Brentwood in Essex, England is a historic market town on the edge of the London commuter belt, some 20–25 miles north‑east of central London. It grew up as a coaching stop on the old road to Colchester and retains a compact high street and the notable Roman Catholic Brentwood Cathedral; the town’s name is commonly thought to come from “burnt wood”, reflecting historic clearing of local woodland.
Today Brentwood mixes attractive suburban neighbourhoods with independent shops, regular markets and modern retail and business parks, and benefits from good rail connections into London, which makes it popular with commuters. It sits close to patches of countryside and ancient woodland, giving a balance of commuter‑town affluence and longer‑standing local community life.
Postcode districts covering Brentwood
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 24.9 miles
- Islington 18.8 miles
- Southend-on-Sea 18 miles
- City of Westminster 21.8 miles
- Bexley 13.3 miles
- Croydon 24.8 miles
- Basildon 7.5 miles
- Chelmsford 10.6 miles
- Gillingham 20.7 miles
- Harlow 13.4 miles
- Grays 9.6 miles
- Chatham 20.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Brentwood South Ward 0.6 miles
- Brentwood North Ward 0.6 miles
- Hutton South Ward 0.8 miles
- Shenfield Ward 1 mile
- Brentwood West Ward 1.2 miles
- Warley Ward 1.5 miles
- Hutton North Ward 1.6 miles
- Pilgrims Hatch Ward 1.8 miles
- Hutton East Ward 2.2 miles
- Ingrave and Herongate Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon Ward 2.4 miles
- Herongate and Ingrave Parish 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Brentwood
CM13 1TA, CM13 1JR, CM13 1AD, CM15 9PE, CM13 1BU, CM14 5QH, CM13 3GP, CM15 9BE, CM14 4SS … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 13.7 miles
- London Southend Airport 16.8 miles
- Brentwood Railway Station 0.8 miles
- Shenfield Railway Station 0.9 miles
Hotels in Brentwood Ad
Schools in Brentwood
- Becket Keys C of E Free School Secondary
- Bentley St Paul's C of E Primary School Primary
- Brentwood School Independent - all ages
- Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School Secondary
- Endeavour Co-Operative Academy Special
- Grove House School Special
- Hogarth Primary School Primary
- Holly Trees Primary School Primary
- Hutton All Saints' C of E Primary School Primary
- Larchwood Primary School Primary
- Long Ridings Primary School Primary
- Shenfield High School Secondary
- Shenfield St. Mary's C of E Primary School Primary
- St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School Primary
- St Helen's Catholic Junior School Primary
- St Martin's School Brentwood Secondary
- St Thomas of Canterbury C of E Aided Primary School, Brentwood Primary
- Ursuline Preparatory School Independent - primary
- Warley Primary School Primary
- … See all
Local points of interest
- Pirgo Historic site 4.9 miles
- Ongar Castle Historic site 6.3 miles
- Furze Woods Forest 6.8 miles
- Hylands Estate 7.4 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 8.3 miles
- Copped Hall Estate 11.3 miles
- Epping Forest Forest 11.4 miles
- Barking Abbey Historic site 11.8 miles
- Woodford Wells Historic site 12.3 miles
- Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge Historic site 12.7 miles
- Blue Water Shopping centre 12.8 miles
- Canvey Island Heritage Centre & Museum Museum 12.9 miles