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Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon · Brentwood

Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon: your neighbourhood

Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 3% here, compared with 11% across Brentwood (8 percentage points lower).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 31.2% here, compared with 35.4% across Brentwood (4.2 percentage points lower).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented privately: 13% here, compared with 16% across Brentwood (3.1 percentage points lower).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

22.4%

21 March 2021 · Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

997 out of 4,451.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.8%

21 March 2021 · Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

168 out of 4,452.

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People counted in the census

4,452

21 March 2021 · Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

4,452 out of 4,452.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

31.2%

21 March 2021 · Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

1,159 out of 3,718.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

43.8%

21 March 2021 · Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

794 out of 1,811.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

10.5%

21 March 2021 · Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

190 out of 1,811.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

38.6%

21 March 2021 · Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,437 out of 3,719.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

59.5%

21 March 2021 · Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,212 out of 3,719.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

1.5%

21 March 2021 · Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

56 out of 3,719.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

16.5%

21 March 2021 · Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

612 out of 3,718.

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Homes rented privately

13%

21 March 2021 · Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

234 out of 1,818.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

26.3%

21 March 2021 · Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

977 out of 3,719.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

3%

21 March 2021 · Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

61 out of 1,818.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.9%

21 March 2021 · Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

70 out of 3,719.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

313 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 279 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 21 mapped crimes in September 2024; 35 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024210
October 2024283
November 2024203
December 2024190
January 2025190
February 2025282
March 2025251
April 2025291
May 2025163
June 2025192
July 2025316
August 2025242
September 2025202
October 2025273
November 2025202
December 2025334
January 2026242
February 2026341
March 2026251
April 2026346
May 2026215
June 2026193
July 2026212
August 2026352
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime90
vehicle crime69
other theft35
burglary30
criminal damage arson29
public order21
drugs15
other crime10
shoplifting6
possession of weapons5
robbery2
theft from the person1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

Police data and method →

What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Brentwood →