OFFICIAL ONS DATAJULY 2026

Average rent in Basildon

Private rents in Basildon average £1,421 a month across all property sizes, up 5.8% over the last year. These are the official Office for National Statistics figures, not portal asking rents, so they reflect what tenants actually pay.

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All sizes
£1,421
1-bed
£981
2-bed
£1,266
3-bed
£1,504
4+ bed
£2,119
Flats
£1,128

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The £1,421 average above is the whole district, every size and condition mixed together. It's a fair sanity check, but it isn't a valuation of one property, and the gap between a 1-bed at £981 and a 3-bed at £1,504 shows why. For an actual figure you need the specific address: its size, its EPC, its street, and what comparable homes nearby genuinely let for.

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Two years of rents in Basildon
Two-year change: +11.6%Five-year change: +30%Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents
Rents are up 2.5% over the last six months, against +3.3% in the six before: a steady market.
What homes sell for, by postcode area
CM12425 sales£490,000CM11331 sales£490,000SS11390 sales£400,000SS12371 sales£370,000SS16517 sales£350,000SS15513 sales£335,000SS14387 sales£322,000SS13277 sales£308,000
Median sold prices over the last two years, HM Land Registry. District-wide median: £362,500.
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What next door costs
Basildon is the 4th cheapest of these 7 on a 2-bed, average rent by bedrooms
Area
2 bed
3 bed
4+ bed
1Castle Point£1,165£1,420£2,0332Rochford£1,167£1,425£1,8663Thurrock£1,210£1,468£2,186
4BasildonYou are here£1,266£1,504£2,119
5Chelmsford£1,294£1,545£2,2246Brentwood£1,397£1,714£2,4057Havering£1,541£1,845£2,494
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Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026, average private rents by local authority. Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Figures are area averages, not valuations of any individual property.