Basildon in figures

A profile of Basildon from official statistics: 11 figures in 4 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Basildon was 193,489 in 2025, up 0.4% from 2024.

Population193,4892025Up 0.4% from 2024
Population aged 65 and over17.3%2025Up 0.1 percentage points from 2024
Foreign-born population share11.8%2021No 2020 figure to compare
Net domestic migration, July to June-2572025Compared with 69 in 2024
170K175K180K185K190K195K201120142017202020252011: 174,971 persons2012: 176,622 persons2013: 178,944 persons2014: 181,317 persons2015: 182,734 persons2016: 184,651 persons2017: 185,299 persons2018: 186,668 persons2019: 187,714 persons2020: 187,796 persons2021: 187,718 persons2022: 188,708 persons2023: 190,777 persons2024: 192,810 persons2025: 193,489 persons170K175K180K185K190K195K20112016202120252011: 174,971 persons2012: 176,622 persons2013: 178,944 persons2014: 181,317 persons2015: 182,734 persons2016: 184,651 persons2017: 185,299 persons2018: 186,668 persons2019: 187,714 persons2020: 187,796 persons2021: 187,718 persons2022: 188,708 persons2023: 190,777 persons2024: 192,810 persons2025: 193,489 persons
Population, 2011 to 2025. persons. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: aged 65 and over, both sexes, percent of all ages, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Census 2021, TS004 Country of birth: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, percent, 100 minus the published share born in the United Kingdom (ONS, Nomis NM_2024_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Mid-year population estimates, components of change for UK local authorities: net internal migration, mid-year to mid-year (ONS, MYEB3). Population and demography statistics and rankings

Economy

Gross domestic product (GDP) in Basildon (pounds sterling) was £8.46 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 1.3% from 2023.

Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling£8.46 billion2024, provisionalUp 1.3% from 2023
GDP per head, pounds sterling£43,7142024, provisionalUp less than 0.1% from 2023
2,0004,0006,0008,00010K20002004200820122016202020242000: 3,218 GBP million2001: 3,370 GBP million2002: 3,493 GBP million2003: 3,786 GBP million2004: 3,833 GBP million2005: 3,975 GBP million2006: 4,139 GBP million2007: 4,237 GBP million2008: 4,354 GBP million2009: 4,158 GBP million2010: 4,374 GBP million2011: 4,448 GBP million2012: 4,614 GBP million2013: 4,819 GBP million2014: 5,392 GBP million2015: 5,644 GBP million2016: 5,940 GBP million2017: 6,170 GBP million2018: 6,403 GBP million2019: 6,770 GBP million2020: 6,495 GBP million2021: 7,060 GBP million2022: 8,049 GBP million2023: 8,352 GBP million2024: 8,464 GBP million2,0004,0006,0008,00010K2000200920242000: 3,218 GBP million2001: 3,370 GBP million2002: 3,493 GBP million2003: 3,786 GBP million2004: 3,833 GBP million2005: 3,975 GBP million2006: 4,139 GBP million2007: 4,237 GBP million2008: 4,354 GBP million2009: 4,158 GBP million2010: 4,374 GBP million2011: 4,448 GBP million2012: 4,614 GBP million2013: 4,819 GBP million2014: 5,392 GBP million2015: 5,644 GBP million2016: 5,940 GBP million2017: 6,170 GBP million2018: 6,403 GBP million2019: 6,770 GBP million2020: 6,495 GBP million2021: 7,060 GBP million2022: 8,049 GBP million2023: 8,352 GBP million2024: 8,464 GBP million
Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling, 2000 to 2024. GBP million. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP per head at current market prices, pounds (ONS, Table 7). Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Average house price in Basildon (pounds sterling) was £367,233 (provisional) in July 2026, up 0.6% from July 2025.

