Basildon: house prices, crime and schools
Local authority in East of England · 112 neighbourhoods
Homes here sell for a typical £4,200 per m², down 1.1% in a year. Police record 85.6 crimes per 1,000 people a year (East of England 68.2), and there are 55 state schools.
Close to East of England's middle on most measures.
Is Basildon a good place to live?
More crime than 77% of East of England's councils, prices down 1.1% in a year, 55 state schools (4 Outstanding), and a 23-minute typical walk to a station.
- Crime
- 85.6 crimes per 1,000 residents a yearmore crime than 77% of East of England's councils
- Prices
- £4,200 per m², down 1.1% in a yearpricier than 61% of East of England's councils
- Schools
- 55 state schools, 4 Outstandingprimaries nearby stronger than in 83% of East of England's councils
- Green space
- Not published outside London yet
- Commute
- 23 min walk to a stationtypical walk from homes here · a shorter walk than 79% of East of England's councils
Ranks among East of England's councils. Crime: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026. Prices: HM Land Registry to August 2026, area price bands, never a home's value. Schools: DfE GIAS, Ofsted. Stations: walks along OpenStreetMap paths. How this is worked out
Areas
22 areasAgainst East of England: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is East of England's middle.
- Billericay Queen's Park · CM125 neighbourhoods£5,730 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Billericay Tye Common · CM125 neighbourhoods£5,460 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Billericay Central & Sunnymede · CM115 neighbourhoods£5,290 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Wickford South · SS125 neighbourhoods£5,020 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Billericay North East · CM115 neighbourhoods£4,960 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Bursteads · CM114 neighbourhoods£4,780 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Langdon Hills · SS166 neighbourhoods£4,620 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Steeple View & Noak Bridge · SS155 neighbourhoods£4,560 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Wickford Shotgate · SS115 neighbourhoods£4,550 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Wickford West · SS125 neighbourhoods£4,520 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Wickford North East · SS114 neighbourhoods£4,320 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Lee Chapel South & Kingswood · SS166 neighbourhoods£4,270 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Laindon West & Southfields · SS156 neighbourhoods£4,220 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Whitmore Way & Fremnells · SS145 neighbourhoods£4,140 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Felmore & Bowers Gifford · SS136 neighbourhoods£3,940 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Laindon East & Lee Chapel North · SS155 neighbourhoods£3,870 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Barstable · SS165 neighbourhoods£3,860 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Basildon Central & Pipps Hill · SS145 neighbourhoods£3,830 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Vange & Pitsea · SS165 neighbourhoods£3,780 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Laindon Central · SS155 neighbourhoods£3,560 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Eversley · SS135 neighbourhoods£3,500 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Chalvedon · SS135 neighbourhoods£3,330 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £4,200 per m² · typical East of England neighbourhood £4,000
- By type
- Flat £204k · Terraced £324k · Semi £411k · Detached £567k
- 1-year change
- −1.1%
- Neighbourhoods
- 112
Sources
HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the council's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of East of England's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.
- Crime
- 85.6 per 1,000 a year · East of England 68.2
- Among councils
- More crime than 77%
Sources
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the council's own figure; East of England pools every council's crimes and residents.
Schools
55 state schools- Primary
- 46
- Secondary
- 9
- Outstanding
- 4
- Primaries nearby
- Stronger than in 83% of councils
Sources
State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among East of England's primaries.
- Station walk
- 23 min median · typical walk
Sources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the council.
Green & quiet
On map- Noise
- 24% over 55 dB
Sources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.
People
Census 2021- Household income
- £57,600 a year · typical East of England neighbourhood £58,900
- Social renting
- 18% of homes · typical East of England neighbourhood 11%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 24% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 28% of its neighbourhoods
Sources
Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of East of England's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the council's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.
Living costs
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Questions people ask about Basildon
Is Basildon safe?
Police recorded about 85.6 crimes for every 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026; more crime than 77% of East of England's councils. Figures run high in busy centres where few people live, so visit at different times of day.
How much do homes cost in Basildon?
Homes sold for a typical £4,200 per m² in the year to August 2026, down 1.1% in a year; pricier than 61% of East of England's councils. These are area price bands from recorded sales, never a home's value.
How many schools are there in Basildon?
55 state schools, 4 Outstanding; primaries nearby stronger than in 83% of East of England's councils. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
How far is Basildon from a station?
A 23-minute typical walk to a station from the typical home; a shorter walk than 79% of East of England's councils. Walks are timed along mapped paths, not in a straight line.
Is Basildon a deprived area?
24% of Basildon's 112 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 28% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.