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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People11,765 residentsin the Brentwood Central census areaMedian age 36.95,717 households55% of homes owner-occupied23% owned outright12% social rented, 32% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.0% unemployment rate71% of adults are economically active, 6,566 in work, 17% retiredMain industries: finance and insurance 13%, health and social work 11%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 47% work from home, 31% go by car, 13% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 91%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C607 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 days of air frost, 18 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 landmarksChapel Ruins Brentwoodhistoric site · under a mileMount Fitchet Castlecastle · 2.1 miThorndon Hallhistoric site · 1.8 miThe Forestforest · 1.5 miMill Pondpond · under a mileLonden Bridgebridge · 1.4 miBarrack Reservoirreservoir · 2.1 miScrub Hillhill · 1.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesShenfield Commonpark · under a mile · 13 haMerrymeads Country Parkpark · under a mile · 14 haSt Faith's Country Parkpark · under a mile · 17 haThe Courage Sports Centresports ground · under a mile · 19 haKing Georges Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 20 haTower Hill Play Spaceplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202047 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost 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 12 · PM2.5 7.7 · 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
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)6,391 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation109 m358 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 66 to 109 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNuffield Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryDr A Naeem & Partners,The New Surgery14 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyPharmchoice Pharmacy9 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistRegency Houseright herePolice stationBillericay Police Station4.7 miCash machineCashpoint 47 High Street2 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools12 primary, 5 secondary, 2 independent, 2 specialSecondaryBrentwood Ursuline Convent High Schoolages 11-18, 991 pupilsunder a mileIndependentBrentwood Schoolages 3-19, 1,853 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBrentwood County High Schoolages 11-18, 1,097 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBarking and Dagenham College7.1 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University11.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY13 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN19 miRailway stationBrentwoodunder a mileUndergroundUpminster Underground Station4.9 miBus stationCommunity HospitalShenfieldunder a mileFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth11 miBus stops82 within a mileCar parkParkfinda - New North House Car ParkBrentwood2 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationBrentwoodunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM14 postcode district.
