Renting in Basildon

Average Rent in Basildon

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The average rent in Basildon is £1,300/mo, with 1,685 live listings across 6 portals from £450/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Basildon rental appears.

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Renting in Basildon

What it costs to rent in Basildon

Basildon currently has 1,685 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,300 a month. 71 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 62% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is SS14 at around £895/mo, while RM11 sits nearer £2,150/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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Market snapshot

Basildon rental market at a glance

1,685

Active rentals in Basildon

£1,300/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Basildon

Median monthly rent, based on 1,685 active listings across 6 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£1,000/mo	417
2 bed	£1,450/mo	395
3 bed	£1,750/mo	391
4+ bed	£2,250/mo	232
Room	£700/mo	222

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

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: £1,396/mo (Mar 26, +5.7% YoY).

Latest

£1,396

Mar 26

Annual

+5.7%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£1,084

Apr 21

Total change

+29%

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 49% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,396/mo

£16,752/yr

Median pay

£34,133/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

49%

Stretched — above the 30% rent-burden threshold.

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.

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.

Property types

What’s on offer in Basildon

Flats & apartments

335

30% of listings

Houses

548

49% of listings

Rooms

222

20% of listings

Bungalows

2% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 63% of the 567 houses currently advertised in Basildon.

Terraced
63%357
Other house
22%126
Semi-detached
7%42
Detached
4%23
Bungalow
3%19

Rent by postcode

Where Basildon rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,477 live listings in 29 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Basildon

1RM11£2,150/mo4 rentals
2SS6£1,700/mo3 rentals
3DA12£1,675/mo45 rentals

Cheapest in Basildon

1SS14£895/mo406 rentals
2CM4£961/mo4 rentals
3SS8£986/mo4 rentals

Features · Basildon

Garden, parking, and floor area in Basildon

Live signal across 1,685 Basildon rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

86%

of 275 Basildon listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

93%

of 325 Basildon listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Basildon

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Basildon has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 69 of 69 postcode districts analysed, the median was 234 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Basildon is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

234 crimes per area (median)
69 of 69 postcode districts covered
Data: July 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 May 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 (188) · pop. ~23,000
19
per 1k
Laindon
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (94) · pop. ~22,000
8.4
per 1k
Vange
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (126) · pop. ~10,000
28
per 1k
Wickford
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (65) · pop. ~33,000
6.0
per 1k
Billericay
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (54) · pop. ~35,000
3.5
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

419

OpenRent

371

OnTheMarket

359

PrimeLocation

313

SpareRoom

222

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Basildon — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Basildon?

The median rent in Basildon is £1300/month based on 1685 active listings across 6 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Basildon?

There are currently 1685 rental properties available in Basildon, with 71 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 234 reported crimes per postcode area (July 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 July 2026.

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