Lee Chapel South & Kingswood

Basildon · East of England · population 10,779 · 6 LSOAs

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

60Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,761 of 6,856 in England
  • #386 of 746 in East of England
  • #10 of 22 in Basildon
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,318
Median age (est.)36
Density2,688per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above32%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 33%45–64 23%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 25%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 27%
Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 16%Private rent 27%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 11%Other: 15%
One person 29%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 11%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Associate professional 12% · Administrative 11%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Associate professional12%
Administrative11%
Managers & directors10%
Elementary10%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure8%
Process & plant6%
Sales & customer service6%

Ethnic group

White: 75%Asian: 13%Black: 7%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 75%Asian 13%Black 7%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 39% · Hindu 5%

Born outside the UK: 24%

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

Lee Chapel South & Kingswood is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #2,761 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 22 in Basildon. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (76) and lowest on Crime (33). Typical homes here sold for about £380,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+1%) (from 152 sales), in line with the wider Basildon median of £364,075. Typical household take-home income is around £44,297 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 128 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 53 · #3,247
Employment 53 · #3,193
Education 53 · #3,206
Health 57 · #2,953
Crime 33 · #4,618
Housing & access 57 · #2,973
Living environment 76 · #1,636

House prices ?

£380,000median (12m) · -0.7% yr · n=152
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£380,000152-0.7%+1.3%
Detached£575,57538-1.6%+6.6%
Semi-detached£472,02536+3.2%+16.6%
Terraced£330,00066+2.5%+17.9%
Flat£208,50012-20.4%+21.2%
This area£380,000
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)£44,297±£6,339 · #2,244 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,896
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 ?

52Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

128 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,375 offences
Basildon88
East of England70
England83

Rank #5,608 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences644
Theft267
Burglary34
Vehicle crime99
Criminal damage & arson121
Public order & weapons114
Drugs61
Robbery7
Other28

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 93 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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