Property market | £424,953 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is London Heathrow (30.8 miles) | |
Broadband | 79.7mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 91.9% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 8.1% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 89 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 544 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Newbury level) | |
Community | Median age is 43.5 | Population of 3,103 | Happiness is Above Average for Berkshire, High for UK | |
Crime | 2.0 burglaries per 1k people (West Berkshire) | |
Commute (approx) | - Reading (7 mins) - Paddington (32 mins) - Bristol Temple Meads (54 mins) - Birmingham New Street (86 mins) | |
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£424,953 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is London Heathrow (30.8 miles) | |
79.7mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 43.5 | 3,103 | Happiness is Above Average for Berkshire, High for UK | |
Ranked 89 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 544 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Newbury level) | |
2.0 burglaries per 1k people (West Berkshire) | |
- Reading (7 mins) - Paddington (32 mins) - Bristol Temple Meads (54 mins) - Birmingham New Street (86 mins) | |
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The property market in Basildon has had a steep increase over the last few years and accelerating growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £713,773, which is up 2.2% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £424,953 (up 2.0% on last year) , a terraced house £336,160 (up 1.6% on last year) and a flat £221,940. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £931 per month. Property prices in Basildon are similar to the average property prices across Berkshire and are a little higher compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Basildon, prices have risen much more quickly than the annual average price change seen across the Berkshire region.
Property data is based on West Berkshire level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Basildon, or click here to browse the longer list of Basildon property transactions from 2023.
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Basildon has a few schools nearby to choose from. We did not find any secondary schools, but there are some primary school options, including Streatley C.E. Voluntary Controlled School (Maintained school) which is a primary school based in The Coombe, Reading. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Basildon C.E. Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | 2: Good (12/7/2012) | Ofsted Report Link | Reading | |
Streatley C.E. Voluntary Controlled School Save school | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | 2: Good (3/12/2014) | Ofsted Report Link | Reading | |
Goring Church of England Aided Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (11/5/2014) | Ofsted Report Link | Reading |
School | Type |
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Basildon C.E. Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (12/7/2012) |
Streatley C.E. Voluntary Controlled School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (3/12/2014) |
Goring Church of England Aided Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (11/5/2014) |
Station | Distance from Basildon | Commute options |
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Goring & Streatley A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +1% from the previous year. | 2 miles |
- Reading (9 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Paddington (43 mins - Great Western Railway - £454 monthly fare) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (3 change(s) - 62 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Birmingham New Street (87 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Cardiff Central (117 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - London Waterloo (1 change(s) - 99 mins - South Western Railway - £454 monthly fare) View details - Marylebone (1 change(s) - 106 mins - Chiltern Railways - £454 monthly fare) View details - Euston (1 change(s) - 141 mins - Avanti West Coast - £454 monthly fare) View details |
Pangbourne A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -1% from the previous year. | 3 miles |
- Reading (10 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Paddington (67 mins - Great Western Railway - £454 monthly fare) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 73 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 105 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Cardiff Central (1 change(s) - 113 mins - Great Western Railway) View details |
Theale A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -1% from the previous year. | 6 miles |
- Reading (10 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Paddington (44 mins - Great Western Railway - £454 monthly fare) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 85 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 115 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Cardiff Central (1 change(s) - 124 mins - Great Western Railway) View details |
Cholsey A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -2% from the previous year. | 6 miles |
- Reading (19 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Paddington (75 mins - Great Western Railway - £454 monthly fare) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 70 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 105 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Cardiff Central (1 change(s) - 110 mins - Great Western Railway) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (West Berkshire) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of West Berkshire residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 91.9% | 81.7% |
Asian | 3.7% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 2.4% | 2.9% |
Black | 1.3% | 4.0% |
Other | 0.7% | 2.1% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Newbury consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 12.1% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 11.3% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 19.3% | 89 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 21.9% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 5.2% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 10.5% | |
Routine occupations | 9.8% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 4.9% | 544 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 5.1% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Berkshire is fast (77mbps). Basildon is consistent with this, with average download speeds of 79.7mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Newbury level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 79.7 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 97.4% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.2% |
Crime stats were found at the West Berkshire level:
Type | West Berkshire | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 61 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 2 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 9 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 1 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 22 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Basildon.
