BRENTWOOD, ESSEX

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Well let me tell you why I love this place.  It has over 300 shops, boutiques and nice public houses, some of the best academic results in the country, a direct rail link to Liverpool Street station, very low crime rates and the most stunning properties in Brentwood and surrounding villages such as Shenfield and Hutton Mount – all this but only 20 miles down the A12 from London!

If you are like me who likes being part of an aspirational community but doesn’t like being right in the centre of the hussle and bussle of a major city (like London) then Brentwood or the surrounding villages are perfect.  Migration from this town is low – once you move there its rare if you leave.

Let me tell you of a few facts about Brentwood:

• It has a high level of both in and out - commuting, with a net deficit of 8,000 jobs. The total net out-flow is 55% of Brentwood’s workers.  They commute to London, Basildon & Chelmsford which all have thriving local economies.  The net deficit is completely healthy as all Essex towns experience this.  However people still commute to Brentwood from areas such as Romford, Ongar & Billericay.
• Extremely low levels of  unemployment. Brentwood's unemployment is the lowest in Essex bar one.  Unemployment figures have dropped year on year to under 2% which equals only about 500 people.
• 80% of local jobs are service sector jobs and less than 10% of jobs are manufacturing thus overall pay is high in this area.

Due to Brentwood’s location i.e. being commutable to London and surrounded by greenbelt land I only see Brentwood growing outwards thus boosting the local economy and property prices.  I think the quality of tenant will be at the top end due to Brentwood’s workforce being white collar workers for the local economy or for London, Basildon or Chelmsford.

Other areas to look at around Brentwood are:

Warley Hill

This is the area around Brentwood station which contains a large number of offices and has one of the town's largest neighbourhood shopping centres.  This is near Clements Park housing estate which has just recently been built.  The properties sold in record time when they were built.  When properties from Clements Park do come on the market they are usually snapped up.

Shenfield

A very affluent area which also has a mainline station into Liverpool St.  It has a small but very up-market shopping centre with a few offices in and around the village.

Ingatestone
Ingatestone is the largest commercial centre outside Brentwood, focused on the High Street with its blend of shops, offices, pubs and restaurants.

Warley
Home to Warley Business Park, the state of the art office development, where most of the large employers are located. Down the road is the Ford’s Head Office.

30 miles north east of Central London

2 miles from M25

Kelvedon Hatch

Brentwood

Essex CM15 0AT

Shenfield

Brentwood

Essex CM15 8NQ

Shenfield

Brentwood

Essex CM15 8NR

Brentwood

Essex CM14 4DB