Wickford South

Basildon · East of England · population 9,782 · 5 LSOAs

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

55Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,076 of 6,856 in England
  • #421 of 746 in East of England
  • #11 of 22 in Basildon
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,722
Median age (est.)38
Density2,106per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above24%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 30%45–64 26%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 42%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 42%Social rent 10%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 11%Other: 11%
One person 29%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 11%Other 11%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 16% · Administrative 14%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional16%
Administrative14%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades12%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

No religion 49% · Christian 43% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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

Wickford South is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,076 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #11 of 22 in Basildon. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (87) and lowest on Education (38). Typical homes here sold for about £342,500 over the past year, up 10% across five years (from 147 sales), 6% below the wider Basildon median of £364,075. Typical household take-home income is around £44,278 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 74 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 48 · #3,542
Employment 58 · #2,863
Education 38 · #4,282
Health 59 · #2,822
Crime 38 · #4,282
Housing & access 48 · #3,583
Living environment 87 · #869

House prices ?

£342,500median (12m) · +0.7% yr · n=147
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£342,500147+0.7%+10.5%
Detached£460,00034-2.1%0.0%
Semi-detached£360,00039+2.9%+14.3%
Terraced£323,50054+1.1%+17.6%
Flat£220,00020+7.3%+18.9%
This area£342,500
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)£44,278±£6,224 · #2,249 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,387
Price-to-income ?7.7×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

59Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

74 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 721 offences
Basildon88
East of England70
England83

Rank #3,749 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences265
Theft165
Burglary15
Vehicle crime53
Criminal damage & arson120
Public order & weapons59
Drugs26
Robbery1
Other17

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 282 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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