Electoral wardE05015651
Blackmore & Doddinghurst ward, Brentwood
Blackmore & Doddinghurst is one of 13 electoral wards of Brentwood Borough Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 5,529 residents in 2,180 households — 472 people per km², the 10th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Brentwood and Ongar constituency; for county elections it is in the Brentwood Rural division.
Residents, 20215,529council ward average 5,927
Households2,1802.54 residents per household
Density472/ km²about 11.71 km² · Brentwood 503
Aged 65+26.6%Brentwood: 20.2% · under 16: 16.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.0% · 220
5–95.7% · 315
10–156.3% · 350
16–194.2% · 231
20–245.0% · 275
25–348.0% · 442
35–4916.1% · 890
50–6424.1% · 1,330
65–7414.2% · 782
75–849.2% · 507
85+3.3% · 181
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.7% · 124
1 car or van30.4% · 665
2 cars or vans40.8% · 890
3 or more23.1% · 505
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Brentwood overall: 71.9% owned, 11.3% social rented, 16.0% private rented.
Owned outright51.6% · 1,125
With mortgage37.1% · 808
Shared ownership0.1% · 3
Social rented6.0% · 131
Private rented5.0% · 110
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house51.6% · 1,127
Semi-detached house38.9% · 851
Terraced house4.9% · 106
Purpose-built flat1.9% · 42
Converted house0.3% · 7
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.5% · 10
Caravan, mobile1.8% · 39
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015651- Council
- Brentwood Borough Council
- County council
- Essex County Council
- County division
- Brentwood Rural
- Constituency
- Brentwood and Ongar
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 9 of 13
Parishes in the ward
Blackmore, Hook End and Wyatts GreenDoddinghurst
Other wards in the same constituency
BBrentwood North16.3% aged 65+ · 64.4% owned7,347BBrentwood South17.2% aged 65+ · 63.2% owned5,701BBrentwood West14.0% aged 65+ · 61.1% owned6,191BBrizes, Stondon Massey & South Weald23.5% aged 65+ · 79.4% owned6,349HHerongate, Ingrave & West Horndon21.8% aged 65+ · 84.2% owned3,811HHutton East20.9% aged 65+ · 83.3% owned6,166HHutton North19.4% aged 65+ · 64.3% owned5,840HHutton South19.3% aged 65+ · 70.9% owned7,416IIngatestone, Fryerning & Mountnessing24.5% aged 65+ · 72.1% owned6,366PPilgrims Hatch21.8% aged 65+ · 71.0% owned6,092SShenfield22.3% aged 65+ · 83.8% owned5,460WWarley15.3% aged 65+ · 59.9% owned4,779
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 4 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.