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Castledon & Crouch

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North east Basildon. About 11,857 people in 16 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Castledon & Crouch live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
11,626
1,736th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
87.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Castledon & Crouch compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Castledon & CrouchMiddle
Population14 wards, Basildon · 2021
Population: every ward in Basildon14 areas from 11,626 to 15,063. The middle area is 13,611. Castledon & Crouch is 11,626.
11,626least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares14 wards, Basildon · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Basildon14 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Castledon & Crouch is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage14 wards, Basildon · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Basildon14 areas from 81.7% to 97.2%. The middle area is 92.9%. Castledon & Crouch is 87.8%.
87.8%4th lowest
Claimant rate14 wards, Basildon · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Basildon14 areas from 1.7% to 6.4%. The middle area is 3.6%. Castledon & Crouch is 1.9%.
1.9%3rd lowest

Is Castledon & Crouch safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Castledon & Crouch at a rate of 57.0 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, 54 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Castledon & Crouch.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (283), other crime (137) and anti-social behaviour (102).

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 ward, so they describe all of Basildon and not Castledon & Crouch 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
Castledon & Crouch in brief

Castledon & Crouch had 11,626 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Castledon & Crouch live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Castledon & Crouch, 87.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Castledon & Crouch, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.