Area guide

Living in CM14, Brentwood

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around CM14 in Brentwood. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 14 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Brentwood: £514,480, down 2.4% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider East of England average is £337,518.

Check sold prices for a specific address in CM14 →
See where CM14 ranks across East of England →

Council tax at Band D in Brentwood: £2,258 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare CM14 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for CM14 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around CM14

185 recorded home sales on the streets around central CM14 in the last 2 years, with a median of £375,000 and a range from £84,000 to £1,510,000. Mostly flats and maisonettes.

AddressTypeSold forDate
67 Kings Chase, CM14 4LD Semi-detached £632,500 14 Aug 2026
34 Kings Road, CM14 4DW Terraced £478,000 31 Jul 2026
54 Western Road, CM14 4SS Terraced £417,500 1 Jul 2026
36 Vine Way, CM14 4UU Semi-detached £475,000 12 Jun 2026
Flat 5 Hadleigh Court London Road, CM14 4NH Flat or maisonette £150,000 11 Jun 2026
9 Park Road, CM14 4TX Terraced £830,000 9 Jun 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

18 schools within 3 miles , of which 79% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary Outstanding 1.4 mi away no figure
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School Secondary Good 0.5 mi away no figure
Holly Trees Primary School Primary Good 0.6 mi away 0.59 mi 2025/26
St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood Primary Good 0.8 mi away no figure
St Helen's Catholic Junior School Primary Good 0.8 mi away no figure
St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School Primary Good 0.9 mi away 0.31 mi 2025/26

Schools in CM14 with a published admission distance

How far away the last child offered a place lived, as the council published it. Tightest first; each name opens the school's page and its postcode checker.

SchoolStageAdmitted fromRound
Warley Primary School Primary 0.49 mi 2025/26
Holly Trees Primary School Primary 0.59 mi 2025/26
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Weald Primary 0.73 mi 2025/26

10 state primary and 4 state secondary schools within range, plus 2 fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for CM14 →

Private schools

2 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Brentwood School, Ursuline Preparatory School.

All 2 fee-paying schools near CM14, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Professional occupations26.9%
Managers, directors and senior officials20.4%
Associate professional and technical18.5%
Administrative and secretarial11.7%
Skilled trades6.2%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How CM14 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: degree-level adults, up 5.9 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of CM14 (E01021438, 2,230 residents in 2021, up 10.1% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: degree-level adults, up 5.9 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 88.8% 88.1% -0.7 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 9.3% 11.4% +2.1 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 0.6% 0.5% -0.1 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 18.8% 19.9% +1.1 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 16.2% 15.3% -0.9 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 36.2% 42.1% +5.9 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 8.5% 10.8% +2.3 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 88.0% 91.3% +3.3 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 90.6% 87.4% -3.2 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

238 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central CM14 in August 2026, most commonly shoplifting.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 10 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (least deprived nationally), based on Brentwood's figures.

Getting around & nearby essentials

6 supermarkets, 61 restaurants, 30 pubs within range of central CM14.

Buses from the centre of CM14

Best-served stop: Crown Street, with 10.5 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of CM14 is Crown Street: 10.5 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 3.5 in the evening and 4.6 on Sunday daytime; first bus 05:36, last 23:31. Routes there: 498, 60, 81, 351, 565, 21ON. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of CM14. The nearest, The Highwood Surgery, has 3,510 registered patients and 2,507 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
The Highwood Surgery0.5 mi3,5102,507
Dr A Naeem & Partners,the New Surgery0.7 mi13,3374,139
Beechwood Surgery0.7 mi13,7872,177

Nearest A&E: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, where 62.7% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust at 72.2%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Brentwood pays £2,258 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 4.2% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Brentwood, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Brentwood, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£1,835+1.7%
2022-23£1,912+4.2%
2023-24£1,989+4.0%
2024-25£2,083+4.7%
2025-26£2,167+4.0%
2026-27£2,258+4.2%

No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for Brentwood, as at 7 Sep 2026.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about CM14

What is the average house price in CM14?

The average sold price in Brentwood is £514,480 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in CM14?

Prices in Brentwood are down 2.4% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in CM14?

The median of 185 recorded sales around central CM14 in the last 2 years is £375,000, ranging from £84,000 to £1,510,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in CM14?

18 schools sit within 3 miles of central CM14, and 79% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in CM14?

238 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central CM14 in August 2026, most commonly shoplifting (Police.uk).

Is CM14 at risk of flooding?

Central CM14 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is CM14 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 79% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £375,000; the area sits in decile 10 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 238 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is CM14 safe?

238 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central CM14 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was shoplifting. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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