Property market | £522,219 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is London City (14.6 miles) | |
Broadband | 53.4mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 88.5% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 11.6% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 79 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 440 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Brentwood and Ongar level) | |
Community | Median age is 43.3 | Population of 73,601 | Happiness is Below Average for Essex, Low for UK | |
Crime | 4.0 burglaries per 1k people (Brentwood) | |
Commute (approx) | - Stratford (London) (16 mins) - London Liverpool Street (24 mins) - Highbury & Islington (55 mins) | |
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£522,219 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is London City (14.6 miles) | |
53.4mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 43.3 | 73,601 | Happiness is Below Average for Essex, Low for UK | |
Ranked 79 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 440 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Brentwood and Ongar level) | |
4.0 burglaries per 1k people (Brentwood) | |
- Stratford (London) (16 mins) - London Liverpool Street (24 mins) - Highbury & Islington (55 mins) | |
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Brentwood has a good numbers of stores nearby to choose from, including: Iceland Brentwood, M&S Brentwood, M&S Ongar Rd Brentwood BP, Morrisons Daily Brentwood Warley The Keys, Sainsburys Brentwood, Tesco Brentwood Esso Express, Tesco Warley Hill Express. There are many pubs and bars nearby, including: Baptist Church, Brave Nelson, Brentwood Theatre, Dairyman, Essex Arms, O'Neills, Provocative Lounge, Rumours, Slug & Lettuce, Sugar Hut, The Brewery T... (see map below for more bars and associated links). Regarding restaurants and other types of eateries, we found many nearby, including: B Blessings, Bloc40, Brentwood Beigels, Fluffy Rice, Flying Fish, Giggling Squid, Hopefield Animal Sanctuary, Juboraj Tandoori, KFC, Konch's Kafe, Lem... (see map below for more). There is a wide range of cafes and coffee shops in the area, including: Cafe A Moore, Cafe In The Park, Cafe Muro, Caffe Nero, Costa, Dodd Road Cafe, Hey Joe Music \& Coffee, Midpoint Cafe, Pret A Manger, SLM Hartswood Pav... (see map below for more). Brentwood has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Brentwood has had a steady increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £872,071, which is down -1.7% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £522,219 (down -2.2% on last year) , a terraced house £385,715 (down -2.8% on last year) and a flat £263,561. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £1,113 per month. Property prices in Brentwood are a little higher than the average property prices across Essex and are much higher compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Brentwood, prices have had a greater decrease than the annual average price decrease seen across the Essex region.
Property data is based on Brentwood level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Brentwood, or click here to browse the longer list of Brentwood property transactions from 2023.
Brentwood has a high number of nearby schools, so there is plenty of choice although there may also be a lot of competition for spaces too. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Larchwood Primary School, which was was rated as outstanding in 2017. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
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School | Type | Outstanding? |
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Becket Keys Church of England Free School | Secondary school Free schools - Mixed | Yes - 2014 |
Larchwood Primary School | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | Yes - 2017 |
Hogarth Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Warley Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Junior School, Brentwood | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Infant School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
St Helen's Catholic Infant School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
Ursuline Preparatory School | Primary Other independent school - Mixed | No |
Brentwood School | Primary & Secondary Other independent school - Mixed | No |
Holly Trees Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
St Helen's Catholic Junior School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | No |
Shenfield High School | Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed | No |
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School | Secondary school Academy converter - Girls | No |
Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | No |
Grove House School | Primary & Secondary Free schools special - Mixed | No |
Brentwood County High School | Secondary school Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
The Endeavour Co-Operative Academy | Primary & Secondary Academy special converter - Mixed | No |
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Infant School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (6/30/2009) | Ofsted Report Link | Brentwood | |
St Helen's Catholic Infant School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (7/6/2011) | Ofsted Report Link | Brentwood | |
Larchwood Primary School Save school | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (3/8/2017) | 117 submissions 99.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Brentwood |
Becket Keys Church of England Free School Save school | Secondary school Free schools - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (5/8/2014) | 125 submissions 96.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Brentwood |
Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (2/4/2008) | Ofsted Report Link | Brentwood | |
Shenfield High School Save school | Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (11/12/2014) | Ofsted Report Link | Brentwood | |
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School Save school | Secondary school Academy converter - Girls | 2: Good (5/8/2014) | Ofsted Report Link | Brentwood | |
The Endeavour Co-Operative Academy Save school | Primary & Secondary Academy special converter - Mixed | 2: Good (9/20/2012) | Ofsted Report Link | Brentwood | |
Warley Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (7/11/2013) | Ofsted Report Link | Brentwood | |
St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Junior School, Brentwood Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (10/17/2012) | Ofsted Report Link | Brentwood | |
Holly Trees Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (10/10/2012) | Ofsted Report Link | Brentwood | |
St Helen's Catholic Junior School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (7/4/2013) | Ofsted Report Link | Brentwood | |
Brentwood County High School Save school | Secondary school Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 2: Good (6/8/2022) | 85 submissions 86.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Brentwood |
Hogarth Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (7/15/2016) | Ofsted Report Link | Brentwood | |
Grove House School Save school | Primary & Secondary Free schools special - Mixed | 2: Good (6/7/2018) | Ofsted Report Link | Brentwood | |
Brentwood School Save school | Primary & Secondary Other independent school - Mixed | Brentwood | |||
Ursuline Preparatory School Save school | Primary Other independent school - Mixed | Brentwood |
School | Type |
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St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Infant School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (6/30/2009) |
St Helen's Catholic Infant School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (7/6/2011) |
Larchwood Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (3/8/2017) 117 submissions 99.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Becket Keys Church of England Free School Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (5/8/2014) 125 submissions 96.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (2/4/2008) |
Shenfield High School Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 2: Good (11/12/2014) |
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 2: Good (5/8/2014) |
The Endeavour Co-Operative Academy Ofsted report Save school | Primary & Secondary Latest rating - 2: Good (9/20/2012) |
Warley Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (7/11/2013) |
St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Junior School, Brentwood Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (10/17/2012) |
Holly Trees Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (10/10/2012) |
St Helen's Catholic Junior School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (7/4/2013) |
Brentwood County High School Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 2: Good (6/8/2022) 85 submissions 86.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Hogarth Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (7/15/2016) |
