RM14 postcode area guide — Brentwood

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Broadband & internet speeds in RM14

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the RM14 postcode district (Brentwood) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 599 postcodes Ofcom measures in RM14, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 90.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 81.4%.

Around 0.8% of premises in RM14 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 RM14

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Mobile signal around Brentwood

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Brentwood district (36,919 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in RM14

Police recorded 90 incidents within about a mile of the centre of RM14 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 RM14

Based on 281 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in RM14 is £550,000, down 4.3% on the previous year (£575,000).

Latest recorded sales in RM14

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around RM14

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 RM14

212 rated food businesses operate in RM14. 138 hold the top rating of 5, 29 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 7 Day Convenience Store, Aardvark Preschool, Abacus After School Club, Abigails Cafe, Accent Catering @ Coopers Company & Coburn School.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in RM14

From a sample of 177 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 RM14 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 37% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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

Landlines around RM14 typically use:

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What's it like living in RM14?

Postcodes in RM14

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.