United Kingdom · East of England · Local Authority
Brentwood
Non-metropolitan district · East of England, England · population ~77k · 31 state-funded schools
High earnings meet eye-watering property prices. Brentwood offers median weekly pay of £951.50, well above the East of England average and higher than 94% of English authorities, but this comes at a significant cost. The median house price is £500,000, a steep 10.1 times annual earnings, and monthly rents consume 38.9% of gross pay, both among the highest in the region. While council tax is low and deprivation is below the regional median, the sheer expense of housing means this location likely suits those with substantial existing wealth rather than those looking to climb the property ladder on a local salary.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Brentwood ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£49,478/yr
Very high
Better than 95% of UK LAs
House price
£500,000
Very expensive
Worse than 91% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,605/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 87% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,258/yr
Cheapest
Better than 87% of UK LAs
Crime
64.0/1k
Low
Better than 64% of UK LAs
Deprivation
10.0
Least deprived
Better than 91% of UK LAs
Schools
100.0%
Very strong
Better than 96% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
31 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
31 of 31 (100%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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31 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 31 schools, sortable and filterable.
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.