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Basildon Central & Pipps Hill

Middle area

Central Basildon. 10,103 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.3 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Basildon Central & Pipps Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£300,020
3,461st most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,610
Joint 1,502nd most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Basildon Central & Pipps Hill

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Basildon Central & Pipps Hill at a rate of 244.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 98.3 per 1,000 people across Basildon.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences829
Other crime443
Anti-social behaviour360
Shoplifting265
Drug offences197
Criminal damage and arson149
Vehicle crime104
Burglary55
Robbery38
Theft from the person26

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Basildon Central & Pipps Hill compares

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Basildon Central & Pipps HillMiddle
Median sale price22 middle areas, Basildon · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Basildon22 areas from £287,750 to £572,500. The middle area is £362,500. Basildon Central & Pipps Hill is £300,020.
£300,0204th cheapest
Population22 middle areas, Basildon · 2021
Population: every middle area in Basildon22 areas from 6,443 to 10,314. The middle area is 8,491. Basildon Central & Pipps Hill is 9,610.
9,6106th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares22 middle areas, Basildon · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Basildon22 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Basildon Central & Pipps Hill is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage22 middle areas, Basildon · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Basildon22 areas from 73.2% to 98.5%. The middle area is 92.8%. Basildon Central & Pipps Hill is 93.3%.
93.3%joint 10th highest

Is Basildon Central & Pipps Hill safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Basildon Central & Pipps Hill at a rate of 244.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 98.3 per 1,000 people across Basildon.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 247 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Basildon Central & Pipps Hill.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (829), other crime (443) and anti-social behaviour (360).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Basildon

These figures are published for the whole of Basildon, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Basildon and not Basildon Central & Pipps Hill alone. See Basildon

Average house price
£367,233
Up 0.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,734
Joint 145th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.2×
Joint 78th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.6
Joint 106th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Basildon Central & Pipps Hill in brief

The median price paid for a home in Basildon Central & Pipps Hill was £300,020 in 2025.

Basildon Central & Pipps Hill had 9,610 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Basildon Central & Pipps Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Basildon Central & Pipps Hill, 93.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.