Basildon Local Information
Practical local information for Basildon: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Basildon house prices: £325,000 town, £480,000 Billericay
The middle Basildon home sold for £325,000 in the year to June 2026, against £480,000 in Billericay. Postcode by postcode, from Land Registry records.
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Basildon to London trains: 34 min, £3,724 a year
Fast c2c trains reach Fenchurch Street in 34 minutes on a £3,724 annual season. Billericay and Wickford pay up to £1,132 more. Times, fares, last train.
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Basildon roadworks: closures now, free weekend parking
Six streets in Basildon borough are shut this month, and council car parks in Billericay and Wickford are now free at weekends. Closures, tariffs, bus gates.
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Things to do in Basildon: 10 free days out, farm park £19.50
Ten genuinely free days out across Basildon, Billericay and Wickford, plus what Barleylands and the borough's 50m pool cost. Prices checked in August 2026.
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Basildon planning: minister orders consultation by 10 August
The government has ordered Basildon to open its Local Plan consultation by 10 August and submit by 31 December. The 26,909 homes, and why it came to this.