Average house price, pounds sterling£367,233July 2026, provisionalUp 0.6% from July 2025
House price annual change, monthly0.6%July 2026, provisionalDown 4.7 percentage points from July 2025
Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling£1,424August 2026, provisionalUp 5.4% from August 2025
320K330K340K350K360K370K2021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-072021-07: 324,723 GBP2021-08: 327,748 GBP2021-09: 327,859 GBP2021-10: 331,052 GBP2021-11: 332,543 GBP2021-12: 333,002 GBP2022-01: 334,814 GBP2022-02: 338,618 GBP2022-03: 341,613 GBP2022-04: 344,929 GBP2022-05: 347,001 GBP2022-06: 350,783 GBP2022-07: 356,348 GBP2022-08: 359,204 GBP2022-09: 365,862 GBP2022-10: 366,015 GBP2022-11: 367,909 GBP2022-12: 365,492 GBP2023-01: 366,819 GBP2023-02: 364,751 GBP2023-03: 360,314 GBP2023-04: 352,400 GBP2023-05: 346,564 GBP2023-06: 344,020 GBP2023-07: 347,302 GBP2023-08: 352,270 GBP2023-09: 356,100 GBP2023-10: 356,637 GBP2023-11: 356,323 GBP2023-12: 358,459 GBP2024-01: 356,664 GBP2024-02: 351,800 GBP2024-03: 342,658 GBP2024-04: 339,944 GBP2024-05: 339,677 GBP2024-06: 345,397 GBP2024-07: 346,609 GBP2024-08: 353,586 GBP2024-09: 352,744 GBP2024-10: 357,270 GBP2024-11: 354,860 GBP2024-12: 354,205 GBP2025-01: 354,914 GBP2025-02: 357,715 GBP2025-03: 361,281 GBP2025-04: 361,450 GBP2025-05: 363,072 GBP2025-06: 363,906 GBP2025-07: 364,952 GBP2025-08: 364,900 GBP2025-09: 364,964 GBP2025-10: 361,524 GBP2025-11: 357,492 GBP2025-12: 357,847 GBP2026-01: 357,982 GBP2026-02: 359,165 GBP2026-03: 358,115 GBP2026-04: 359,276 GBP2026-05: 359,156 GBP2026-06: 362,399 GBP2026-07: 367,233 GBP320K340K360K380K2021-072023-042025-012026-072021-07: 324,723 GBP2021-08: 327,748 GBP2021-09: 327,859 GBP2021-10: 331,052 GBP2021-11: 332,543 GBP2021-12: 333,002 GBP2022-01: 334,814 GBP2022-02: 338,618 GBP2022-03: 341,613 GBP2022-04: 344,929 GBP2022-05: 347,001 GBP2022-06: 350,783 GBP2022-07: 356,348 GBP2022-08: 359,204 GBP2022-09: 365,862 GBP2022-10: 366,015 GBP2022-11: 367,909 GBP2022-12: 365,492 GBP2023-01: 366,819 GBP2023-02: 364,751 GBP2023-03: 360,314 GBP2023-04: 352,400 GBP2023-05: 346,564 GBP2023-06: 344,020 GBP2023-07: 347,302 GBP2023-08: 352,270 GBP2023-09: 356,100 GBP2023-10: 356,637 GBP2023-11: 356,323 GBP2023-12: 358,459 GBP2024-01: 356,664 GBP2024-02: 351,800 GBP2024-03: 342,658 GBP2024-04: 339,944 GBP2024-05: 339,677 GBP2024-06: 345,397 GBP2024-07: 346,609 GBP2024-08: 353,586 GBP2024-09: 352,744 GBP2024-10: 357,270 GBP2024-11: 354,860 GBP2024-12: 354,205 GBP2025-01: 354,914 GBP2025-02: 357,715 GBP2025-03: 361,281 GBP2025-04: 361,450 GBP2025-05: 363,072 GBP2025-06: 363,906 GBP2025-07: 364,952 GBP2025-08: 364,900 GBP2025-09: 364,964 GBP2025-10: 361,524 GBP2025-11: 357,492 GBP2025-12: 357,847 GBP2026-01: 357,982 GBP2026-02: 359,165 GBP2026-03: 358,115 GBP2026-04: 359,276 GBP2026-05: 359,156 GBP2026-06: 362,399 GBP2026-07: 367,233 GBP
Average house price, pounds sterling, July 2021 to July 2026. GBP. Source: HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file).

Sources: HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file); HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Active enterprises in Basildon were 8,455 in 2024, down 0.5% from 2023.

Active enterprises8,4552024Down 0.5% from 2023
Enterprise births9152024Down 4.7% from 2023
8,4008,5008,6008,7008,8002019202020212022202320242019: 8,735 count2020: 8,645 count2021: 8,705 count2022: 8,650 count2023: 8,500 count2024: 8,455 count8,4008,5008,6008,7008,8002019202120242019: 8,735 count2020: 8,645 count2021: 8,705 count2022: 8,650 count2023: 8,500 count2024: 8,455 count
Active enterprises, 2019 to 2024. count. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country.

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country; Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=200&measures=20100&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  2. Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: aged 65 and over, both sexes, percent of all ages, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=209&measures=20301&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  3. Office for National Statistics. Census 2021, TS004 Country of birth: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, percent, 100 minus the published share born in the United Kingdom (ONS, Nomis NM_2024_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2024_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&c2021_cob_12=1&measures=20301&time=2021,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  4. Office for National Statistics. Mid-year population estimates, components of change for UK local authorities: net internal migration, mid-year to mid-year (ONS, MYEB3). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/populationestimatesforukenglandandwalesscotlandandnorthernireland/mid2011tomid2025. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  5. Office for National Statistics. Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductlocalauthorities/1998to2024. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  6. Office for National Statistics. Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP per head at current market prices, pounds (ONS, Table 7). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductlocalauthorities/1998to2024. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  7. HM Land Registry. UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-07.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  8. HM Land Registry. UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-07.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  9. Office for National Statistics. Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/datasets/priceindexofprivaterentsukmonthlypricestatistics/16september2026. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  10. Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  11. Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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