Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:40 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:02 am – 3:51 pm
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People8,518 residentsin the Brentwood South & Warley census areaMedian age 40.73,644 households64% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright20% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,179 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: finance and insurance 12%, health and social work 11%, construction 11%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 40% go by car, 10% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C569 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 20 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksThe Forestforest · 1.4 miJury Hillhill · under a mileBarrack Reservoirreservoir · 1.3 miScrub Hillhill · 1.0 miChilderditch Pondpond · under a mileHorse Pondpond · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThorndon Country Parkpark · under a mile · 224 haWarley Park Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 65 haThorndon Country Park Southpark · 1.2 mi · 16 haWarley Country Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 26 haKing Georges Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.7 mi · 20 haBrentwood Leisure Parksports ground · 1.4 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Apr 200749 mi away, Folkestone, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202312 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 11 · PM2.5 7.6 · PM10 14 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,304 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation51 m167 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 14 to 71 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Hartswood Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryWest Horndon Surgery1.4 miPharmacyMedplus Pharmacy1.4 miDentistDental Surgery1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 independentPrimaryWest Horndon Primary Schoolages 4-11, 180 pupils1.2 miPrimaryIngrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 210 pupils1.5 miSecondaryBrentwood County High Schoolages 11-18, 1,097 pupils2.4 miCollegeBarking and Dagenham College6.6 miUniversityUniversity of East London12.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY13 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN21 miRailway stationWest Horndon1.3 miUndergroundUpminster Underground Station3.5 miBus stationCommunity HospitalShenfield2.8 miFerryTilbury Ferry Terminal9.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM13 postcode district.
