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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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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

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

Population
11,626
1,736th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
87.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
59.9%
2,494th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

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.
11,626lowest
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
Aged 15 to 6414 wards, Basildon · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Basildon14 areas from 59.9% to 67.1%. The middle area is 63.9%. Castledon & Crouch is 59.9%.
59.9%lowest

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
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
Castledon & Crouch in brief

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

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.

59.9% of residents in Castledon & Crouch were aged 15 to 64 at the census.