Council tax bands in Brentwood

Brentwood has the ninth-largest share of homes built from 1945 to 1964 (30.8%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 45 councils in the East of England, it has the third-largest share of homes in band F or above (26.4%), the third-smallest share of three-bedroom homes (36.1%) and the second-smallest number of homes on the valuation list (35,580 homes). Among the twelve councils in Essex, it has the smallest share of homes in bands A and B (10.6%).

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Brentwood gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 63.1%, with band D the largest single band (24.7%). Ranked by number of homes, the bands run D, C, E, F, G, B, A and H. Band H, the top band, holds 660 homes. Within the East of England, the band mix closest to this one is that of East Hertfordshire.

Post-war building leads

The biggest building periods here were from 1945 to 1964, from 1965 to 1982 (21.8%) and between the wars (10.3%). Homes from before 1919 make up 11.1%, 8.8 points below the share for England. Some 2,790 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band D, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Bands A and B take 8.6% of these newer homes and 10.7% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band D for homes built from 1945 to 1964, band D for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band E for those built between the wars. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 160 homes (+0.45%). The busiest single year was 2022, with 600 homes recorded as built.

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes are the most common size, then two-bedroom (29.2%) and four-bedroom (16.8%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band C with one bedroom, band D with two, band D with three, band F with four and band G with five. A detached house here has 3.9 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes here average 2.73 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. One-bedroom homes make up 12.8%.

Flats and detached houses, almost level

Flats and maisonettes (25.4%) only just outnumber the other types in Brentwood; in order they are followed by detached houses (23.0%), semi-detached houses (22.4%), terraced houses (16.5%) and bungalows (11.8%). The typical home of each type sits in band G for detached houses, band E for bungalows, band D for semi-detached houses, band C for flats and maisonettes and band C for terraced houses. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to North Somerset, followed by Tandridge and Reigate and Banstead. The widest gap to the rest of the East of England is in terraced houses: 7.6 points below the share there (24.1%).

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Brentwood are Epping Forest (5.3), Reigate and Banstead (7.4) and Bromley (8.4); the furthest within the East of England is Norwich (130.4).

Compare side by side

Placed in the East of England

On the share of homes in bands C to E, Brentwood comes 16th of the 45 councils in the East of England, just behind St Albans and just ahead of Three Rivers. All East of England councils.