Brentwood North

Brentwood · East of England · population 8,279 · 5 LSOAs

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

57Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,918 of 6,856 in England
  • #402 of 746 in East of England
  • #9 of 9 in Brentwood
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,237
Median age (est.)39
Density4,573per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above33%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 11%25–44 28%45–64 24%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 37%Social rent: 22%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 22%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 14%Other: 14%
One person 28%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 14%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional15%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 88%Asian: 5%Black: 3%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 88%Asian 5%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 55% · No religion 35% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 11%

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 North is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #2,918 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #9 of 9 in Brentwood. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (68) and lowest on Crime (40). Typical homes here sold for about £496,025 over the past year, up 20% across five years (from 96 sales), in line with the wider Brentwood median of £500,000. Typical household take-home income is around £46,231 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 69 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 50 · #3,419
Employment 51 · #3,384
Education 60 · #2,767
Health 58 · #2,911
Crime 40 · #4,084
Housing & access 50 · #3,419
Living environment 68 · #2,199

House prices ?

£496,025median (12m) · +15.4% yr · n=96
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£496,02596+15.4%+20.2%
Detached£585,00013+2.6%+7.3%
Semi-detached£562,50036+16.0%+19.0%
Terraced£432,50034+6.8%+16.9%
Flat£270,00013-5.3%-1.3%
This area£496,025
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)£46,231±£6,546 · #1,792 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,903
Price-to-income ?10.7×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than 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 ?

27Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

69 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 568 offences
Brentwood68
East of England70
England83

Rank #3,433 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences214
Theft162
Burglary14
Vehicle crime57
Criminal damage & arson37
Public order & weapons33
Drugs35
Robbery3
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 48 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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