood · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 135.8p · AppleGreen (9.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (9.9 km)

25 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

29 charging locations within ~8 km

• 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: The Halfway House Hub (1.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches3
• Golf courses1
• 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)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 287 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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%)

31inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Brentwood

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 8 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

151 applications decided

79.5% granted · 120 granted, 31 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

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)

• Schools1
• Parks & greens2
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,795 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

9 jobs advertised · £36,138 avg

e.g. Open Driver Account With Uber - Drive And Earn When And Where You Want, Driving For Cash? Sign Up To Drive With Uber And Earn Flexibly Instead, Looking For Part-Time Jobs Near Me? Drive With Uber Instead

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

94% low-carbon electricity

Wind 47% · Solar 29% · Nuclear 16% · Gas 6%

26 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.6 yrs women · 81.2 yrs 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

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

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  West Horndon · 0.1 km

  West Horndon is a village and civil parish in the south of the Borough of Brentwood in Essex, England. It is located 20 miles (32 km) east-northeast of Charing Cross in Central London. As well as West Horndon village,…

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  West Horndon railway station · 0.1 km

  West Horndon is a railway station on the London, Tilbury and Southend line, serving the village of West Horndon situated on the boundary of the boroughs of Brentwood and Thurrock, Essex. It is 19 miles 15 chains (30.9…

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  East Horndon · 1.3 km

  East Horndon is a village in the civil parish of West Horndon, in the borough of Brentwood in Essex, England. It lies 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-east of the centre of Brentwood. It straddles the A127 road and lies to th…

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  All Saints Church, East Horndon · 1.9 km

  All Saints' Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of East Horndon, Essex, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the ca…

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  Childerditch · 2.2 km

  Childerditch is a settlement in the Brentwood borough of Essex, England. It lies 3 miles (5 km) south of the centre of Brentwood.

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  Herongate · 2.4 km

  Herongate is a village in the civil parish of Herongate and Ingrave, in the Brentwood district, in south Essex, England. The village is situated on the A128 road between Brentwood and West Horndon.

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