Bellhouse Lane, Pilgrims Hatch, Brentwood, CM14 5PP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around CM14 5PP is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.9%	50.6%	1.7%	51.0%	-0.4%
Male	51.1%	49.4%	-1.7%	49.0%	0.4%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate vicinity of CM14 5PP there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 67% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	28.1%	23.6%	-4.5%	37.9%	-14.3%
Married: Opposite sex	60.8%	67%	6.2%	44.2%	22.8%
Separated	3.5%	0%	-3.5%	2.2%	-2.2%
Divorced	4.1%	5.2%	1.1%	9.1%	-3.9%
Widowed	3.5%	4.3%	0.8%	6.1%	-1.8%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (90.3%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	61.6%	63%	1.4%	48.4%	14.6%
Good health	30.7%	27.3%	-3.4%	33.6%	-6.3%
Fair health	6.5%	7.5%	1.0%	12.7%	-5.2%
Bad health	1%	1.6%	0.6%	4.0%	-2.4%
Very bad health	0.2%	0.7%	0.5%	1.2%	-0.5%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	14.9%	13.8%	-1.1%	18.2%	-4.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.8%	10.9%	-4.9%	9.6%	1.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.3%	15.8%	-1.5%	13.4%	2.4%
Apprenticeship	2.3%	4%	1.7%	5.3%	-1.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12%	16.9%	4.9%	16.9%	0.0%
Degree or Similar	34.8%	36.4%	1.6%	33.8%	2.6%
Other	2.9%	2.3%	-0.6%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 89% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	2.2%	0.5%	-1.7%	0.7%	-0.2%
Pakistani	0%	1.8%	1.8%	2.7%	-0.9%
Other Asian	1%	2.5%	1.5%	1.6%	0.9%
Black African	1%	1.1%	0.1%	2.5%	-1.4%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.2%	0.2%	1.0%	-0.8%
Other Black	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	2.7%	2.0%	0.8%	1.9%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	1.2%	0.5%	-0.7%	0.8%	-0.3%
White	93%	89%	-4.0%	81.4%	7.6%
Other	0.5%	0.9%	0.4%	1.6%	-0.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 89.3% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	88.2%	89.3%	1.1%	83.2%	6.1%
European Union	4.3%	4.5%	0.2%	6.1%	-1.6%
Rest of Europe	1%	1.8%	0.8%	0.8%	1.0%
Africa	3.4%	0.7%	-2.7%	2.7%	-2.0%
Middle East and Asia	1.7%	2.5%	0.8%	5.6%	-3.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.7%	1.1%	0.4%	1.3%	-0.2%
Oceania	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	87.5%	89.5%	2.0%	83.2%	6.3%
10+ Years	0.7%	7.7%	7.0%	9.8%	-2.1%
5-10 Years	1.9%	1.1%	-0.8%	2.9%	-1.8%
2-5 Years	2.6%	1.6%	-1.0%	2.2%	-0.6%
Less than 2 years	7.2%	0%	-7.2%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	89.1%	76.7%	12.4%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Romania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other EU countries	0.5%	1.5%	-1.0%
Other Europe	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Southern Asia	0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	5.5%	13.5%	-8.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.1%	37.2%	-13.1%
Christian	66.1%	46.2%	19.9%
Buddhist	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Jewish	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Muslim	4.1%	6.5%	-2.4%
Not answered	3.2%	6.0%	-2.8%

Safety

Is Bellhouse Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Bellhouse Lane was 73.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 4.0% lower than the Brentwood West average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Bellhouse Lane has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Brentwood West and the 69th highest crime rate of 236 local areas in Brentwood .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 16.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -16.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 83% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£56,700

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in CM14 5PP, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 2/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 3/10 (low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Bellhouse Lane are based on 16 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Brentwood.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Bellhouse Lane, Pilgrims Hatch, Brentwood, CM14 5PP

