CM14 postcode area guide — Brentwood
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CM14 postcode district in Brentwood — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CM14
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
69.9%
Gigabit-capable
69.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the CM14 postcode district (Brentwood) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 588 postcodes Ofcom measures in CM14, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 69.9%.
Around 0% of premises in CM14 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in CM14
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CM14 4AA | 100% | 100% |
| CM14 4AB | 100% | 80% |
| CM14 4AD | 100% | 0% |
| CM14 4AE | 100% | 100% |
| CM14 4AF | 0% | 0% |
| CM14 4AG | 100% | 0% |
| CM14 4AH | 100% | 100% |
| CM14 4AJ | 100% | 15.4% |
| CM14 4AL | 100% | 100% |
| CM14 4AN | 57.1% | 57.1% |
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Mobile signal around Brentwood
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Brentwood district (36,919 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
92.6%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
60.1%
Voice indoors — all networks
96.4%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in CM14
Police recorded 217 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CM14 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 50 | 23.0% |
| Shoplifting | 43 | 19.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 28 | 12.9% |
| Vehicle crime | 24 | 11.1% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 18 | 8.3% |
| Drugs | 16 | 7.4% |
| Other theft | 15 | 6.9% |
| Public order | 9 | 4.1% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in CM14
Based on 290 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CM14 is £410,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£410,000).
Detached
£760,000
37 sales
Semi-detached
£580,000
52 sales
Terraced
£425,500
69 sales
Flat / maisonette
£265,000
119 sales
Latest recorded sales in CM14
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2026 | £470,000 | Terraced | Wingway | CM14 4XW |
| 11 May 2026 | £570,000 | Semi-detached | Snakes Hill | CM14 5SA |
| 5 May 2026 | £240,000 | Terraced | High Street | CM14 4AN |
| 1 May 2026 | £440,000 | Terraced | Nita Road | CM14 5BQ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £3,500,000 | Other | Kings Road | CM14 4EJ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £465,000 | Terraced | St James Road | CM14 4LH |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £520,000 | Terraced | Victoria Road | CM14 5DR |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £347,000 | Flat | Greensleeves Drive | CM14 5WD |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £265,000 | Flat | Cameron Close | CM14 5BT |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £400,000 | Semi-detached | Weald Road | CM14 4SX |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Brentwood demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Brentwood district (77,046 residents, 32,343 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18.4% |
| 15–29 | 21.5% |
| 30–44 | 19.5% |
| 45–64 | 20.4% |
| 65+ | 20.2% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 71.9% |
| Private rented | 16.1% |
| Social rented | 3.1% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around CM14
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brentwood County High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,097 | CM14 4JF |
| Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 991 | CM14 4EX |
| St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Weald | Primary | 5–11 | 454 | CM14 5QN |
| Warley Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 426 | CM14 5LF |
| Holly Trees Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 417 | CM14 5RY |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in CM14
214 rated food businesses operate in CM14. 140 hold the top rating of 5, 30 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Absalute Gym Ltd, AJ News \& Wine, Alec's Restaurant, Baptist Church, Bar Bar.Co.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CM14
From a sample of 193 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 CM14 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 40% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
13%
Band C
27%
Band D
42%
Band E
13%
Band F
4%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Brentwood
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.