Brentwood Central

Brentwood · East of England · population 11,961 · 8 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

72Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,897 of 6,856 in England
  • #249 of 746 in East of England
  • #5 of 9 in Brentwood
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,765
Median age (est.)37
Density4,763per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above42%
No car or van24%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 37%45–64 23%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 23%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 32%
Own outright 23%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 12%Private rent 32%

Households

One person: 40%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 11%Other: 10%
One person 40%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 11%Other 10%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Associate professional 18% · Managers & directors 17%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Associate professional18%
Managers & directors17%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades7%
Caring & leisure6%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 81%Asian: 9%Black: 4%Mixed: 5%Other: 2%
White 81%Asian 9%Black 4%Mixed 5%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 36% · Hindu 3%

Born outside the UK: 19%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Brentwood Central is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,897 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 9 in Brentwood. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (84) but weak on Crime (29). Typical homes here sold for about £357,500 over the past year, down 1% across five years (from 220 sales), 28% below the wider Brentwood median of £500,000. Typical household take-home income is around £49,555 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 130 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 59 · #2,795
Employment 67 · #2,274
Education 80 · #1,349
Health 75 · #1,705
Crime 29 · #4,851
Housing & access 84 · #1,074
Living environment 47 · #3,659

House prices ?

£357,500median (12m) · +2.7% yr · n=220
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£357,500220+2.7%-0.6%
Detached£870,00019+19.2%+16.0%
Semi-detached£550,00031+6.5%+11.3%
Terraced£425,00057+0.6%+8.0%
Flat£260,000113-1.7%+4.0%
This area£357,500
Brentwood£500,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£49,555±£7,028 · #1,137 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,975
Price-to-income ?7.2×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

68Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

130 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,551 offences
Brentwood68
East of England70
England83

Rank #5,642 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences584
Theft422
Burglary42
Vehicle crime100
Criminal damage & arson103
Public order & weapons128
Drugs115
Robbery23
Other34

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 185 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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