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Billericay East · Basildon

Billericay East: your neighbourhood

Billericay East electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 7% here, compared with 21% across Basildon (14.4 percentage points lower).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 9.3% here, compared with 19.5% across Basildon (10.2 percentage points lower).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 33.7% here, compared with 24.6% across Basildon (9.1 percentage points higher).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

21%

21 March 2021 · Billericay East

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

2,541 out of 12,128.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.6%

21 March 2021 · Billericay East

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

317 out of 12,131.

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People counted in the census

12,129

21 March 2021 · Billericay East

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

12,129 out of 12,129.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

33.7%

21 March 2021 · Billericay East

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

3,293 out of 9,776.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

39.6%

21 March 2021 · Billericay East

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

1,930 out of 4,875.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

9.3%

21 March 2021 · Billericay East

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

Show the workings

Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

452 out of 4,875.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

38.1%

21 March 2021 · Billericay East

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

3,734 out of 9,798.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

59.6%

21 March 2021 · Billericay East

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

5,843 out of 9,798.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

1.3%

21 March 2021 · Billericay East

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

131 out of 9,798.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

13.5%

21 March 2021 · Billericay East

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

1,318 out of 9,776.

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Homes rented privately

12%

21 March 2021 · Billericay East

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

584 out of 4,868.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

26.7%

21 March 2021 · Billericay East

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,613 out of 9,798.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

7%

21 March 2021 · Billericay East

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

331 out of 4,868.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.3%

21 March 2021 · Billericay East

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

221 out of 9,798.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Billericay East ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

462 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 493 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Billericay East ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 36 mapped crimes in September 2024; 25 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Billericay East
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024361
October 2024314
November 2024461
December 2024420
January 2025420
February 2025412
March 2025832
April 2025314
May 2025393
June 2025373
July 2025332
August 2025325
September 2025452
October 2025373
November 2025333
December 2025333
January 2026450
February 2026346
March 2026375
April 2026253
May 2026372
June 2026654
July 2026464
August 2026258
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Billericay East
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime196
shoplifting45
public order39
vehicle crime38
other crime33
other theft28
criminal damage arson28
burglary22
drugs20
possession of weapons7
theft from the person3
robbery3
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

Police data and method →

What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Basildon →