UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/brentwood
Council areaEast of England, England
House prices in Brentwood
Homes in Brentwood sold for a median of £500,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 2,382 standard sales.
That makes it the fifth most expensive of the 45 council areas in the East of England with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £349,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 721 | £825,000 | £665,000 to £1,115,000 | £5,882/m²from 33 sales |
| Semi-detached | 676 | £525,000 | £450,000 to £626,000 | £5,716/m²from 34 sales |
| Terraced | 458 | £425,000 | £385,000 to £489,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 527 | £285,000 | £240,000 to £335,000 | £5,000/m²from 21 sales |
Detached houses and semi-detached houses sold in similar numbers in Brentwood, at 30% and 28% of sales.
Detached houses stand out against the East of England as a whole: a median of £825,000 here, 77% more than the £466,000 across the region.
250 sales in Brentwood, or 10%, were for £1 million or more, against 3% across England and Wales.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £5,573 per m², 43% above the £3,900 across the East of England as a whole.
Prices over time
The median rose 25%, from £400,000 in 2016 to £500,000 in 2025, less than the 36% rise across the East of England as a whole.
Sales picked up in 2025: 1,375 standard sales in Brentwood, 15% more than the 1,199 in 2024.
Postcode districts in Brentwood
The dearest district was CM4 (Ingatestone), at £707,500, and the cheapest was CM14 (Warley), at £425,000.
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- CM4Ingatestone, 370 salesMedian price £707,500Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 −5%
- CM15Brentwood, 683 salesMedian price £537,500Price per square metre £5,568Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −1%
- CM13Brentwood, 716 salesMedian price £499,000Price per square metre £5,452Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −5%
- CM14Brentwood, 738 salesMedian price £425,000Price per square metre £5,856Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +13%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in CM14 (Warley), up 13%, and fell most in CM13 (Hutton) and CM4 (Ingatestone), down 5%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Western Road, Brentwood (CM14)43 sales
- Ongar Road, Brentwood (CM15)39 sales
- Rayleigh Road, Hutton (CM13)30 sales
- Rollason Way, Brentwood (CM14)30 sales
- Eagle Way, Great Warley (CM13)25 sales
- Woodland Avenue, Hutton (CM13)25 sales
- Hutton Road, Shenfield (CM15)22 sales
- Chelmsford Road, Shenfield (CM15)21 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Mill Road, Stock (CM4, detached houses, £897,500), Nine Ashes Road, Nine Ashes (CM4, detached houses, £827,500) and Coxtie Green Road, Pilgrims Hatch (CM14, detached houses, £825,000).
The cheapest were Eastfield Road, Brentwood (CM14, flats, £205,000), Hubert Road, Brentwood (CM14, flats, £227,000) and New Road, Brentwood (CM14, flats, £241,500).
Council areas in the East of England
Median sale price of the 45 council areas in the East of England with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Brentwood and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- St Albans£621,000
- Three Rivers£550,000
- Hertsmere£545,000
- Epping Forest£515,000
- Brentwood, this council area£500,000
- Cambridge£490,000
- Uttlesford£465,000
- Dacorum£450,000
- East Hertfordshire£450,000
- Welwyn Hatfield£435,000
- Broxbourne£433,000
- South Cambridgeshire£432,000
- North Hertfordshire£425,000
- Watford£420,000
- Chelmsford£408,500
Living in Brentwood
Crime
68 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 60 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
86% of homes can get it
Lower than 68 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
No postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 86 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,258 a year in Brentwood for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 86 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
About these figures
Brentwood's figures come from 2,382 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 4 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Brentwood, so their sales add up to 2,507 instead (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.