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Bursteads

Middle area

North west Basildon. 6,526 people in 21 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Bursteads’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£494,000
1,020th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,443
3,426th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
81.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Bursteads compares

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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. Bursteads is £494,000.
£494,0003rd highest
Population22 middle areas, Basildon · 2021
Population: every middle area in Basildon22 areas from 6,443 to 10,314. The middle area is 8,491. Bursteads is 6,443.
6,443lowest
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%. Bursteads is 81.5%.
81.5%3rd lowest
Claimant rate22 middle areas, Basildon · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Basildon22 areas from 1.0% to 7.8%. The middle area is 3.4%. Bursteads is 2.1%.
2.1%5th lowest

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 Bursteads 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
145th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.2×
78th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.6
106th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bursteads in brief

The median price paid for a home in Bursteads was £494,000 in 2025.

Bursteads had 6,443 usual residents at the census.

In Bursteads, 81.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bursteads, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.