City Profile • Local Authority

Basildon

Basildon is a local authority district comprising 10 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £383k, reflecting a downward trend of 0.8% over the past year. Crime levels sit at a moderate 90 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

188,848
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

10 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Basildon authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English82.1%
White: Other White4.4%
African3.4%
Indian2.1%
Other Asian1.0%
White and Black Caribbean0.9%

Age Profile

30-34 years7.5%
35-39 years7.0%
50-54 years6.9%
5-9 years6.7%
55-59 years6.5%
25-29 years6.5%

Top Occupations

Professional17.3%
Associate professional13.0%
Managers and directors12.2%
Administrative and secretarial12.0%
Skilled trades11.2%
Elementary occupations10.8%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Mortgage33.1%
Owned: Outright30.2%
Social rented: Council13.8%
Private rented: Landlord12.8%
Social rented: Other7.4%
Private rented: Other1.5%

Area DNA

family4/10
health8/10
safety4/10
homeown4/10
transit8/10
affluence5/10
diversity6/10
employment5/10
investment5/10