Renting in Basildon

Average Rent in Basildon: £1,500/mo

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Median asking rent across 2,224 live Basildon listings on 6 portals from £450/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£1,500 /month

2,224 live listings · 6 portals

Median monthly rent in Basildon by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£950/mo	35
1 bed	£1,100/mo	563
2 bed	£1,450/mo	566
3 bed	£1,750/mo	491
4+ bed	£2,300/mo	287
Room (house share)	£700/mo	282

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 13 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Basildon

What it costs to rent in Basildon

Basildon currently has 2,224 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,500 a month. 92 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 59% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is CM4 at around £961/mo, while RM11 sits nearer £2,100/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Rent by property size

Average rent in Basildon by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 2,224 live listings across 6 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Basildon

£950/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Basildon is £950 a month, 37% below the city-wide median of £1,500, based on 35 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Basildon

£1,100/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Basildon is £1,100 a month, 27% below the city-wide median of £1,500, based on 563 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Basildon

£1,450/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Basildon is £1,450 a month, 3% below the city-wide median of £1,500, based on 566 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Basildon

£1,750/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Basildon is £1,750 a month, 17% above the city-wide median of £1,500, based on 491 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Basildon

£2,300/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Basildon is £2,300 a month, 53% above the city-wide median of £1,500, based on 287 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Basildon

£700/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Basildon house share is £700 a month, 53% below the city-wide median of £1,500, based on 282 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Basildon rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Basildon. Latest: £1,421/mo (Jul 26, +5.8% YoY).

Latest

£1,421

Jul 26

Annual

+5.8%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£1,097

Aug 21

Total change

+30%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Basildon pay goes on rent?

Renters in Basildon spend an estimated 50% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,421/mo

£17,052/yr

Median pay

£34,133/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

50%

Expensive — half of local median pay before tax.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Property types

What’s on offer in Basildon

Flats & apartments

490

33% of listings

Houses

695

47% of listings

Rooms

282

19% of listings

Bungalows

2% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Basildon — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 61% of the 719 houses currently advertised in Basildon.

Terraced
61%435
Other house
24%169
Semi-detached
8%58
Detached
5%33
Bungalow
3%24

Rent by postcode

Where Basildon rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,481 live listings in 31 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Basildon

1RM11£2,100/mo5 rentals
2RM3£1,775/mo12 rentals
3CM13£1,750/mo9 rentals

Cheapest in Basildon

1CM4£961/mo6 rentals
2SS8£1,100/mo5 rentals
3SS12£1,100/mo5 rentals

Features · Basildon

Garden, parking, and floor area in Basildon

Live signal across 2,224 Basildon rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

81%

of 386 Basildon listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

89%

of 451 Basildon listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Basildon this week

92 homes came onto the Basildon rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

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Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Basildon

Most Basildon homes sit in Band C. The weighted average works out close to Band C–D across 80,100 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

3.25

≈ Band C–D

Stock

80k

80,100 properties

A
11%9,170
B
20%16,310
C
31%24,740
D
19%14,860
E
10%7,890
F
6%4,880
G
3%2,070
H
0%190

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Basildon

74% of Basildon premises can already get full-fibre and 92% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

74%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

92%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

472 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
74%
Gigabit-capable
92%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Basildon), July 2025, covering 79,977 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Basildon homes

49% of Basildon homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

49%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

51%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

61k

60,986 EPCs

A
0%129
B
9%5,514
C
40%24,425
D
40%24,217
E
9%5,671
F
1%862
G
0%168

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Basildon. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Basildon

14 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Basildon centroid. The five closest:

1
St Anne Line Catholic Junior School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · SS15 5AF
0.24 mi
2
St Anne Line Catholic Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · SS15 5AF
0.24 mi
3
Ghyllgrove Primary School
Primary · Community school · SS14 2BG
0.40 mi
4
Woodlands School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · SS16 5BA
0.50 mi
5
Lee Chapel Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · SS16 5RU
0.51 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Basildon centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Area safety

Safety in Basildon

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Basildon has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 69 of 69 postcode districts analysed, the median was 238 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Basildon is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

238 crimes per area (median)
69 of 69 postcode districts covered
Data: September 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Basildon’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Basildon

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for July 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Billericay has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Basildon.

Pitsea
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (167) · pop. ~23,000
17
per 1k
Laindon
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (100) · pop. ~22,000
9.8
per 1k
Vange
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (155) · pop. ~10,000
35
per 1k
Wickford
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (58) · pop. ~33,000
5.9
per 1k
Billericay
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (33) · pop. ~35,000
3.2
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Basildon listings by portal

We watch 6 property sites for rentals in Basildon.

Rightmove

560

OnTheMarket

477

PrimeLocation

460

OpenRent

444

SpareRoom

282

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Basildon — your questions answered

How much is rent in Basildon?

The average (median) asking rent in Basildon is £1,500 a month — a 1-bed is £1,100 and a 2-bed £1,450, based on 2,224 live listings across 6 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Basildon?

The median asking rent for a studio in Basildon is £950 a month, 37% below the city-wide median of £1,500, based on 35 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Basildon?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Basildon is £1,100 a month, 27% below the city-wide median of £1,500, based on 563 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Basildon?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Basildon is £1,450 a month, 3% below the city-wide median of £1,500, based on 566 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Basildon?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Basildon is £1,750 a month, 17% above the city-wide median of £1,500, based on 491 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Basildon?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Basildon is £2,300 a month, 53% above the city-wide median of £1,500, based on 287 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Basildon?

The median asking rent for a room in a Basildon house share is £700 a month, 53% below the city-wide median of £1,500, based on 282 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Basildon?

There are currently 2,224 rental properties available in Basildon, with 92 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Basildon safe for renters?

Basildon has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 238 reported crimes per postcode area (September 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Basildon?

The most commonly reported crime category in Basildon is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for September 2026.

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