# Kelvedon Hatch & Doddinghurst North west Brentwood. 10,016 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 48 square kilometres. Kelvedon Hatch & Doddinghurst had 9,866 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Middle area. Code E02004464. In: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england) › [Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £585,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Kelvedon Hatch & Doddinghurst was £585,000 in 2025. Joint 549th 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/kelvedon-hatch-and-doddinghurst#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 9,866** (2021). Kelvedon Hatch & Doddinghurst had 9,866 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,255th most 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/kelvedon-hatch-and-doddinghurst#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Kelvedon Hatch & Doddinghurst 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/kelvedon-hatch-and-doddinghurst#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.4%** (January 2026). In Kelvedon Hatch & Doddinghurst, 92.4% 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/kelvedon-hatch-and-doddinghurst#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02004464) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Kelvedon Hatch & Doddinghurst 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=E02004464) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 128 homes were sold in Kelvedon Hatch & Doddinghurst in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02004464) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Kelvedon Hatch & Doddinghurst. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02004464) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Kelvedon Hatch & Doddinghurst had 9,866 usual residents at the census. ## Recorded crime in Kelvedon Hatch & Doddinghurst In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kelvedon Hatch & Doddinghurst at a rate of 54.9 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 | 187 | | Anti-social behaviour | 103 | | Other crime | 88 | | Vehicle crime | 68 | | Criminal damage and arson | 54 | | Burglary | 25 | | Drug offences | 12 | | Shoplifting | 10 | | Robbery | 2 | | Theft from the person | 1 | Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026. ## How Kelvedon Hatch & Doddinghurst compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Kelvedon Hatch & Doddinghurst | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £585,000 | 3rd most expensive | 9 middle areas, Brentwood · 2025 | | Population | 9,866 | 3rd most populated | 9 middle areas, Brentwood · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | – | 9 middle areas, Brentwood · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.4% | 3rd highest | 9 middle areas, Brentwood · Jan 2026 | ## Is Kelvedon Hatch & Doddinghurst safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kelvedon Hatch & Doddinghurst at a rate of 54.9 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, 83 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Kelvedon Hatch & Doddinghurst. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (187), anti-social behaviour (103) and other crime (88). 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 Kelvedon Hatch & Doddinghurst 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. ## Kelvedon Hatch & Doddinghurst in brief The median price paid for a home in Kelvedon Hatch & Doddinghurst was £585,000 in 2025. Kelvedon Hatch & Doddinghurst had 9,866 usual residents at the census. About 0% of people in Kelvedon Hatch & Doddinghurst live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Kelvedon Hatch & Doddinghurst, 92.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: E02004464 - Ward: [Blackmore & Doddinghurst †](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/ward/blackmore-and-doddinghurst) - 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: 47.83 km² - People, mid-2024: 10,016* - Neighbourhoods: 7 - Output areas: 30 * 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 [Fyfield, High Ongar & Stapleford Abbotts](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest/fyfield-high-ongar-and-stapleford-abbotts), [Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/brook-street-and-pilgrims-hatch), [Ingatestone & Mountnessing](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/ingatestone-and-mountnessing), [Writtle & Highwood](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/writtle-and-highwood), [Shenfield & Hutton Mount](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood/shenfield-and-hutton-mount), [Dagnam Park & Noak Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/havering/dagnam-park-and-noak-hill) ## Latest updates for Kelvedon Hatch & Doddinghurst - 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. 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