Estimated Average Property Prices for CM14 5PP

Average Price
£768,429

Semi-Detached
£644,482

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£867,586

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bellhouse Lane

Average Price
£690,307

Semi-Detached
£557,956

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£860,472

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Bellhouse LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
17 Bellhouse Lane, Brentwood, Essex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£580,000	2024-05-14	£604,756
19 Bellhouse Lane, Brentwood, Essex Detached, an established residential building	£665,000	2022-03-23	£666,989
9 Bellhouse Lane, Brentwood, Essex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£700,000	2021-06-29	£771,429
13 Bellhouse Lane, Brentwood, Essex Detached, an established residential building	£750,000	2019-07-10	£856,413
7 Bellhouse Lane, Brentwood, Essex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£512,500	2018-01-11	£605,789

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CM14 5PP

Employment

CM14 5PP area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 2% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 20% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

CM14 5PP area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 1% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	102
Self-Employed	69
Retired	68
Part-Time Employee	45
Looking after home or family	31
Student (economically inactive)	18
Unemployed	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5
Other	4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	45
Financial and insurance activities	30
Construction	24
Human health and social work activities	23
Education	19
Professional, scientific and technical activities	19
Manufacturing	13
Other	11
Administrative and support service activities	9
Transport and storage	7
Information and communication	6
Real estate activities	6
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	5
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bentley St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Ashwells Road , Bentley CM15 9SE	3out of 4	1,109 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Larchwood Primary School Larchwood Gardens , Pilgrims Hatch CM15 9NG	4out of 4	1,384 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Weald Wigley Bush Lane , South Weald CM14 5QN	4out of 4	2,498 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Helen's Catholic Infant School Sawyers Hall Lane , CM15 9BY	4out of 4	2,790 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Helen's Catholic Junior School Sawyers Hall Lane , CM15 9BY	3out of 4	2,828 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Becket Keys Church of England Free School Sawyers Hall Lane , CM15 9DA	4out of 4	2,843 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School Queen's Road , CM14 4EX	3out of 4	3,706 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Brentwood County High School Seven Arches Road , CM14 4JF	2out of 4	4,065 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Drapers' Academy Settle Road , Harold Hill RM3 9XR	2out of 4	4,398 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Shenfield High School Alexander Lane , Shenfield CM15 8RY	3out of 4	4,473 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Grove House School Sawyers Hall Lane , CM15 9DA	3out of 4	2,816 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Brentwood School Middleton Hall Lane , CM15 8EE	- not rated	3,706 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lime Academy Forest Approach Settle Road , Harold Hill RM3 9YA	3out of 4	4,303 yd	Academy special sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Endeavour Co-Operative Academy Hogarth Avenue , CM15 8BE	3out of 4	4,549 yd	Academy special converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ursuline Preparatory School Great Ropers Lane, , Brentwood CM13 3HR	- not rated	5,036 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Trinity Church	49 Coxtie Green Road, Pilgrims Hatch	96 yd
Als Corner Deli	422 Ongar Road, Pilgrims Hatch	461 yd
The Pilgrims Korai	499 Ongar Road, Pilgrims Hatch	509 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bentley Cricket Club	Coxtie Green Road, Pilgrims Hatch	183 yd
Bentley District Village Club	Bentley Village Hall, Ongar Road	262 yd
The Black Horse	The Black Horse, 420 Ongar Road	498 yd
Rendezvous At Pilgrims Hall	Pilgrims Hall, Ongar Road	567 yd
The White Horse (Wet Side ONLY)	White Horse Public House, 173 Coxtie Green Road	1,073 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Golden Fish Bar	1 Hatch Road, Pilgrims Hatch		834 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bentley Cricket Club BENTLEY CRICKET CLUB BENTLEY CRICKET CLUB COXTIE GREEN ROAD	grass pitches	203 yd
Bentley Tennis Club BENTLEY VILLAGE HALL BENTLEY VILLAGE HALL ONGAR ROAD	tennis courts	252 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	48.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	48.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	59.71 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	59.71 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	10.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	13.33 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.