Billericay
Billericay is a town in Essex, England, with a population of around 36,338. It has around 2 GP surgeries and clinics, 2 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and 15 restaurants and cafés, with 39 bus stops and Billericay railway station 0.3 km away, and the average sold house price is around £541,544. There were around 142 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Billericay area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Basildon area is around the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 187,571 residents at roughly 1,705 people per km².
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 236th of 294 English council areas — better than 20% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
9°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 11° / 9° · 17% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 9° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:57Sunset 16:26
9h 29m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
30US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Stanford-le-Hope Roadside, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.6 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.7% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
90 reported · August 2026▼ 24% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences33
- Anti-social behaviour17
- Shoplifting16
- Public order6
7 stop & searches
Neighbourhood team: Billericay · Essex
Local policing priorities
- We are working to reduce vehicle nuisance across the district.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
252 reported road collisions (2025)
77 killed or seriously injured · 305 casualties · 13.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
205 food businesses within 2 miles
- 169 rated 4–5 ★ (145 top)
- 4 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Billericay (0.3 km)
- 39 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Billericay (0.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£366,218 average▲ 0.4% YoY
Across Basildon · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,424 average monthly rent▲ 5.4% YoY
- 1 bed £983
- 2 bed £1,269
- 3 bed £1,508
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
9.7× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 9.7 times median annual pay (10.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
2,362 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 135.8p · AppleGreen (5.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (5.6 km)
5 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
23 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 300 kW
- Nearest: Ground Control LTD (0.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres7
- Swimming pools28
- Sports pitches29
- Playgrounds11
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
187,571 residents in Basildon · 1,705/km²
- Under 16: 21%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 17%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK11,278
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK11,535
- Net moves−257
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 120 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
8% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,327 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (31% of 80,090)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
59 schools · 30,397 pupils
46 primary · 9 secondary · 4 other
Ofsted: 20 of 23 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (87%)
58 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- The Basildon Upper AcademyGood
- The James Hornsby SchoolGood
- Mayflower High SchoolRequires improvement
- The Basildon Lower AcademyRequires improvement
- Beauchamps High School
- De La Salle School
- Harris Academy Billericay
- Harris Academy Kingswood
- Harris Academy Wickford
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Basildon
Care & health services
1,574 CQC-registered services
- Care homes408
- GP practices229
- Dentists312
- Homecare agencies474
- Hospitals & hospices40
CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 17 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Essex
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 48 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
213 applications decided
89.7% granted · 191 granted, 22 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Mr Richard Holden
Conservative
Basildon and Billericay
Recent votes:
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- NoBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
- NoBudget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative (minority)
- Lab 12
- Con 12
- Ref 11
- Oth 7
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools8
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies3
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens11
- Restaurants & cafés18
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,870 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
128 jobs advertised · £38,111 avg
e.g. Roadside Car Mechanic in the area of Bath, Mechanic in the area of Bath, Senior Sales Negotiator
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£806 median full-time weekly pay
3.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£25,031 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
48% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 78,520 certificates
7.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
75% low-carbon electricity
Wind 44% · Gas 24% · Nuclear 22% · Biomass 9%
105 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83.5 yrs women · 80 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Essex): 62.4 women · 62.7 men
75% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.4
- Feeling worthwhile7.9
- Happiness yesterday7.4
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
1 GP surgery · 1 pharmacy in CM11
- Essex Icb Provide Pod Surg - Facemed
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Basildon and Billericay:
- Remove the grey belt planning rules361 local signatures · 12,329 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth267 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND253 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases207 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK145 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Billericay railway station · 0.2 kmBillericay railway station serves the town of Billericay, in Essex, England. It lies 24 miles 28 chains (39.19 km) east of London Liverpool Street, on the Shenfield to Southend Line between Shenfield and Wickford. The…
Billericay · 0.3 kmBillericay is a historic market town and civil parish in the Borough of Basildon, Essex, England. It lies 23 miles (37 km) east of the City of London. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 28,562 and the…
Cater Museum · 0.5 kmThe Cater Museum is a small local museum in Billericay, Essex county, England. The museum was established by Alice May Cater, in honour of her late husband William Alexander Cater, a local antiquarian. It was opened t…
- St John's School, Billericay · 0.5 km
St John's School is an independent school in Billericay, Essex for students aged 3–16. The school is split into Kindergarten, Junior and Senior School.
Old Town Hall, Billericay · 0.6 kmThe Old Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street, Billericay, Essex, England. The structure, which currently operates as a restaurant, was the meeting place of Billericay Urban District Council.
Lake Meadows · 0.7 kmLake Meadows is a park in Billericay, Essex, England. It is the site of many local events, including Billericay Fireworks and small-scale concerts. The Billericay fireworks are the largest firework display in Essex. A…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Billericay?
- Billericay is a town in Essex, England, in the Basildon local authority.
- What is the population of Billericay?
- Billericay has an approximate settlement population of 36,338.
- How deprived is Billericay?
- The Basildon local authority, which includes Billericay, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.