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Laindon Cross

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3,368 people · median £365,000 · Basildon

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Basildon Council · Labour minority — no overall control 12/42 seats · 29% · OCD 2026

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Who lives here? This neighbourhood

Population3,368

0–14

19%

15–24

12%

25–44

27%

45–64

27%

65+

15%

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Median age39.3

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

Employment rate60%

Residents aged 16 or over who were in work when the census was taken.

Unemployed · of economically active residents5.3%

Self-employed · of people in work16.6%

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Retired20.8%

ONS Census 2021

Degree-level qualified22%

Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.

No formal qualifications21.9%

Residents aged 16+ · ONS Census 2021

Good or very good health83%

Residents who described their general health as good or very good.

Average life-satisfaction rating 7.42/10

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Happiness7.43/10

Feels worthwhile7.9/10

Anxiety (lower = better)3.5/10

Health: ONS Census 2021 · wellbeing ratings: ONS Annual Population Survey

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 4/10 · more deprived than in 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 35% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 4/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 4/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 35% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 5 in 2019 — has worsened since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

5.0/10

Employment

4.5/10

Education & skills

3.0/10

Health & disability

5.5/10

Crime

4.5/10

Housing & services

3.5/10

Living environment

7.0/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

62%

own their home

89%

White
largest ethnic group · next: Black 4%

ONS Census 2021

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