# Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch

West Brentwood. 7,634 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 17 square kilometres.

Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch had 7,264 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02004469. In: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england) › [Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £520,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch was £520,000 in 2025. Joint 862nd most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/brook-street-and-pilgrims-hatch#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 7,264** (2021). Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch had 7,264 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 4,646th least populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/brook-street-and-pilgrims-hatch#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/brook-street-and-pilgrims-hatch#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 87.5%** (January 2026). In Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch, 87.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/brook-street-and-pilgrims-hatch#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02004469) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02004469) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 135 homes were sold in Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02004469) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02004469) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch had 7,264 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch at a rate of 70.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 73.4 per 1,000 people across Brentwood.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 155 |
| Vehicle crime | 127 |
| Other crime | 85 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 50 |
| Drug offences | 42 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 40 |
| Burglary | 20 |
| Shoplifting | 15 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Robbery | 0 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £520,000 | 4th most expensive | 9 middle areas, Brentwood · 2025 |
| Population | 7,264 | 3rd least populated | 9 middle areas, Brentwood · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | – | 9 middle areas, Brentwood · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 87.5% | 4th lowest | 9 middle areas, Brentwood · Jan 2026 |

## Is Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch at a rate of 70.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 73.4 per 1,000 people across Brentwood.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 49 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (155), vehicle crime (127) and other crime (85).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Figures for the whole of Brentwood

These figures are published for the whole of Brentwood, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Brentwood and not Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch alone. [See Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood)

- **Average house price: £522,672** (August 2026). Brentwood’s average house price was £522,672 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **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.
- **House price to pay: 11.0×** (2025). A home in Brentwood costs 11.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 34th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **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.

## Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch in brief

The median price paid for a home in Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch was £520,000 in 2025.
Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch had 7,264 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch, 87.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02004469
- Ward: [Brizes, Stondon Massey & South Weald †](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/ward/brizes-stondon-massey-and-south-weald)
- Constituency: [Brentwood and Ongar †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/brentwood-and-ongar)
- Council: [Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood)
- Region: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 16.91 km²
- People, mid-2024: 7,634*
- Neighbourhoods: 4
- Output areas: 22

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Kelvedon Hatch & Doddinghurst](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/kelvedon-hatch-and-doddinghurst), [Brentwood North](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/brentwood-north), [Dagnam Park & Noak Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/havering/dagnam-park-and-noak-hill), [Brentwood South & Warley](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/brentwood-south-and-warley), [Harold Park & Harold Wood](https://openindex.co.uk/havering/harold-park-and-harold-wood), [Shenfield & Hutton Mount](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/shenfield-and-hutton-mount)

## Latest updates for Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02004469

## How to cite

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