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Basildon House Prices: Detached Homes £9,484 Below 2023
Basildon's average home was £366,218 in August, up 0.4%. Detached homes have now joined flats in falling, and July's figure has been revised down to £365,861.
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Planning
Billericay 175 Homes: Councillors Vote Against Approval
Councillors voted down 175 homes off Tye Common Road, Billericay, against officer advice. It returns to committee; 95 Ramsden Bellhouse homes also opposed.
Housing
Basildon Council Homes: 293 High-Risk Fire Fixes Overdue
293 high-risk fire safety fixes were overdue in Basildon council homes in June, and one tenant in two is satisfied. The first scorecard since the C4 grade.
Planning
Billericay 175 Homes: Officers Said Yes, Committee Said No
Officers backed 175 Green Belt homes off Tye Common Road, Billericay; on 7 October councillors voted against. What all six schemes proposed and what was decided.
House prices
Basildon House Prices: Flats £10,307 Down Since 2023
Basildon's average hit £367,233 in July, up 0.6% while Essex fell. But flats are worth £10,307 less than in January 2023, and detached homes are down too.
Council
Basildon Council Reserves: £41m Could Fall to £1m by 2030
Basildon's own report says reserves would fall from £41m to £977,000 by 2029/30 if this year's £3.4m overspend and the budget gap come out of them.
Planning
Billericay 910 Homes: Appeal Lodged Over Council Delay
Up to 910 Green Belt homes at Foots Farm have gone to appeal, 177 days after the deadline to decide them passed. One of 502 neighbours commented.
Housing
Basildon Council Homes: 158 Empty, 2,376 Waiting
Basildon owns 10,863 council homes. On 31 March 2025, 158 stood empty, 68 of them for more than six months, while 2,376 households sat on the housing register.
Planning
Billericay 250 Homes: Comments Close 13 September
Revised plans for 250 homes on Green Belt land west of Laindon Road would drop shared ownership. Comments close 13 September, and no resident has written in.
House prices
Basildon House Prices June 2026: Revised Up to £362,399
Land Registry has revised June's Basildon average up to £362,399, an annual fall of £1,507 rather than £3,612. Rochford next door rose 6.2 per cent.
Planning
Billericay 130 homes: half affordable, comments to 25 Aug
Half the 130 homes planned off London Road would be affordable: 28 affordable rent, 25 shared ownership, 6 social rent, 6 First Homes. Comments close 25 Aug.