Barstable

Basildon · East of England · population 8,726 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

6Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,414 of 6,856 in England
  • #732 of 746 in East of England
  • #21 of 22 in Basildon
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,617
Median age (est.)34
Density6,780per km²
No qualifications27%
Degree or above18%
No car or van29%

Age

0–14 24%15–24 13%25–44 28%45–64 23%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 15%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 50%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 15%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 50%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 20%Other: 13%
One person 28%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 20%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 16% · Skilled trades 12% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary16%
Skilled trades12%
Caring & leisure12%
Professional11%
Process & plant11%
Sales & customer service11%
Administrative9%
Associate professional9%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 85%Asian: 3%Black: 8%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 85%Asian 3%Black 8%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 52% · Christian 39% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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.

In summary

Barstable is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,414 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #21 of 22 in Basildon. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (70) but weak on Crime (2). Typical homes here, about £325,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 30% in five years (from 54 sales), 11% below the wider Basildon median of £364,075. Typical household take-home income is around £37,862 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 111 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 7 · #6,373
Employment 6 · #6,414
Education 4 · #6,586
Health 13 · #5,989
Crime 2 · #6,682
Housing & access 25 · #5,167
Living environment 70 · #2,061

House prices ?

£325,000median (12m) · +6.6% yr · n=54
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£325,00054+6.6%+29.9%
Detached£450,0005
Semi-detached£340,0009+14.9%
Terraced£325,00032+6.6%+29.7%
Flat£110,0008-9.7%-24.5%
This area£325,000
Basildon£364,075
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£37,862±£5,404 · #4,092 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,292
Price-to-income ?8.6×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

9Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

111 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 969 offences
Basildon88
East of England70
England83

Rank #5,239 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences602
Theft72
Burglary37
Vehicle crime39
Criminal damage & arson75
Public order & weapons71
Drugs46
Robbery8
Other19

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 96 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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