Houses for sale in Brentwood

Culture

While many urban areas around the M25 can claim little in the way of history and culture, Brentwood is a town with roots reaching back to early medieval times. As well as an established sense of community, this helps make for an impressive local arts and cultural scene. The excellent Brentwood Theatre is well known for hosting both professional touring drama productions and a huge number of local amateur arts groups – a particular highlight being some super shows for children during December.

Also of benefit to young people in Brentwood is the Hermitage youth service. While young people in many other areas lack stimulating activities, here they enjoy the facilities at the Hermitage's café, youth club and popular live music venue.

The Brentwood Art Trail is an increasingly popular event involving local artists, schools and the community, and taking place every summer. There's also the Brentwood Performing Arts Festival, music participation for young people, and even an annual international chess tournament.

Leisure

The many open spaces in the area – perhaps the best known being the 700-year-old Weald Country Park – give plenty of opportunity for outdoor pursuits. There are golf courses close at hand, and two leisure and sports centres offer the chance to take part in football, swimming, badminton, squash and other games. Football, cricket and rugby clubs are also based in Brentwood, and a regular cycle race attracts some of the sport's top names.

Shopping

All the incredible shopping and cultural highlights of the capital are just a short car or train ride away, of course. But without stepping into London you can enjoy the retail facilities of Brentwood – recently boosted by a multi-million-pound redevelopment of the high street.

Transport in Brentwood

Brentwood's rail and road connections are excellent, with the M25, A12 and A127 trunk roads within the Borough and convenient, fast rail links with London and East Anglia.

London City and London Southend airports are all 30 to 40 minutes' drive away, with Stansted, Heathrow and Gatwick airports not much more. London city airport is only 13.61 miles away and London Southend airport is 17.32 miles away from Brentwood. The Dartford Tunnel/Queen Elizabeth II Bridge and Tilbury Docks are also within easy reach. To the east, Harwich and Felixstowe are 90 minutes away via the A12. Such assets give Brentwood a superior locational advantage much appreciated by both residents and businesses.

Brentwood has good rail links having four stations within the Borough at Ingatestone, Shenfield, West Horndon and Brentwood. The nearest train station to the center is Brentwood and Shenfield. Brentwood train station is only 0.64 miles away from Brentwood centre and Shenfield train station is only 1.07 miles away from Brentwood centre. The Liverpool Street to Norwich, Liverpool Street to Southend Victoria and the Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness lines all pass through the Borough. The presence of these links encourages high levels of commuting.