Basildon: local statistics
Basildon is a district council area in the East of England, home to an estimated 193,489 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Basildon, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
In the year to March 2026, 16,426 offences were recorded by police in Basildon: 84.9 per 1,000 people, 11th of 42 in the East of England, counting from the highest rate. That compares with 87.1 per 1,000 the year before. The highest rate in the series was 106.5, in the year to March 2022. Fraud is not included.
Life expectancy at birth in Basildon is 83.3 years for women and 80.2 years for men (2022 to 2024) (England: 83.3 and 79.5). Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by +0.4 years for women and +0.6 for men. It is the 34th highest for women of the 45 council areas in the East of England.
The claimant count for Basildon stood at 4,640 in August 2026, or 3.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 (the East of England: 3.3%). That compares with 3.8% a year before. Since August 2021 the rate has ranged between 3.3% (January 2023) and 5.2% (August 2021).
For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax bill in Basildon is £2,327.24, up £82.61 on 2025-26. That makes it the 32nd highest of the 45 council areas in the East of England. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,614.23, so it has risen 44%.
The ONS counted 8,870 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses in Basildon in March 2026, 9% more than in 2016. That is 46 for every 1,000 residents, close to the middle of the 45 council areas in the East of England (22nd highest).
Homes in Basildon sold for an average of £367,233 in July 2026, up 0.6% on a year before. That is 18th of 45 in the East of England, counting from the highest; the average for the East of England was £337,518. This July figure is the highest in the series, 33% up on July 2016. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in Basildon (£39,734) gives a ratio of 9.2. That ratio is 12th of 45 in the East of England, counting from the highest ratio.
In mid-2025 the population of Basildon was estimated at 193,489, up 0.4% on a year earlier. The ten-year change since mid-2015 is +5.9% (the East of England: +8.5%), the 30th fastest growth of 45 in the East of England. No earlier year in the series was higher.
The median full-time employee living in Basildon was paid £805.90 a week before tax in April 2025, or £39,734 over a year. That is 0.1% above the figure for the East of England and close to the middle of the 45 council areas in the East of England (23rd highest). Measured by where people work rather than where they live, the median is £763.80, £42.10 lower. In 2015 the residents' median was £556.80, so it has risen 45% before inflation.
An estimated 79.4% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Basildon were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey (give or take 7.5 points); the figure for the East of England was 78.3%. Its lowest reading in the series was 71.7% and its highest 86.7%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 182,734 |
| 2016 | 184,651 |
| 2017 | 185,299 |
| 2018 | 186,668 |
| 2019 | 187,714 |
| 2020 | 187,796 |
| 2021 | 187,718 |
| 2022 | 188,708 |
| 2023 | 190,777 |
| 2024 | 192,810 |
| 2025 | 193,489 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £275,662 |
| July 2017 | £297,110 |
| July 2018 | £303,703 |
| July 2019 | £298,440 |
| July 2020 | £305,541 |
| July 2021 | £324,723 |
| July 2022 | £356,348 |
| July 2023 | £347,302 |
| July 2024 | £346,609 |
| July 2025 | £364,952 |
| July 2026 | £367,233 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £556.80 a week |
| 2016 | £569.20 a week |
| 2017 | £573.80 a week |
| 2018 | £588.80 a week |
| 2019 | £603.90 a week |
| 2020 | £586.00 a week |
| 2021 | £630.40 a week |
| 2022 | £626.60 a week |
| 2023 | £698.00 a week |
| 2024 | £777.70 a week |
| 2025 | £805.90 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,614.23 |
| 2017-18 | £1,659.19 |
| 2018-19 | £1,738.99 |
| 2019-20 | £1,822.35 |
| 2020-21 | £1,880.16 |
| 2021-22 | £1,910.08 |
| 2022-23 | £1,985.73 |
| 2023-24 | £2,062.98 |
| 2024-25 | £2,159.44 |
| 2025-26 | £2,244.63 |
| 2026-27 | £2,327.24 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 78.3 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 83.7 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 85.8 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 97.3 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 101.5 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 95.7 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 106.5 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 105.2 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 97.2 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 87.1 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 84.9 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 74.0% |
| 2016/17 | 74.0% |
| 2017/18 | 73.8% |
| 2018/19 | 75.6% |
| 2019/20 | 77.3% |
| 2020/21 | 75.3% |
| 2021/22 | 81.2% |
| 2022/23 | 86.7% |
| 2023/24 | 71.7% |
| 2024/25 | 80.8% |
| 2025/26 | 79.4% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 82.9 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 83.0 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 82.6 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 82.7 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 82.6 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 83.0 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 82.8 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 82.8 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 82.9 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 82.9 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 83.3 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 8,120 |
| 2017 | 8,510 |
| 2018 | 8,700 |
| 2019 | 8,865 |
| 2020 | 8,930 |
| 2021 | 8,900 |
| 2022 | 8,685 |
| 2023 | 8,710 |
| 2024 | 8,690 |
| 2025 | 8,720 |
| 2026 | 8,870 |
Questions about Basildon
What is the crime rate in Basildon?
84.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
What is life expectancy in Basildon?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 80.2 years for men and 83.3 for women.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Basildon?
4,640 in August 2026 (3.9% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
How much is Band D council tax in Basildon?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,327.24 for 2026-27.
What is the average house price in Basildon?
£367,233 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (+0.6% on a year).
What is the population of Basildon?
The ONS estimates 193,489 people lived in Basildon in mid-2025.
What is the average salary in Basildon?
£805.90 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
Who has power over Basildon
Every body that makes decisions for Basildon, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Basildon council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Basildon in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Basildon and Billericay: Mr Richard Holden (Conservative) MP
- Castle Point: Rebecca Harris (Conservative) MP
- Rayleigh and Wickford: Mr Mark Francois (Conservative) MP
- South Basildon and East Thurrock: James McMurdock (Independent) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the East of England
- UK figures: Crime Survey for England and Wales: headline crime · Life expectancy at birth (UK) · UK unemployment rate
- Other council areas in the East of England: Bedford · Chelmsford · Colchester · Huntingdonshire · Southend-on-Sea · West Suffolk
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