Electoral wardE05015654
Brentwood West ward, Brentwood
Brentwood West is one of 13 electoral wards of Brentwood Borough Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 6,191 residents in 2,811 households — 4,147 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Brentwood and Ongar constituency; for county elections it is in the Brentwood South division.
Residents, 20216,191council ward average 5,927
Households2,8112.2 residents per household
Density4,147/ km²about 1.49 km² · Brentwood 503
Aged 65+14.0%Brentwood: 20.2% · under 16: 18.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.7% · 417
5–96.0% · 369
10–155.9% · 363
16–193.2% · 197
20–245.1% · 318
25–3419.8% · 1,226
35–4921.3% · 1,320
50–6417.9% · 1,107
65–747.0% · 430
75–844.3% · 269
85+2.7% · 170
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van20.3% · 571
1 car or van51.2% · 1,437
2 cars or vans21.6% · 606
3 or more6.9% · 195
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Brentwood overall: 71.9% owned, 11.3% social rented, 16.0% private rented.
Owned outright22.2% · 625
With mortgage38.9% · 1,092
Shared ownership1.2% · 33
Social rented13.9% · 390
Private rented23.6% · 664
Lives rent free0.2% · 5
Type of home
Detached house17.1% · 480
Semi-detached house22.2% · 624
Terraced house15.4% · 432
Purpose-built flat37.7% · 1,060
Converted house4.4% · 125
Other conversion2.1% · 58
Above shop / office1.1% · 31
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015654- Council
- Brentwood Borough Council
- County council
- Essex County Council
- County division
- Brentwood South
- Constituency
- Brentwood and Ongar
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 1 of 13
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
BBlackmore & Doddinghurst26.6% aged 65+ · 88.7% owned5,529BBrentwood North16.3% aged 65+ · 64.4% owned7,347BBrentwood South17.2% aged 65+ · 63.2% owned5,701BBrizes, 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.