RM4 postcode area guide — Brentwood
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the RM4 postcode district in Brentwood — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in RM4
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
89.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
79.8%
Gigabit-capable
79.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
2.6%
Broadband availability in the RM4 postcode district (Brentwood) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 151 postcodes Ofcom measures in RM4, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 89.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 79.8%.
Around 2.6% of premises in RM4 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 RM4
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| RM4 1AA | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| RM4 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| RM4 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| RM4 1AF | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| RM4 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| RM4 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| RM4 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| RM4 1AP | 100% | 100% |
| RM4 1AR | 100% | 100% |
| RM4 1AS | 100% | 100% |
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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 RM4
Police recorded 1 incidents within about a mile of the centre of RM4 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 1 | 100.0% |
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 RM4
Based on 46 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in RM4 is £600,000, down 7.8% on the previous year (£651,000).
Detached
£960,000
21 sales
Semi-detached
£625,000
8 sales
Terraced
£475,000
11 sales
Flat / maisonette
£345,000
3 sales
Latest recorded sales in RM4
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2026 | £650,000 | Detached | Market Place | RM4 1UA |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £670,000 | Other | Ongar Road | RM4 1UH |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £1,000,000 | Detached | Stapleford Road | RM4 1EJ |
| 18 Mar 2026 | £440,000 | Semi-detached | Hoe Lane | RM4 1AX |
| 13 Mar 2026 | £495,000 | Semi-detached | Spur Close | RM4 1DS |
| 10 Mar 2026 | £675,000 | Detached | Orange Tree Hill | RM4 1PB |
| 27 Feb 2026 | £600,000 | Detached | Orange Tree Hill | RM4 1PJ |
| 20 Feb 2026 | £1,200,000 | Detached | Bournebridge Lane | RM4 1LT |
| 20 Feb 2026 | £885,000 | Detached | Orange Tree Hill | RM4 1PB |
| 20 Feb 2026 | £475,000 | Terraced | The Poplars | RM4 1BB |
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 RM4
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambourne Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 214 | RM4 1AU |
| Stapleford Abbotts Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 135 | RM4 1EJ |
| Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 94 | RM4 1PS |
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 RM4
37 rated food businesses operate in RM4. 28 hold the top rating of 5, 5 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abridge Cricket Club, Abridge Golf & Country Club, Abridge Village Hall, Amana Trust, Amana Trust.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in RM4
From a sample of 192 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 RM4 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 31% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
4%
Band C
27%
Band D
41%
Band E
17%
Band F
8%
Band G
3%
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.