# Brentwood

The south of the East of England. 80,104 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 153 square kilometres.

Brentwood had 77,047 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Brentwood’s average house price was £514,480 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry).

District. Code E07000068. In: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £514,480** (July 2026). Brentwood’s average house price was £514,480 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood#f-house-price-average
- **Median full-time pay: £47,494** (2025). Full-time workers living in Brentwood earned a median of £47,494 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 26th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025. https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood#f-median-pay-full-time
- **House price to pay: 10.8×** (2025). A home in Brentwood costs 10.8 times local full-time pay. 38th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood#f-price-against-pay
- **Deprivation score: 10.9** (2025). Brentwood has a deprivation score of 10.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 33rd least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025. https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood#f-imd-2025-score

## On the map

- [Deprivation by neighbourhood](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?place=E07000068) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): None of Brentwood’s 48 neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 20%.
- [Sales per year by neighbourhood](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E07000068) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): Brentwood’s 48 neighbourhoods range from 10 to 63.
- [Crime and ASB by neighbourhood](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E07000068) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Brentwood’s 48 neighbourhoods range from 0 to 56.
- [Population by output area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E07000068) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Brentwood’s 244 output areas range from 101 to 600.

## How Brentwood compares

Each council against every other council the measure covers.

| Measure | Brentwood | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average house price | £514,480 | 32nd most expensive | 360 areas, UK · Jul 2026 |
| Annual price change | −2.4% | joint 34th weakest | 360 areas, UK · Jul 2026 |
| Median full-time pay | £47,494 | 26th highest paid | 348 areas, Great Britain · 2025 |
| House price to pay | 10.8× | 38th least affordable | 348 areas, Great Britain · 2025 |
| Deprivation score | 10.9 | 33rd least deprived | 296 areas, England · 2025 |

England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland each measure deprivation their own way, so Open Index never ranks them together.

### House prices since 2000

Average house price each month for Brentwood, East of England, England, January 2000 to July 2026. Source: UK House Price Index.

| Month | Brentwood | East of England | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jan 2000 | £135,194 | £83,296 | £71,017 |
| Jan 2001 | £154,058 | £95,600 | £79,663 |
| Jan 2002 | £175,671 | £111,178 | £90,840 |
| Jan 2003 | £215,428 | £143,325 | £114,816 |
| Jan 2004 | £228,701 | £158,011 | £131,914 |
| Jan 2005 | £258,686 | £173,457 | £149,713 |
| Jan 2006 | £258,600 | £177,088 | £157,240 |
| Jan 2007 | £273,957 | £192,919 | £171,666 |
| Jan 2008 | £300,256 | £205,481 | £181,037 |
| Jan 2009 | £256,782 | £173,660 | £153,585 |
| Jan 2010 | £281,264 | £185,910 | £164,711 |
| Jan 2011 | £289,631 | £187,409 | £164,697 |
| Jan 2012 | £289,951 | £189,852 | £164,449 |
| Jan 2013 | £292,751 | £192,142 | £166,938 |
| Jan 2014 | £320,110 | £203,602 | £177,748 |
| Jan 2015 | £348,496 | £225,847 | £191,523 |
| Jan 2016 | £401,620 | £252,519 | £208,050 |
| Jan 2017 | £438,700 | £272,123 | £218,655 |
| Jan 2018 | £448,578 | £285,873 | £227,594 |
| Jan 2019 | £454,918 | £285,588 | £230,974 |
| Jan 2020 | £454,815 | £285,803 | £234,049 |
| Jan 2021 | £467,700 | £298,036 | £249,890 |
| Jan 2022 | £485,207 | £322,537 | £270,231 |
| Jan 2023 | £500,014 | £340,655 | £285,817 |
| Jan 2024 | £484,938 | £328,802 | £278,060 |
| Jan 2025 | £500,257 | £332,546 | £287,264 |
| Jan 2026 | £513,786 | £335,746 | £290,511 |
| Jul 2026 | £514,480 | £337,518 | £293,479 |

## Wards in Brentwood

[Blackmore & Doddinghurst](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/ward/blackmore-and-doddinghurst), [Brentwood North](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/ward/brentwood-north), [Brentwood South](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/ward/brentwood-south), [Brentwood West](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/ward/brentwood-west), [Brizes, Stondon Massey & South Weald](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/ward/brizes-stondon-massey-and-south-weald), [Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/ward/herongate-ingrave-and-west-horndon), [Hutton East](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/ward/hutton-east), [Hutton North](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/ward/hutton-north), [Hutton South](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/ward/hutton-south), [Ingatestone, Fryerning & Mountnessing](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/ward/ingatestone-fryerning-and-mountnessing), [Pilgrims Hatch](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/ward/pilgrims-hatch), [Shenfield](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/ward/shenfield), [Warley](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/ward/warley)

## Middle areas in Brentwood

[Brentwood Central](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/brentwood-central), [Brentwood North](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/brentwood-north), [Brentwood South & Warley](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/brentwood-south-and-warley), [Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/brook-street-and-pilgrims-hatch), [Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/herongate-ingrave-and-west-horndon), [Hutton](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/hutton), [Ingatestone & Mountnessing](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/ingatestone-and-mountnessing), [Kelvedon Hatch & Doddinghurst](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/kelvedon-hatch-and-doddinghurst), [Shenfield & Hutton Mount](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/shenfield-and-hutton-mount)

## Towns in Brentwood

[Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/town/brentwood)

## Postcodes in Brentwood

[Postcode districts in Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/postcodes)

## Neighbourhoods in Brentwood

48 areas, listed on the page: https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood

## Brentwood in brief

Brentwood’s average house price was £514,480 in July 2026.
Full-time workers living in Brentwood earned a median of £47,494 in 2025.
A home in Brentwood costs 10.8 times local full-time pay.
Brentwood has a deprivation score of 10.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

## MPs for Brentwood

- [Brentwood and Ongar](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/brentwood-and-ongar): Alex Burghart (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 100% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## About

- Type: District
- Code: E07000068
- Region: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 153 km²
- People, mid-2025: 80,104
- Wards: 13
- Middle areas: 9
- Neighbourhoods: 48
- Output areas: 244

## Next door

[Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest), [Havering](https://openindex.co.uk/havering), [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford), [Basildon](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon), [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock)

## Similar places

Councils with the closest mix of age, prices, pay and density. [Hart](https://openindex.co.uk/hart), [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest), [Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells), [Windsor and Maidenhead](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead), [Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford), [Waverley](https://openindex.co.uk/waverley).

## Latest updates for Brentwood

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

## More on this place

- [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/housing) (17)
- [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/crime) (13)
- [People](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/people) (24)
- [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/deprivation) (8)
- [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/health) (4)
- [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/education) (2)
- [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/environment) (9)
- [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/transport) (4)
- [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/connectivity) (5)
- [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/planning) (3)
- [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/economy) (4)
- [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/council-tax) (10)
- [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/elections) (7)
- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/services) (3)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/sources) (28)

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E07000068

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood#f-house-price-average.

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