Wick Drive Wickford, Basildon
2 addresses across 2 postcodes (SS12), about 180 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 2002200.
- Flood: 3 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Basildon costs £2,327 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Wickford, about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 610 m (0.4 miles) away, and The Wick Country Park (19 hectares) is about 730 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 13 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Robert Frew Medical Centre, about 430 m (0.3 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 620 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 67% of households owned their home and 22% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 73 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often criminal damage and arson.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (31% of about 1,740 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- 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: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Barn Farm, Cranfield Park Road, Wickford, Essex. SS12 9ES: up to 4 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- Brambletye, Cranfield Park Road, Wickford SS12 9EP: up to 2 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- Land at The Elms, Cranfield Park Road, Wickford, SS12 9EP: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
- Lindens Farm, Cranfield Park Road, Wickford SS12 9ES: up to 4 homes, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Cranfield Boarding Kennels, Cranfield Park Road, Wickford SS12 9LG: up to 4 homes, permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| SS12 9HG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SS12 9NJ | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 0 / 5 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 13 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS12 9HG | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| SS12 9NJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wickford 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Battlesbridge 23,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Pitsea 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wick Drive Wickford | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Basildon Town Centre | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Wickford Station Car Park | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 11.8 km (7.4 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 37.6 km (23 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Robert Frew Medical Centre | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wickford Dental Health Centre | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Runwell Hospital | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Police station | Essex Police | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6.0 ha | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | The Wick Country Park 19 ha | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 520 m² | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 25 hectares in all.
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Noke Wood | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Shotgate Thickets | Wood | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Doeshill | Hill | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Nevendon Bushes | Wood | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| North Benfleet Hall Wood | Wood | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-east |
| Pat's Rill | Tidal water | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
None of the street's 2 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, railways or aircraft.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Basildon: see them on the Basildon page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakfield Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 320 m | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Abacus Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 400 m (0.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| North Crescent Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Wickford Church of England School | Primary | 2–7 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Outstanding (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Harris Academy Wickford | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Beauchamps High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Grange Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Wickford Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hilltop Infant School | Primary | 2–7 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Hilltop Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakfield Primary School SS12 9PW | School/college/university | 320 m | 5 Very good | 9 Oct 2025 |
| Abacus Primary School SS12 9GJ | School/college/university | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 22 Jan 2026 |
| Wick Bar SS12 9NR | Pub/bar/nightclub | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Tesco Express SS12 9NR | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Mar 2025 |
| New Golden Jade SS12 9NR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 21 Aug 2025 |
| The Wick Community Association SS12 9NR | Other catering premises | 430 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt | |
| Boots UK Ltd SS12 9NR | Retailers - other | 430 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt | |
| Yum Yums New Life Church SS12 9NR | Other catering premises | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 24 Jun 2024 |
| Little Tots Nursery SS12 9NR | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 21 Nov 2025 |
| KINGFISH SS12 9NR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 22 Jan 2026 |
| Seymour House Nursery School SS12 9QL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 28 May 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Criminal damage and arson | 28 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 20 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 10 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Rose Close (28); On or near Wick Drive (7); On or near Henderson Gardens (7); On or near Brodie Walk (5); On or near Maclaren Way (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 5 to 6 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Niven Close · Chisholm Court · Wick Crescent · Grant Close · Munro Court · Rose Close · Robertson Drive · Henderson Gardens · Lindsey Court · Maclaren Way · Speyside Walk · Salcott Crescent
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.