Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:40 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:02 am – 3:51 pm
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People7,264 residentsin the Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch census areaMedian age 42.82,891 households83% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright5% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 3,614 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: construction 13%, health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 45% go by car, 8% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C605 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 days of air frost, 19 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 · under a mileHigh Woodwoodland · under a mileLangton's Woodwoodland · under a mileGipsy Bottomvalley · 2.1 miBeacon Hillhill · 2.5 miBarrack Reservoirreservoir · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWeald Country Parkpark · under a mile · 175 haBishops Hall Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haSt Faith's Country Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 17 haBentley Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 43 haLarkin's Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 4 haBrentwood Centresports ground · under a mile · 17 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202046 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202313 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 10 · PM2.5 7.6 · PM10 13 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
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,993 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation100 m328 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 67 to 106 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNuffield Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryBrambles Surgery12 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyOngar Road Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistOngar Road Dentist1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools8 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryLarchwood Primary Schoolages 4-11, 420 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBentley St Paul's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 202 pupils1.0 miSecondaryBecket Keys Church of England Free Schoolages 11-19, 1,152 pupils1.1 miCollegeBarking and Dagenham College7.1 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University10.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY13 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN17 miRailway stationBrentwood1.8 miBus stationCommunity HospitalShenfield1.8 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth11 miBus stops51 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM15 postcode district.
