Brentwood South & Warley
Brentwood 008 · 5 sub-areas · 8,992 residents
Brentwood 008 sits within Brentwood in the East of England, home to around 8,992 people and strongly oriented around commuting into London. A typical two-bedroom home lets for about £1,386 a month — above the national median but reflecting the fast rail access to the capital. Nearly two-thirds of residents own their home, giving this part of Brentwood a settled, owner-occupied feel.
Brentwood South & Warley is a commuter neighbourhood within Brentwood — train into London runs in around 15 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it.
Overview
What's it like to live in Brentwood South & Warley?
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,605 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Brentwood South & Warley in Brentwood
Living in Brentwood South & Warley
This part of Brentwood is defined by one thing more than any other: the rail connection to London. With a public-transport journey to the capital of under 20 minutes, it functions as one of the closer commuter catchments in the East of England — and the neighbourhood reflects that. Streets here are quiet, the population is evenly spread across age groups, and the pace is noticeably more suburban than urban.
On costs, you're paying a premium over much of Essex for that proximity. A two-bedroom home runs around £1,386 a month — comfortably above the national median of roughly £1,200 — and median property prices are close to £484,000. If you're renting, expect to spend close to 60% of take-home pay on rent at median salary levels, which is a real constraint. Council tax (Band D) adds around £2,258 a year on top.
Who lives here? The population is unusually balanced across age bands — roughly 21% in each of the under-18, 18–34, 35–49 and 50–64 brackets — with around 18% aged 65 and over. Nearly two-thirds of homes are owner-occupied, and social housing accounts for close to one in five households, which is a higher share than you might expect in a commuter-belt area. Around 87% of residents were born in the UK, and the ethnic diversity index sits at 24.6 — moderately diverse by East of England standards.
Day-to-day, the neighbourhood skews heavily towards working from home or driving: nearly 43% of residents work from home and close to 39% commute by car. Only around 9% rely on public transport for their commute, which tells you this is a place where owning a car still matters. Broadband coverage is strong — 95.6% of premises can access gigabit speeds — and green space is genuinely close, with the nearest accessible green space under 300 metres away on average. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail.
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Frequently asked
- Is Brentwood 008 a nice place to live?
- It's a quiet, settled commuter area with fast London rail access and plenty of green space close by. The trade-off is cost — rents are above the national median, and saving a deposit takes around six years at local salary levels. If you need to be in London regularly, the under-20-minute rail journey makes it genuinely practical.
- What is the rent in Brentwood 008?
- A typical one-bedroom runs around £1,097 a month, a two-bedroom about £1,386, and a three-bedroom roughly £1,699. These are estimates scaled from council-level data using local sale prices. Rents rose just 0.5% year-on-year, so pricing has been stable recently.
- Is Brentwood 008 safe?
- The crime rate sits at about 86 incidents per 1,000 residents annually — close to the UK national rate of around 80, so slightly above average but not a cause for concern. It's a low-deprivation area, which tends to correlate with lower underlying crime risk.
- What's the commute from Brentwood 008 to London?
- Under 19 minutes by public transport — one of the faster London connections available from the East of England. The nearest mainline station is about 1,510 metres away, roughly a 19-minute walk. Most residents either drive to the station or work from home entirely.
- Who lives in Brentwood 008?
- The population of around 8,992 is unusually evenly spread across age groups. Nearly two-thirds of homes are owner-occupied, around 87% of residents were born in the UK, and the area has a moderately diverse ethnic mix. About 36% hold a degree-level qualification.
- What schools are near Brentwood 008?
- There are 32 schools within typical catchment distance, but only around 37% are rated Good or Outstanding — significantly below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is about 2.5 km away. Parents should check individual catchment boundaries before committing.
- Is Brentwood 008 good for families?
- It has the ingredients — green space within walking distance, owner-occupied housing stock, and fast London rail access — but school quality in the immediate catchment is more patchy than you'd expect. Around one in five households has a couple with children, so families are present but not the dominant household type.