— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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8,290 people · median £570,000 · Basildon
Among the least deprived
Basildon Council · Labour minority — no overall control 12/42 seats · 29% · OCD 2026
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Who lives here? This postcode sector
Population8,290
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Median age47.8
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 qualified31%
Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.
No formal qualifications14.9%
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 9/10 · improved since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 85% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 9/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 9/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 85% 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 8 in 2019 — has improved 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
8.7/10
Employment
8.8/10
Education & skills
7.2/10
Health & disability
8.9/10
Crime
7.2/10
Housing & services
6.3/10
Living environment
7.6/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
86%
own their home
94%
White
largest ethnic group · next: Asian 3%
largest ethnic group · next: Asian 3%
ONS Census 2021
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