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Basildon

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
187,581
Households
76,468
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 6.4 per 1k
76,468
Households
White Brit. · 82%
Ethnicity
Christian · 47%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 6.4 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£346,859
Median property price
£1,256
Median rent
4,133
Postcodes
76,468
Households
White Brit. · 82%
Ethnicity
Christian · 47%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 6.4 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£346,859
Median property price
£1,256
Median rent
4,133
Postcodes

Sold prices in Basildon

England & Wales
Property sales · Basildon
HM Land Registry · Basildon
Average price
£391,555
YoY: -0.7%
Median price: £339,490
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 88 sales · avg £385,617
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£435k£393k£351k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Basildon

England & Wales
Crime trends · Basildon

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
467
YoY stable
496419342
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
170
YoY stable
19413473
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
80
YoY +23%
1288745
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
23
YoY -28%
754923
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
90
YoY stable
1259564
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising

1,192
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Basildon

Medium flood risk in part of this area

1 of 9 sampled points in Zone 2

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 2 is land with between a 1 in 1,000 and 1 in 100 chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial Models

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Essex.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Basildon is the district council. School applications go through Essex.

Apply for a primary place via Essex

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Amenities in Basildon

GPs make up most of the mapped places

15 GPs · 7 Libraries · 1 Hospitals · 24 in all

  • GPs15
  • Libraries7
  • Hospitals1
  • Museums1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Basildon

Median private rent

£1,256/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£972
1 bed
£1,256
2 bed
£1,491
3 bed
£2,104
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Basildon

Coordinates51.5901, 0.4664
Postcodes
4,133
Population (Census)
187,581
Households (Census)
76,468
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 6.4 per 1k

Demographics in Basildon

Ethnicity

Total residents: 187,597
White Brit.82.1%
Other White4.4%
African3.4%
Indian2.0%
+ other · 8.0%

Religion

Total residents: 187,552
Christian46.5%
No religion44.1%
Not answered5.2%
Muslim1.8%
Hindu1.2%
+ other · 1.1%

Age groups

Total residents: 187,581
35–4919.8%
50–6419.1%
25–3414.0%
65–749.1%
10–157.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.4%

Households

Total households: 76,468
Other15.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.7%
Any member 66+12.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.5%
All members 66+8.6%
+ 7 other households · 38.2%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Basildon

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.33 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.33 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).