UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/basildon
Council areaEast of England, England
House prices in Basildon
Homes in Basildon sold for a median of £363,500 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 4,591 standard sales.
That puts it in the middle third of the 45 council areas in the East of England with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £349,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 1,039 | £575,000 | £475,000 to £702,000 | £4,952/m²from 40 sales |
| Semi-detached | 1,303 | £410,000 | £355,000 to £470,000 | £4,793/m²from 54 sales |
| Terraced | 1,613 | £325,000 | £299,000 to £360,000 | £4,071/m²from 61 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 636 | £205,000 | £165,000 to £243,000 | Too few |
Terraced houses were the most common type sold in Basildon, at 35% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 28%.
Detached houses stand out against the East of England as a whole: a median of £575,000 here, 23% more than the £466,000 across the region.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £4,309 per m², 10% above the £3,900 across the East of England as a whole.
Postcode districts in Basildon
The dearest district was CM12 (Billericay), at £489,000, and the cheapest was SS13 (mostly Pitsea North West ward), at £305,000.
The next dearest were CM11 (Billericay) and SS11 (Wickford), and the next cheapest SS14 (mostly Fryerns ward) and SS15 (Laindon).
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Post towns in Basildon, by number of sales: Basildon (SS13, SS14, SS15, SS16), Billericay (CM11, CM12), Wickford (SS11, SS12).
- CM12Billericay, 658 salesMedian price £489,000Price per square metre £5,822Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +5%
- CM11Billericay, 507 salesMedian price £485,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +5%
- SS11Wickford, 578 salesMedian price £400,000Price per square metre £4,225Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +4%
- SS12Wickford, 549 salesMedian price £371,500Price per square metre £4,541Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 0%
- SS16Basildon, 761 salesMedian price £355,000Price per square metre £4,189Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +4%
- SS15Basildon, 763 salesMedian price £335,000Price per square metre £4,025Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +5%
- SS14Basildon, 580 salesMedian price £324,000Price per square metre £3,795Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
- SS13Basildon, 423 salesMedian price £305,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median held or rose in every district with enough sales to compare, most in CM11 (Billericay), CM12 (Billericay) and SS15 (Laindon), up 5%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Willis Road, Langdon Hills (SS16)36 sales
- Whitmore Way, Basildon (SS14)33 sales
- School Avenue, Laindon (SS15)31 sales
- Beauchamps Drive, Wickford (SS11)27 sales
- Stock Road, Billericay (CM12)24 sales
- Falstones, Basildon (SS15)20 sales
- Grange Road, Billericay (CM11)19 sales
- Southend Road, Wickford (SS11)19 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Park Lane, Ramsden Heath (CM11, detached houses, £1,074,500), Norsey Road, Billericay (CM11, £980,000) and Western Road, Billericay (CM12, £933,500).
The cheapest were Church End Lane, Runwell (SS11, £115,000), Park Lodge, Billericay (CM12, flats, £125,000) and Chestnut Road, Vange (SS16, flats, £129,000).
Prices over time
The median rose 35%, from £270,000 in 2016 to £365,000 in 2025, close to the 36% rise across the East of England as a whole.
Sales picked up in 2025: 2,636 standard sales in Basildon, 16% more than the 2,264 in 2024.
Living in Basildon
Crime
89 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 70 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
92% of homes can get it
Near the middle of all council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
No postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 86 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,327 a year in Basildon for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 74 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the East of England
Median sale price of the 45 council areas in the East of England with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Basildon and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- North Hertfordshire£425,000
- Watford£420,000
- Chelmsford£408,500
- Rochford£405,000
- Maldon£390,000
- Central Bedfordshire£367,500
- Castle Point£365,000
- Basildon, this council area£363,500
- Thurrock£360,000
- Bedford£349,000
- Braintree£345,000
- Southend-on-Sea£345,000
- Stevenage£344,000
- East Cambridgeshire£340,000
- Harlow£335,000
About these figures
Basildon's figures come from 4,591 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.