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Basildon

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187,571 people · median £352,750

Basildon Council · Labour minority — no overall control 12/42 seats · 29% · OCD 2026

Overview Valuation Safety Who lives here Schools Health Getting around Environment Amenities & economy

71/100

Good

AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating

£353k

median price

+12.7%

5-year growth

8.8

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

87%

of rated schools are Good or Outstanding

£353k

median sold price

9.7 yrs

of local pay to buy

+12.7%

5-year change

£325k

typical terraced

30 min

London — fastest

rail stations

87%

of rated schools are Good or Outstanding

grammar schools

schools total

8.8

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

673

Violence — most

10.8

NO₂ · WHO 10

2.3%

in a flood zone

147

green spaces

7.3

PM2.5 · WHO 5

137

eat & drink

shops

83%

gigabit

gyms & leisure

Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend +12.7%

£210,000 in 2014 → £365,000 in 2025 · 4,848 sales in 12 months

In Essex:

7th cheapest of 149th safest of 146th most affordable of 143rd best for schools of 14

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The district at a glance each strip is where Basildon sits on the Essex range — click through for the full section

Valuation — £352,750 medianValuation →

dearestcheapest

£352,750 median 7th cheapest of 14

among 14 districts in Essex

Safety — 8.8 crimes per 1,000 residents each monthSafety →

highest crimesafest

8.8 crimes per 1,000 residents each month 9th safest of 14

among 14 districts in Essex

Schools — 87% of rated schools are Good or OutstandingSchools →

weakeststrongest

87% of rated schools are Good or Outstanding 3rd best for schools of 14

among 14 districts in Essex

⌄ Below this district: the map is shaded by Basildon's neighbourhoods — click any of them to go a level finer, where streets take over, then individual sales.

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All figures, sources and dates

Prices2026-05

Affordability2025

Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)

Crime2026-06

Deprivation2025

Census2021

Schools2026

Health2026/2025

Transport2026

Broadband2024-07

Environment2023–24

Ground checks2022–25

Heritage & planning2026

Amenities2026

Companies2026-07-01

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