Bursteads

Basildon · East of England · population 6,434 · 4 LSOAs

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

61Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,685 of 6,856 in England
  • #372 of 746 in East of England
  • #9 of 22 in Basildon
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,448
Median age (est.)46
Density306per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above26%
No car or van8%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 22%45–64 28%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 48%Mortgage/shared: 39%Social rent: 3%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 48%Mortgage/shared 39%Social rent 3%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 7%Other: 21%
One person 24%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 7%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Managers & directors 20% · Professional 19% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Managers & directors20%
Professional19%
Associate professional14%
Administrative13%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary6%
Process & plant6%
Sales & customer service5%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 94%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 39% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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

Bursteads is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,685 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #9 of 22 in Basildon. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (73) and lowest on Housing & access (30). Typical homes here sold for about £495,000 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 89 sales), 36% above the wider Basildon median of £364,075. Typical household take-home income is around £47,312 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 48 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 62 · #2,603
Employment 56 · #2,994
Education 37 · #4,324
Health 73 · #1,849
Crime 70 · #2,089
Housing & access 30 · #4,824
Living environment 73 · #1,849

House prices ?

£495,000median (12m) · +5.1% yr · n=89
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£495,00089+5.1%+21.8%
Detached£575,00032-11.2%-10.9%
Semi-detached£477,50044+15.1%+27.3%
Terraced£380,0009+5.6%+18.1%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£495,000
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)£47,312±£6,688 · #1,587 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,727
Price-to-income ?10.5×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 ?

28Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

48 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 309 offences
Basildon88
East of England70
England83

Rank #1,937 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences150
Theft41
Burglary25
Vehicle crime24
Criminal damage & arson29
Public order & weapons20
Drugs7
Robbery0
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 38 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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