Billericay Central & Sunnymede

Basildon · East of England · population 8,104 · 5 LSOAs

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

91Area Score / 100 ?
  • #622 of 6,856 in England
  • #66 of 746 in East of England
  • #4 of 22 in Basildon
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,100
Median age (est.)43
Density2,482per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above33%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 11%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 8%Other: 16%
One person 27%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 8%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 17%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional17%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades8%
Elementary6%
Caring & leisure6%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 2%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 2%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 40% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 9%

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

Billericay Central & Sunnymede is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #622 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 22 in Basildon. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (90) and lowest on Housing & access (73). Typical homes here sold for about £470,000 over the past year, up 16% across five years (from 113 sales), 29% above the wider Basildon median of £364,075. Typical household take-home income is around £51,926 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 59 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 87 · #896
Employment 88 · #834
Education 74 · #1,794
Health 90 · #704
Crime 74 · #1,794
Housing & access 73 · #1,822
Living environment 88 · #828

House prices ?

£470,000median (12m) · -4.1% yr · n=113
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£470,000113-4.1%+16.3%
Detached£815,00039-3.3%+25.4%
Semi-detached£460,00038-5.4%+11.5%
Terraced£369,25020-0.2%+15.4%
Flat£294,00016+1.8%-2.4%
This area£470,000
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)£51,926±£7,338 · #797 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,449
Price-to-income ?9.1×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 ?

45Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

59 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 478 offences
Basildon88
East of England70
England83

Rank #2,800 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences129
Theft185
Burglary19
Vehicle crime41
Criminal damage & arson24
Public order & weapons45
Drugs24
Robbery2
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 55 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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