Brentwood: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£986,621

Semi-detached

£548,717

Terraced

£430,877

Flat or maisonette

£261,716

First-time buyers

£369,155

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  70,668 in 1991 → 79,326 in 2024 (+12.3%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £254,042 in 2005 → £514,480 in 2026 (+102.5%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £554 in 2008 → £781 in 2025 (+41.0%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  77.1% in 2004 → 81.3% in 2023 (+5.4%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  0.8% in 2001 → 2.5% in 2025 (+212.5%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £16,510 in 1997 → £38,454 in 2024 (+132.9%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Brentwood; 29 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Disposable income per head · Economy & work£38,454 (2024) · 15th highest of 361
• Productivity · Economy & work£54.9 per hour (2023) · 20th highest of 361
• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing7.9 out of 10 (2022/23) · 28th highest of 363
• Median weekly pay · Economy & work£781 (April 2025) · 28th highest of 359

Where it ranks worst

• Home gas use · Environment12,340 kWh (2024/25) · 335th lowest of 347
• New homes · Housing3.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 272nd highest of 296
• Housing affordability · Housing10.5× earnings (April 2025) · 275th lowest of 316
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access56% (May 2024) · 259th highest of 318

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Essex, which includes Brentwood.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)80.5 years · England 80.0 · 49th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.3 years · England 83.8 · 56th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)62.7 years · England 60.9 · 44th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)62.4 years · England 61.3 · 52nd highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)290.4 per 100k · England 321.0 · 48th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)9.7% · England 10.4 · 62nd lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)67.5% · England 64.6 · 96th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Essex, which includes Brentwood.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)70.7% · England 68.3 · 37th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)45.4 score · England 46.0 · 81st highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)6.2% · England 5.8 · 107th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)14.4% · England 19.8 · 38th lowest of 153