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Warley · Brentwood

Warley: your neighbourhood

Warley electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 40.7% here, compared with 35.4% across Brentwood (5.3 percentage points higher).

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: 21% here, compared with 16% across Brentwood (5.1 percentage points higher).

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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People aged 65 or over: 15.2% here, compared with 20.2% across Brentwood (5 percentage points lower).

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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

15.2%

21 March 2021 · Warley

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

All usual residents

781 out of 5,148.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.5%

21 March 2021 · Warley

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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

180 out of 5,134.

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People counted in the census

5,137

21 March 2021 · Warley

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

All usual residents

5,137 out of 5,137.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

40.7%

21 March 2021 · Warley

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

Residents aged 16 and over

1,716 out of 4,215.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

39.9%

21 March 2021 · Warley

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

919 out of 2,305.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

11.9%

21 March 2021 · Warley

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

274 out of 2,305.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

31.3%

21 March 2021 · Warley

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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

1,318 out of 4,206.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

65.4%

21 March 2021 · Warley

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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

2,749 out of 4,206.

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

3.2%

21 March 2021 · Warley

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

136 out of 4,206.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

13.7%

21 March 2021 · Warley

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

Residents aged 16 and over

577 out of 4,215.

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Homes rented privately

21%

21 March 2021 · Warley

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

All households

484 out of 2,303.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

18.3%

21 March 2021 · Warley

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

769 out of 4,206.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

15%

21 March 2021 · Warley

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

All households

338 out of 2,303.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

3.3%

21 March 2021 · Warley

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

139 out of 4,206.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Warley ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

384 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 390 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Warley 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: 30 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 · Warley
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024301
October 2024324
November 2024502
December 2024381
January 2025271
February 2025270
March 2025294
April 2025354
May 2025281
June 2025322
July 2025279
August 2025354
September 2025271
October 2025413
November 2025332
December 2025362
January 2026323
February 2026262
March 2026333
April 2026325
May 2026358
June 2026224
July 2026324
August 2026359
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Warley
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime148
vehicle crime49
criminal damage arson36
other theft31
drugs31
shoplifting24
public order23
burglary17
other crime11
possession of weapons7
robbery4
bicycle theft3
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.

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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 →