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Basildon Borough Council
Local authority area: Basildon
Basildon is a district council in Essex, in the East of England region of England. It covers 110.0 km² and had 188,848 residents in 2022 — about 1,716 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Basildon.
People
Population
Estimates recorded for Basildon, 2012–2022.
Residents, 2022188,848+7.0% since 2012
Land area110.0km²42.5 sq mi
Density1,716/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#139of 382 UK councils · #126 in England
Population estimates4 data points
176.5K181.7K185.9K188.8K
2012201520182022
History
How the council came to be
- 1974Created
Basildon became a local authority area.
Elections
14 electoral wards
Census 2021: 187,571 residents in 76,366 households across the wards; 17.0% aged 65+, 63.2% of homes owned, 18.7% of households without a car.
1Fryerns5,894 households · 13.1% aged 65+15,1302Lee Chapel North5,808 households · 10.8% aged 65+15,0593Langdon Hills5,781 households · 16.2% aged 65+14,5974St Martin's5,542 households · 12.6% aged 65+13,7855Pitsea South East5,774 households · 19.1% aged 65+13,7466Nethermayne5,575 households · 12.9% aged 65+13,725
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Council offices
Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.
CBasildon Borough CouncilCouncil office · Basildon SS14 1DL · hours listedCThe Resident Involvement TeamCouncil office · Basildon SS14 1DL
Westminster
Constituencies
Source: Wikidata Q810056 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.