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 Bin Collection Days: Everything Weekly But Glass
Basildon collects rubbish, food, plastics and card every week. Only glass is fortnightly. Your bin day, the bank holiday rule, garden waste at £50 and the tips.
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Parking
Parking in Basildon: Which Car Parks Are Free at Weekends
Council car parks in Billericay and Wickford went free at weekends in April 2026. One did not. Tariffs, the new Westgate prices, permits and PCN costs.
Council Tax
Basildon Council Tax Bands 2026/27: Band D Is £2,314.35
The full A to H table for 2026/27, all nine parish charges, and where the money goes. Basildon froze its own share at £304.56 while the bill still rose £82.26.
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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: A13 Drops to 40mph for 31 Days
The A13 through Vange and Pitsea goes to 40mph for 31 days from 1 October. The Vange Bypass shuts overnight on Friday, and Beambridge stays shut to 2 October.
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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.
Bins
Basildon Christmas Bin Collections 2026/27: What to Expect
Basildon's 2026 Christmas bin dates are not out yet. Last year rounds from Christmas Day ran up to four days late, back to normal 19 January.
Schools
Basildon Term Dates 2026/27: Two Different Half Terms
Essex half term is 26 to 30 October, but Mayflower, Harris Billericay and Woodlands break from 19 October. Every 2026/27 term date, Christmas and INSET days.
Trains
Basildon Christmas Train Times 2026: c2c and Greater Anglia
No c2c or Greater Anglia trains on 25 or 26 December, and both finish early on Christmas Eve. What ran last year from Basildon, Billericay and Wickford.
Half Term
October Half Term in Basildon 2026: Dates and What's On
Essex half term is 26 to 30 October 2026, but some big Basildon schools are off from 19 October. What is on: Barleylands Halloween, Towngate shows, Wat Tyler.