Estate agents in Basildon
Basildon is a town in the East of England with about 115,935 residents. HM Land Registry recorded 1,201 homes sold there in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, with a median price paid of £330,000.
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Basildon at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 1,202 sales in Basildon from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £330,000.
37.6% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 6.1 years and sold for a median of 18.6% more than they paid.
The median price was £238,000 in 2016 and £330,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Basildon
Median sale price in Basildon: £330,000
| All homes | 1,202 sales, median £330,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 186 sales, median £535,000 |
| Semi-detached | 207 sales, median £390,000 |
| Terraced | 614 sales, median £325,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 195 sales, median £185,000 |
Across Basildon the average price was £362,409 in June 2026, down 0.4% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £238,000 (1,630 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £250,000 (1,697 sales) |
| 2018 | £260,000 (1,568 sales) |
| 2019 | £262,500 (1,455 sales) |
| 2020 | £275,000 (1,182 sales) |
| 2021 | £295,000 (1,829 sales) |
| 2022 | £330,000 (1,466 sales) |
| 2023 | £321,500 (1,078 sales) |
| 2024 | £320,000 (1,246 sales) |
| 2025 | £330,000 (1,428 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Basildon station sits about 0.3 miles from the town centre, with Laindon about 1.3 miles away, Pitsea about 2.5 miles and Stanford-le-Hope about 4.1 miles. Several main roads pass through or beside the town, including the A176, A1321, A1235, A127 and A13. The nearest motorway junction is M25 junction 29 at Cranham, about 7 miles away, while M2 junction 1 at Three Crutches is about 12 miles off. London Southend Airport is about 10 miles from the centre and London City Airport about 18 miles. Central London lies about 25 miles away in a straight line.
Schools in and near Basildon
Basildon has 30 primary schools within about 3 miles of the centre. The nearest include St Anne Line Catholic Junior School and St Anne Line Catholic Infant School, both Roman Catholic and about 0.3 miles away, with the infant school an academy. Ghyllgrove Primary School is about 0.4 miles away, while Lee Chapel Primary School, an academy, is about 0.5 miles away. For secondary education, Harris Academy Kingswood is an academy about 0.4 miles away. De La Salle School, which is Roman Catholic, is about 0.9 miles away and The James Hornsby School, also an academy, is about 1 mile away. Independent options include St John's School at about 4.5 miles and Woodlands School Hutton Manor at about 5.4 miles. USP College offers further education about 5.6 miles away and the nearest university is Anglia Ruskin University at about 11.8 miles.
Living in Basildon
Basildon is a large urban town with 115,955 residents, where terraced houses make up 44% of homes and flats 24% and about 54% of households own their home. Shops of all kinds number more than 280, including at least 15 supermarkets, with Mamma's International Food Store about 0.1 miles from the centre and Asda about 0.5 miles away. Basildon Market is about 0.2 miles away. The town has at least 20 cafés and restaurants, around 17 pubs and more than 30 takeaways. Eight doctors' surgeries are mapped, the nearest being Ballards Walk Surgery at about 0.5 miles, along with at least 10 pharmacies and 5 dentists. Basildon University Hospital, with an emergency department, is about 0.8 miles from the centre. Basildon Library is about 0.1 miles away and Basildon Post Office about 0.3 miles. There are around 20 named parks, with Gloucester Park about 0.5 miles away and RSPB Vange Marsh about 1.9 miles away.
A short history of Basildon
The name Basildon is Old English and refers to the hill of a man called Beorhtel, with early variants including Berdlesdon, Batlesdon and Belesduna. The Domesday Book of 1086 records two manors at Belesduna or Berlesduna in Barstable Hundred, both held by Swein, son of Robert FitzWimarc. A third adjoining manor, Barstable, may have included the hundred's meeting place. Basildon fell within the parish of Laindon and was served by the chapel of Holy Cross, parts of which date from the 14th century. It became a separate civil parish in 1866. Basildon was designated a new town on 4 January 1949 and the first new town house was completed in June 1951. Within 1.8 miles of the centre stand 18 listed buildings, among them the Grade I Church of St Nicholas and the Grade II* Church of Holy Cross.
Sport and leisure
Basildon Sports Centre and Basildon Sporting Village are the main sports centres, with David Lloyd Clubs also in the area. Basildon Tennis Club, Carreras Bowls Club and Forest Glade FC cover tennis, bowls and football. Gloucester Park Athletics Track serves athletics. Basildon Golf Course, TeamSport Basildon for karting and Hollywood Bowl offer other activities. Basildon Skatepark and Markhams Chase Skate Park are there for skateboarding. Open space includes Gloucester Park, Victoria Park, Langdon Hill's Country Park and Willow Park. Noak Bridge Nature Reserve and Marks Hill are nature reserves. A number of children's playgrounds are found across the town and PureGym is one of the gyms.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Basildon?
- The median price paid in Basildon over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £330,000. By property type, the median price paid was £530,000 for detached houses, £385,000 for semi-detached houses, £325,000 for terraced houses and £190,000 for flats.
- How many homes were sold in Basildon over the last year?
- There were 1,201 standard sales in Basildon in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, according to HM Land Registry. Sales by property type in the same period were 601 terraced houses, 210 flats, 205 semi-detached houses and 185 detached houses.
- What are the transport links in Basildon?
- The nearest railway stations are Laindon at about 0.7 miles and Basildon at about 0.8 miles from the centre. M25 junction 29 (Cranham) is about 6 miles away and central London is about 25 miles away in a straight line.
- Which schools are close to the centre of Basildon?
- There are 25 primary schools within about 2.9 miles of the centre, the nearest being Janet Duke Primary School at about 0.1 miles. The nearest secondary school is The James Hornsby School at about 0.5 miles.
- How many estate agents have an office in Basildon?
- There are 12 estate agent sales branches with an office in Basildon.
Areas near Basildon
- Noak Hill
- Fobbing
- Crays Hill
- Little Burstead
- Bulphan
- Stanford-le-Hope
- Horndon on the Hill
- Ramsden Bellhouse
Basildon is in Basildon council area.
Estate agents near Basildon
- Bairstow EvesBasildon SS14 1ET0.4 miles
- haart Estate Agents BasildonBasildon SS14 1ET0.4 miles
- Kingswood Estate AgentsBasildon SS14 1ET0.4 miles
- BalgoresBasildon SS14 1EL0.4 miles
- Douglas Allen Basildon Estate AgentsBasildon SS14 1EU0.4 miles
- Abbotts Sales and Letting AgentsBasildon SS14 1EU0.4 miles
- Roger Bates PropertiesBasildon SS16 5HF0.6 miles
- Gibson & Brennan Estate AgentsBasildon SS14 3AY0.7 miles
- Carter Remy EstatesBasildon SS14 3BB0.8 miles
- Hilbery Chaplin ResidentialBasildon SS15 6DQ1.5 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Basildon.
Show all 5 Basildon estate agents with an easyProperty page (of 12 branches)
- Belvoir Basildon SS14
- Carter Remy Estates SS14
- haart Estate Agents Basildon SS14
- Kingswood SS14
- Roger Bates Properties SS16