The DEFRA API is currently reporting at least one flood warning in this area - please refer to the UK Government website for information on this.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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Thames | River Thames, Lady Brook, Ewelme Stream, Mill Brook, West Hagbourne Stream, Hakkas Brook, Cholsey Brook, Kibble Ditch | River Thames and its tributaries from Days Lock to above Pangbourne, including Dorchester and Overy, Shillingford, Benson, Ewelme, Wallingford, Winterbrook, East Hagbourne, South Moreton, North Stoke, Moulsford, South Stoke, Goring and Streatley |
Thames | River Pang, Sulham Brook | River Pang from East Ilsley to Pangbourne, including Compton, Hampstead Norreys, Frilsham, Bucklebury, Stanford Dingley, Bradfield and Tidmarsh; and the Sulham Brook from Theale to Pangbourne including Sulham |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Basildon, Berkshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £424,953 Detached: £713,773 | 61 | Primary: 2Secondary: | 19.3% residents in higher managerial positions 4.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Hurley, Berkshire Affordability: Expensive Affluent Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £575,249 Detached: £1,022,978 | 68 | Primary: 2Secondary: | 23.2% residents in higher managerial positions 5.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Maidenhead, Berkshire Affordability: Expensive Affluent Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £575,249 Detached: £1,022,978 | 68 | Primary: 16Secondary: 5 | 23.2% residents in higher managerial positions 5.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Cookham, Berkshire Affordability: Expensive Affluent Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £575,249 Detached: £1,022,978 | 68 | Primary: 7Secondary: 2 | 23.2% residents in higher managerial positions 5.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Windsor, Berkshire Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Affluent Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £575,249 Detached: £1,022,978 | 68 | Primary: 14Secondary: 10 | N/A |
Wokingham, Berkshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £508,776 Detached: £814,349 | 44 | Primary: 15Secondary: 8 | 24.3% residents in higher managerial positions 4.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Twyford, Berkshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £508,776 Detached: £814,349 | 44 | Primary: 8Secondary: 3 | 23.2% residents in higher managerial positions 5.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Wargrave, Berkshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £508,776 Detached: £814,349 | 44 | Primary: 6Secondary: 1 | 23.2% residents in higher managerial positions 5.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Stratfield Mortimer, Berkshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Hot property market | Semi-detached: £424,953 Detached: £713,773 | 61 | Primary: 2Secondary: | 24.3% residents in higher managerial positions 4.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Hungerford, Berkshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £424,953 Detached: £713,773 | 61 | Primary: 1Secondary: 1 | 19.3% residents in higher managerial positions 4.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Pangbourne, Berkshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Hot property market | Semi-detached: £424,953 Detached: £713,773 | 61 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 | 14.9% residents in higher managerial positions 7.7% residents long-term unemployed |
Bucklebury, Berkshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £424,953 Detached: £713,773 | 61 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 19.3% residents in higher managerial positions 4.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Caversham, Berkshire Affordability: Average Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £422,667 Detached: £684,866 | 118 | Primary: 27Secondary: 11 | 19.0% residents in higher managerial positions 6.7% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Basildon, Berkshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £424,953 Detached: £713,773 | 61 | Primary: 2Secondary: |
Hurley, Berkshire Affordability: Expensive Affluent Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £575,249 Detached: £1,022,978 | 68 | Primary: 2Secondary: |
Maidenhead, Berkshire Affordability: Expensive Affluent Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £575,249 Detached: £1,022,978 | 68 | Primary: 16Secondary: 5 |
Cookham, Berkshire Affordability: Expensive Affluent Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £575,249 Detached: £1,022,978 | 68 | Primary: 7Secondary: 2 |
Windsor, Berkshire Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Affluent Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £575,249 Detached: £1,022,978 | 68 | Primary: 14Secondary: 10 |
Wokingham, Berkshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £508,776 Detached: £814,349 | 44 | Primary: 15Secondary: 8 |
Twyford, Berkshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £508,776 Detached: £814,349 | 44 | Primary: 8Secondary: 3 |
Wargrave, Berkshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £508,776 Detached: £814,349 | 44 | Primary: 6Secondary: 1 |
Stratfield Mortimer, Berkshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Hot property market | Semi-detached: £424,953 Detached: £713,773 | 61 | Primary: 2Secondary: |
Hungerford, Berkshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £424,953 Detached: £713,773 | 61 | Primary: 1Secondary: 1 |
Pangbourne, Berkshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Hot property market | Semi-detached: £424,953 Detached: £713,773 | 61 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 |
Bucklebury, Berkshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £424,953 Detached: £713,773 | 61 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Caversham, Berkshire Affordability: Average Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £422,667 Detached: £684,866 | 118 | Primary: 27Secondary: 11 |
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