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Wickford North East

Middle area

North east Basildon. 7,107 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.0 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 Wickford North East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£375,000
Joint 2,229th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,964
Joint 4,193rd least 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
93.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Wickford North East

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wickford North East at a rate of 84.6 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 offences230
Anti-social behaviour112
Other crime100
Criminal damage and arson67
Burglary24
Shoplifting23
Vehicle crime21
Drug offences19
Robbery3
Theft from the person2

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Wickford North East 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. Wickford North East is £375,000.
£375,00011th most expensive
Population22 middle areas, Basildon · 2021
Population: every middle area in Basildon22 areas from 6,443 to 10,314. The middle area is 8,491. Wickford North East is 6,964.
6,9642nd least 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%. Wickford North East 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%. Wickford North East is 93.8%.
93.8%8th highest

Is Wickford North East safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wickford North East at a rate of 84.6 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, 63 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wickford North East.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (230), anti-social behaviour (112) and other crime (100).

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 Wickford North East alone. See Basildon

Average house price
£366,218
Up 0.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 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
Wickford North East in brief

The median price paid for a home in Wickford North East was £375,000 in 2025.

Wickford North East had 6,964 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Wickford North East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Wickford North East, 93.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.