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116 recorded sales · median £242,500 · Basildon
Basildon Council · Labour minority — no overall control 12/42 seats · 29% · OCD 2026
71/100
Good
Acreright area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£243k
median price
9.6
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£243k
median sold price
9.7 yrs
of local pay to buy
30 min
London — fastest
5
rail stations mapped
0
grammar schools
59
schools total
9.6
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
720
Violence — most
10.8
NO₂ · WHO 10
2.3%
in a flood zone
147
green spaces
7.3
PM2.5 · WHO 5
138
eat & drink
57
shops
83%
gigabit
24
gyms & leisure
Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.
Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities
Sold price trend
£202,500 in 2012 → £471,250 in 2025
⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Basildon, clearly labelled.
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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-09-09
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2026 (control)
Crime2026-07
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01
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What does it cost? This street
A typical home here sells for £242,500. That's about 9.7× local earnings — around the 10.3× five-year average.
Sold price history
2025 · 4 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to Sep 2026 · 116 sales£242,500
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Too few sales by type to chart.
Typical home price compared with annual local pay9.7× · five-year average 10.3×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Basildon13.5%
Of the homes across Basildon that sold again within five years, 13.5% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than East of England (17.5%).
By property type
Terraced houses0%
Flats14.1%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new9.9%
Bought second-hand14.4%
Overall
Typical resale gain+15.3% · ~6.3-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (438 resale pairs) across Basildon — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership63%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,314
Basildon Borough Council£305
Essex County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,642
Police & Crime Commissioner£275
Fire & Rescue£93
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,543
Band B£1,800
Band C£2,057
Band D (baseline)£2,314
Band E£2,829
Band F£3,343
Band G£3,857
Band H£4,629
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
Neighbourhood prices in Basildon how Highlands Road compares · from Basildon
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Great Burstead +34.8%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Burstead | £452,500 | +34.8% | 114 |
| Basildon | £307,250 | +24% | 714 |
| Vange | £305,000 | +23.5% | 1,005 |
| Laindon Cross | £365,000 | +21.3% | 105 |
| Langdon Hills | £382,500 | +19% | 465 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Highlands Road — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Highlands Road Bowers Gifford | Semi-detached | — | — | £547,500 | Dec 2025 |
| 31, Highlands Road Bowers Gifford | Semi-detached | — | — | £395,000 | Aug 2025 |
| 6 Highlands Road Bowers Gifford | Detached | — | — | £585,000 | Mar 2025 |
| 34 Highlands Road Bowers Gifford | Semi-detached | — | — | £367,000 | Mar 2025 |
| 56 Highlands Road Bowers Gifford | Detached | — | — | £590,000 | Mar 2024 |
| 30 HIGHLANDS ROAD BOWERS GIFFORD BASILDON | Semi-detached | — | — | £380,000 | May 2023 |
| 47 Highlands Road Bowers Gifford | Detached | — | — | £352,500 | Apr 2023 |
| 60 Highlands Road Bowers Gifford | Detached | — | — | £692,500 | Dec 2022 |
| 91, Highlands Road Bowers Gifford | Semi-detached | — | — | £335,000 | Aug 2021 |
| 54, Highlands Road Bowers Gifford | Detached | — | — | £425,000 | Jun 2021 |
24 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
How safe is it? from Basildon
Crime runs at 9.6 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
Per 1,000 / month9.6
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months from Basildon
Recorded crimes by category across the whole Basildon district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on. Some forces log crimes at their police station, so a station can look like a hotspot.
Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk
Who lives here? from Basildon
Population187,571
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 5/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 45% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 5/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 5/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 45% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 5 in 2019 — little changed since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
5.3/10
Employment
5.2/10
Education & skills
4.2/10
Health & disability
5.5/10
Crime
4.7/10
Housing & services
4.7/10
Living environment
7.3/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
Figures for the wider Basildon — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Employment rate · residents aged 16+60%
Unemployment · economically active residents5.3%
Degree-level (Level 4+)25%
Good or very good health83%
Own their home63%
Median age39.2
Born outside the UK12%
See the full Basildon report →
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
Schools This street
89% of the 9 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
8 of 9 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 9 nearest inspected schools
of the 9 nearest inspected schools
GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"
Catchments
Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.
Council catchment polygons + GIAS
Nearest schools 25 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Margaret's Church of England Academy, Bowers Gifford | Primary | Inspected '24 — see report | 0.8 km |
| Woodham Ley Primary School | Primary | Good ('23) | 1.1 km |
| Montgomerie Primary School | Primary | — | 1.1 km |
| Eversley Primary School | Primary | — | 1.4 km |
| More Grace Day Nursery and Out of School Club | Nursery | Good ('22) | 1.4 km |
| Happy Stars T.M Preschool | Nursery | Good ('25) | 1.5 km |
| The Appleton School | Secondary | — | 1.5 km |
| Jotmans Hall Primary School | Primary | Requires improvement ('24) | 1.5 km |
| Tree Tots Pre-school | Nursery | Good ('24) | 1.5 km |
| Second Steps Day Nursery | Nursery | Good ('22) | 1.7 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
At a glance
| Here | |
|---|---|
| Life expectancy — men | 80.4 yrs |
| Life expectancy — women | 83.8 yrs |
| Smoking | 12.3% |
| Adults overweight or obese | 74.6% |
OHID Fingertips · district-level figures (the health-outcomes grain)
25
nearest GP surgeries · nearest 1.0 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest dentists · nearest 1.6 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest pharmacies · nearest 1.2 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
12 of 13 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Khan & Partners | GP | — | 1.0 km |
| St Georges Medical Practice | GP | Good ('17) | 1.0 km |
| Arundel Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 1.2 km |
| Cross Chemist | Pharmacy | — | 1.3 km |
| Dental Surgery | Dentist | — | 1.6 km |
| Vanas Limited | Pharmacy | — | 1.6 km |
| Murree Medical Group | GP | — | 1.8 km |
| Rose Villa Surgery | GP | Good ('23) | 1.9 km |
Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)
Getting around from Basildon
5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 32 min from Basildon.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To London | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitsea | 1.4 mi | London Fenchurch Street | 37 min |
| Benfleet | 2.2 mi | London Fenchurch Street | 37 min |
| Rayleigh | 3.1 mi | London Liverpool Street | 43 min |
| Wickford | 3.1 mi | London Liverpool Street | 37 min |
| Basildon | 3.3 mi | London Fenchurch Street | 32 min |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Basildon (32 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail
Travel to work
Census travel-to-work — how residents commute
EV charging5 points
Per 10,000 residents0.3
National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion
Environment from Basildon
Air quality
µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA
Ground checks
Surface water 1-in-1000.1%
Flood zone2.3% of postcodes
Radonup to <1% of homes
Historic landfill16 sites within ~1 km
EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search
Transport noise (Defra)
Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".
Defra strategic noise mapping
Heritage & green space
Listed buildings127
Conservation areas4
Green belt62.7%
Green spaces147
Historic England · OS Open Greenspace
Amenities from Basildon
What's here
| Category | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eat & drink | 138 | 93% hygiene 4★+ (FSA) |
| Shops | 57 | supermarkets & convenience stores |
| Gyms, leisure & playgrounds | 24 | — |
| Green spaces & parks | 147 | filled areas on the map |
OSM + FSA
Broadband
% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations
Local economy from Basildon
Figures for the wider Basildon — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Unemployment rate5.3%
In work (employment rate)59.9%
Companies registered here34,552
New incorporations (12m)4,326
Property companies (SPVs)3,585
See the full Basildon report →
Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district