Electoral wardE05015662
Shenfield ward, Brentwood
Shenfield is one of 13 electoral wards of Brentwood Borough Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 5,460 residents in 2,167 households — 798 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Brentwood and Ongar constituency; for county elections it is in the Brentwood North division.
Residents, 20215,460council ward average 5,927
Households2,1672.52 residents per household
Density798/ km²about 6.84 km² · Brentwood 503
Aged 65+22.3%Brentwood: 20.2% · under 16: 18.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.1% · 278
5–95.8% · 318
10–158.0% · 435
16–194.3% · 237
20–244.6% · 252
25–348.2% · 445
35–4920.4% · 1,111
50–6421.4% · 1,168
65–7410.0% · 544
75–847.5% · 409
85+4.8% · 262
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van10.2% · 221
1 car or van43.9% · 951
2 cars or vans34.2% · 741
3 or more11.7% · 254
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Brentwood overall: 71.9% owned, 11.3% social rented, 16.0% private rented.
Owned outright46.4% · 1,007
With mortgage37.3% · 809
Shared ownership0.3% · 7
Social rented0.6% · 14
Private rented15.2% · 330
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house55.8% · 1,209
Semi-detached house26.7% · 578
Terraced house2.4% · 52
Purpose-built flat12.1% · 263
Converted house1.2% · 26
Other conversion0.2% · 4
Above shop / office1.6% · 35
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015662- Council
- Brentwood Borough Council
- County council
- Essex County Council
- County division
- Brentwood North
- Constituency
- Brentwood and Ongar
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 8 of 13
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% owned5,701BBrentwood 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% owned6,092WWarley15.3% 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 3 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.