Billericay

18°COvercast

• Today: 21° / 18° · 72% rain
• Tomorrow: 25° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:28Sunset 19:19

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Stanford-le-Hope Roadside, United Kingdom

113 reported · July 2026▲ 14% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences35
• Shoplifting15
• Anti-social behaviour13
• Public order11

14 stop & searches

Neighbourhood team: Billericay · Essex

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

273 reported road collisions (2024)

73 killed or seriously injured · 344 casualties · 14.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

205 food businesses within 2 miles

• 167 rated 4–5 ★ (145 top)
• 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Billericay (0.3 km)
• 39 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£360,294 average▼ 1% YoY

Across Basildon · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,421 average monthly rent▲ 5.8% YoY

• 1 bed £981
• 2 bed £1,266
• 3 bed £1,504

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

• Cheapest petrol: 135.8p · AppleGreen (5.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (5.6 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

22 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

• Sports centres7
• Swimming pools28
• Sports pitches29
• Playgrounds11

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

187,571 residents in Basildon · 1,705/km²

• Under 16: 21%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 17%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 111 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

11% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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

59 schools · 30,397 pupils

46 primary · 9 secondary · 4 other

Ofsted: 20 of 23 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (87%)

58inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Basildon

1,571 CQC-registered services

• Care homes407
• GP practices230
• Dentists309
• Homecare agencies475
• Hospitals & hospices39

CQC ratings: 87% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 17 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Essex

• Not in the Green Belt
• 48 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

191 applications decided

92.7% granted · 177 granted, 14 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Mr Richard Holden

Conservative

Basildon and Billericay

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative (minority)

• Lab 12
• Con 12
• Ref 11
• Oth 7

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools8
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies3
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens11
• Restaurants & cafés15

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,720 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

251 jobs advertised · £40,297 avg

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Source: Adzuna

£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

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

60% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 38% · Gas 32% · Wind 14% · Imports 8%

142 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 83.5 yrs women · 80 yrs men

75% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

1 GP surgery · 1 pharmacy in CM11

• Essex Icb Provide Pod Surg - Facemed

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Basildon and Billericay:

• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test469 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Pass house building reforms for construction of 1.4 million approved houses468 local signatures · 7,452 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office446 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Pause housebuilding targets imposed on councils, review and identify local need399 local signatures · 16,962 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership319 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Billericay railway station · 0.2 km

  Billericay 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…

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  Billericay · 0.3 km

  Billericay 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…

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  Cater Museum · 0.5 km

  The 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…

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  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.

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  Old Town Hall, Billericay · 0.6 km

  The 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.

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  Lake Meadows · 0.7 km

  Lake 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…

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