Grove House School Ofsted report Save school | Primary & Secondary Latest rating - 2: Good (6/7/2018) |
Brentwood School Ofsted report Save school | Primary & Secondary |
Ursuline Preparatory School Ofsted report Save school | Primary |
Station | Distance from Brentwood | Commute options |
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Brentwood A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed -2% from the previous year. | Nearby |
- Stratford (London) (30 mins - TfL Rail - £242 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (40 mins - TfL Rail - £269 monthly fare) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 55 mins - London Overground) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 114 mins - Greater Anglia) View details |
Shenfield A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed +0% from the previous year. | Nearby |
- Stratford (London) (24 mins - Greater Anglia - £284 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (34 mins - Greater Anglia - £307 monthly fare) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 44 mins - London Overground) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 103 mins - Greater Anglia) View details |
West Horndon A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -6% from the previous year. | 5 miles |
- Stratford (London) (25 mins - c2c - £238 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (32 mins - c2c - £238 monthly fare) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 53 mins - London Overground - £238 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 111 mins - Greater Anglia) View details |
Harold Wood A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed +0% from the previous year. | 5 miles |
- Stratford (London) (26 mins - TfL Rail - £115 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (36 mins - TfL Rail - £192 monthly fare) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 51 mins - London Overground) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 110 mins - Greater Anglia) View details |
Upminster A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed -1% from the previous year. | 6 miles |
- Stratford (London) (20 mins - c2c) View details - London Liverpool Street (28 mins - c2c) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 46 mins - London Overground) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 104 mins - Greater Anglia) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Brentwood) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of Brentwood residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 88.5% | 81.7% |
Asian | 5.1% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 3.1% | 2.9% |
Black | 2.3% | 4.0% |
Other | 1.1% | 2.1% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Brentwood and Ongar consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 14.0% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 13.6% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 18.6% | 79 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 23.1% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 4.1% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 8.6% | |
Routine occupations | 7.0% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 6.0% | 440 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 4.8% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Essex is average (61mbps). Brentwood is slower than this, with average download speeds of 53.4mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Brentwood and Ongar level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 53.4 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 93.7% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.4% |
Crime stats were found at the Brentwood level:
Type | Brentwood | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 75 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 4 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 8 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 1 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 26 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Brentwood.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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East Anglia | River Wid, River Can | The River Wid from Brentwood, to and including Writtle, and the River Can at Chelmsford |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Brentwood, Essex Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Affluent Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £522,219 Detached: £872,071 | 75 | Primary: 13Secondary: 7 | 18.6% residents in higher managerial positions 6.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Epping, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £608,830 Detached: £1,047,893 | 79 | Primary: 5Secondary: 2 | 16.9% residents in higher managerial positions 7.5% residents long-term unemployed |
Debden, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £451,213 Detached: £736,929 | 60 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 4.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Saffron Walden, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £451,213 Detached: £736,929 | 60 | Primary: 6Secondary: 1 | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 4.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Chelmsford, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £431,354 Detached: £703,147 | 88 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 4.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Stock, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £431,354 Detached: £703,147 | 88 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 | 14.5% residents in higher managerial positions 6.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Writtle, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £431,354 Detached: £703,147 | 88 | Primary: 6Secondary: 1 | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 4.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Pitsea, Essex Affordability: Average Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £421,969 Detached: £689,889 | 109 | Primary: 15Secondary: 4 | 9.4% residents in higher managerial positions 8.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Wickford, Essex Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £421,969 Detached: £689,889 | 109 | Primary: 10Secondary: 3 | 13.8% residents in higher managerial positions 6.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Leigh-on-Sea, Essex Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £427,742 Detached: £640,855 | 116 | Primary: 11Secondary: 8 | 13.9% residents in higher managerial positions 7.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Maldon, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £388,478 Detached: £632,839 | 59 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 | 14.5% residents in higher managerial positions 6.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Dedham, Essex Affordability: Average Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £334,751 Detached: £531,164 | 96 | Primary: 3Secondary: | 12.7% residents in higher managerial positions 6.5% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Brentwood, Essex Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Affluent Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £522,219 Detached: £872,071 | 75 | Primary: 13Secondary: 7 |
Epping, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £608,830 Detached: £1,047,893 | 79 | Primary: 5Secondary: 2 |
Debden, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £451,213 Detached: £736,929 | 60 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Saffron Walden, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £451,213 Detached: £736,929 | 60 | Primary: 6Secondary: 1 |
Chelmsford, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £431,354 Detached: £703,147 | 88 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Stock, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £431,354 Detached: £703,147 | 88 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 |
Writtle, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £431,354 Detached: £703,147 | 88 | Primary: 6Secondary: 1 |
Pitsea, Essex Affordability: Average Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £421,969 Detached: £689,889 | 109 | Primary: 15Secondary: 4 |
Wickford, Essex Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £421,969 Detached: £689,889 | 109 | Primary: 10Secondary: 3 |
Leigh-on-Sea, Essex Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £427,742 Detached: £640,855 | 116 | Primary: 11Secondary: 8 |
Maldon, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £388,478 Detached: £632,839 | 59 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 |
Dedham, Essex Affordability: Average Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £334,751 Detached: £531,164 | 96 | Primary: 3Secondary: |
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