Fobbing
Fobbing is a village in Essex, England, with a population of around 1,500. It has around 2 restaurants and cafés, 1 pharmacy, 17 bus stops, and a nearest railway station at Basildon, 2.3 km away. In June 2026, there were around 31 recorded street crimes, 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 Fobbing area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Basildon area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 187,571 residents at roughly 1,705 people per km².
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 238th of 294 English council areas — better than 19% 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
24°COvercast
- Today: 24° / 15° · 21% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 17° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:26Sunset 19:21
12h 55m 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
Crime
34 reported · July 2026▲ 89% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences16
- Anti-social behaviour7
- Public order5
- Criminal damage & arson2
Neighbourhood team: Corringham, Orsett and Stanford-le-Hope · Essex
Local policing priorities
- Antisocial Behaviour (ASB) - Concerns from residents about ASB in Thurrock particularly in Town Centres and Lakeside Shopping Centre.
- Domestic Abuse – Protecting individuals from domestic abuse and repeat victimisation in vulnerable communities where repeat harm has been…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
100 food businesses within 2 miles
- 84 rated 4–5 ★ (64 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Pitsea (3.9 km)
- 12 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Pitsea (3.9 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£360,294 average▼ 1% YoY
Across Basildon · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£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
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 135.8p · AppleGreen (6.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (6.6 km)
16 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: DP World London Gateway Port (3.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches11
- Playgrounds2
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)
Deprivation
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
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%)
58inspected 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
- The Billericay School
- The Bromfords School
- Woodlands School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Basildon
Care & health services
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
Heritage & planning
- Within the Green Belt
- 30 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
191 applications decided
92.7% granted · 177 granted, 14 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
James McMurdock
Independent
South Basildon and East Thurrock
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
- NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
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
- Schools3
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés8
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,720 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
14 jobs advertised · £36,241 avg
e.g. Class 1 Driver Ongoing, Multi Trader, HGV 1 Monday to Friday Ongoing
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
93% low-carbon electricity
Wind 56% · Nuclear 18% · Solar 16% · Gas 7%
31 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83.5 yrs women · 80 yrs 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Basildon and East Thurrock:
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test454 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office405 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership289 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance256 local signatures · 94,447 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s253 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Fobbing · 0.1 kmFobbing is a village in the borough of Thurrock in Essex, England. It is between Basildon and Corringham, and is also close to Stanford-le-Hope, the latter being its post town. At the 2021 census the Fobbing built up…
Corringham railway station · 0.7 kmCorringham railway station served the villages of Corringham and Fobbing in Essex, England, between 1901 and 1952.
Corringham, Essex · 1.3 kmCorringham is a town in the borough of Thurrock in Essex, England. It lies immediately east of Stanford-le-Hope, its post town, and Corringham is now classed as part of the Stanford-le-Hope built up area by the Office…
St Mary the Virgin Church, Corringham · 1.4 kmSt Mary the Virgin Church is a Church of England parish church in the town of Corringham, Essex, England. Dating from the 11th century, it is a Grade I listed building.
Basildon Town F.C. · 1.4 kmBasildon Town Football Club is a football club based in Basildon, England. They are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Division One South and recently for the 2024/25 season moved back to playing at play…
East Thurrock Community F.C. · 1.4 kmEast Thurrock Community Football Club is a football club based in Corringham, Essex, England. East Thurrock United were founded in 1969 and gradually worked their way up the non-League pyramid, reaching the National L…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Fobbing?
- Fobbing is a town in Essex, England, in the Basildon local authority.
- How deprived is Fobbing?
- The Basildon local authority, which includes Fobbing, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.