Neighbourhoods in Basildon

East of England · 22 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).

48

Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population

#174 of 296 local authorities · 22 neighbourhoods · 188,810 residents

Income46
Employment46
Education35
Health48
Crime40
Housing & access42
Living env.79
Decile 1: 9% of residentsDecile 2: 19% of residentsDecile 3: 10% of residentsDecile 4: 15% of residentsDecile 5: 0% of residentsDecile 6: 11% of residentsDecile 7: 7% of residentsDecile 8: 9% of residentsDecile 9: 4% of residentsDecile 10: 17% of residentsResidents by national
deprivation decile · left = most deprived

Neighbourhoods here span Chalvedon (3) to Billericay North East (99); 9% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →

In summary

There is a sharp split within Basildon: Billericay North East scores 99 out of 100 (#46 of 6,856 nationally) while Chalvedon sits at 3 — neighbours on the map, 96 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 7 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 9 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £290,000 in Chalvedon to £580,000 in Billericay North East — a 2.0× gap within Basildon.

Living here

Typical net household income£43,137a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime88per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied64%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Basildon

£364,075median home sold over the past year · +13.8% over 5 years · +4.0% over the year · 2,376 sales
Detached£578,075
Semi-detached£410,000
Terraced£325,000
Flat£210,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Towns & places in Basildon

Grouped neighbourhoods that share a town or locality name.

NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Billericay North East 4699 £580,000
Billericay Tye Common 37594 £500,000
Wickford Shotgate 58192 £380,000
Billericay Central & Sunnymede 62291 £470,000
Billericay Queen's Park 1,08884 £462,500

Neighbourhood rankings in Basildon

Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →

Postcode districts in Basildon

Postcode districts that overlap Basildon — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.

People living in Basildon Census 2021

Residents187,578
Median age (est.)40
Density1,705per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above25%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 25%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 21%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 13%Other: 15%
One person 28%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 13%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors12%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades11%
Elementary11%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 87%Asian: 4%Black: 5%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 87%Asian 4%Black 5%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 44% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 12%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Local authorities around Basildon.