Basildon
7 datasets are currently published for Basildon. 3 more are on this site for other parts of the UK but not published here: tender awards (Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices — Scotland's public bodies largely use a separate procurement portal); the tender single-bid rate (same near-zero Scottish coverage as tender awards — Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices); pupil absence (Department for Education; published for local authorities in England, but not every English district — some are reported only as part of their wider county).
Each figure below comes from a different official publisher and was last confirmed on a different date — click through to any one for its own source and "as of" date.
How Basildon compares with the other local authority districts
- Claimant count per 1,000 residents: ranked 104th of 361 (23.9 per 1,000 residents).
- Median sale price: joint 96th of 318 (shared with 1 other local authority district) (£355,000).
A rank is a position among the local authority districts on one measure, in the latest figures. It is not a verdict on how well an area is doing.
- Claimant count by age — Basildon: 4,625, July 2026 (+1.5% year on year, from 4,555). 4,625 people were claiming Universal Credit while required to seek work, or Jobseeker's Allowance. Aged 25-49 accounted for the largest share (2,650, 57%). Next largest was Aged 16-24 (1,025). The largest year-on-year movement was Aged 16-24, 8% higher (1,025). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Claimant count — Basildon: 4,620, July 2026 (+1.3% year on year, from 4,560). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- House Price Index — Basildon: 98.2, June 2026 (-1.0% year on year, from 99.2). Source: HM Land Registry, Office for National Statistics, Registers of Scotland and Land & Property Services Northern Ireland — UK House Price Index. Licence: licence terms.
- Median sale price — Basildon: £355,000, Q2 2026 (+6.0% year on year, from £335,000). Source: HM Land Registry — Price Paid Data. Licence: licence terms.
- Planning applications granting new dwellings — Basildon: 40, Q1 2026 (+166.7% year on year, from 15). Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — Planning Application Statistics (PS2). Licence: licence terms.
- Population estimate — Basildon: 193,489, 2025 (+0.4% year on year, from 192,810). Source: Office for National Statistics, Population Estimates (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Road collisions — Basildon: 252, 2025 (-7.7% year on year, from 273). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19). Licence: licence terms.
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