CM12 9ST Basildon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Burstead. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Clock House Road, Little Burstead: 13 addresses
- Tye Common Road, Basildon: 4 addresses
- Botney Hill Road, Little Burstead: 2 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Basildon in 2026-27: Band D £2,327 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,551 | £1,810 | £2,069 | £2,327 | £2,844 | £3,362 | £3,879 | £4,654 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band G (35% of about 620 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Little Burstead. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: yes, Basildon.
Listed buildings
- HOPE HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Hatches Farm Hatches Farm Road Little Burstead Billericay Essex CM12 9SG: up to 5 homes, permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- Land Rear Of Valkyrie, Broomhills Chase, Billericay, Essex, CM12 9TE: up to 2 homes, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 19 addresses are between 71 m and 77 m above sea level (75 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Billericay 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Laindon 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Basildon 2.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Memorial Little Burstead | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Basildon Town Centre | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Billericay High Street Car Park | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 20.4 km (13 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 33.4 km (21 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Chapel Street Surgery | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Grange Green Dental Practice | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Mayflower Community Hospital | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Billericay Police Station | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Ford - Dunton TC, Laindon Cashzone | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Great Burstead Common 1.2 ha | 340 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 240 m² | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3,240 m² | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,440 m² | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stockwell Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 250 m north-west. 8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stockwell Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m north-west |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Wilderness | Wood | 420 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Little Burstead Common | Wood | 700 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Laindon Common | Wood | 810 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| The Dell | Valley | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Botney Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Peartree Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 19 |
3 of the postcode's 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 96% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 28% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Clock House Road.