Willowfield Basildon
4 addresses across 3 postcodes (SS15), about 880 m (0.5 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 2001393.
- Flood: 25 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 Laindon, about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 360 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 30 to 34 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 4 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Laindon Medical Group, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 820 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 53% of households owned their home and 27% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 61 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (36% of about 850 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)
- 26 High Road North Laindon Essex SS15 4DP, permissioned (240 m)
- 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 & 16 Pound Lane, Basildon, Essex. SS15 5SZ: up to 7 homes, permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 22 October 2026 to 23 October 2026: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major (paa) works)
- 22 October 2026 to 23 October 2026: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 21 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SS15 4DW | not in 2 or 3 | 4 / 4 / 16 | unlikely |
| SS15 4EQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SS15 4HP | not in 2 or 3 | 17 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 4 addresses are between 30 m and 34 m above sea level (32 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS15 4DW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SS15 4EQ | 100% | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| SS15 4HP | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Laindon 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Basildon 2.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Billericay 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 31 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Willowfield Laindon | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Basildon Town Centre | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Car parks | National Car Parks | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 18.5 km (11 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 36.1 km (22 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Laindon Medical Group | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Braintree Community Hospital | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Police station | Basildon Police Station | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest MFG - Laindon Cashzone | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 360 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 2.3 ha | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 160 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,440 m² | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 4.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Nicholas, a listed building (Grade I), 650 m (0.4 miles) south-east. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade I | 650 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Poles Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| The Dell | Valley | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Lady Spring Wood | Wood | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Marks Hill Wood | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south |
| Long Wood | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south |
| Westley Heights | Hill | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 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 and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 4 |
4 of the street's 4 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millhouse Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 340 m | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 750 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The James Hornsby School | Secondary | 11–16 | 820 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| The Phoenix Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Noak Bridge Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Janet Duke Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Merrylands Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Anne Line Catholic Junior School Roman Catholic | Primary | 7–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Sep 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| St Anne Line Catholic Infant School Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–7 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJT Business Centre SS15 6QA | Other catering premises | 210 m | Exempt | |
| The Paddocks Preschool SS15 5ST | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 220 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Caretech Community Services SS15 4DP | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 300 m | 5 Very good | 11 Mar 2025 |
| The Paddocks Community Centre SS15 5SP | Other catering premises | 390 m | 5 Very good | 15 Jan 2025 |
| Millhouse Primary School and Nursery SS15 5QF | School/college/university | 390 m | 5 Very good | 5 Sep 2025 |
| Willowfield Pre-school SS15 4EQ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Mar 2026 |
| Londis SS15 4HP | Retailers - other | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 16 Jun 2026 |
| Newsbuoys SS15 5QR | Retailers - other | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 2 Improvement necessary | 29 May 2026 |
| Greggs SS15 6EG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 3 Oct 2025 |
| Esso - MFG SS15 6DP | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 29 Jan 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 28 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Aspen Court (17); On or near Arne Court (9); On or near Beecham Court (8); On or near Cypress Close (7); On or near Vaughan Williams Road (6).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 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) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 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
- SS15 4DW: 2 addresses of 74 in the postcode
- SS15 4EQ: 1 address
- SS15 4HP: 1 address of 47 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Beecham Court · Kathleen Ferrier Crescent · Walton Court · Walnut Close · Holst Avenue · Aspen Court · Larch Close · Arne Court · Cypress Close · Nursery Gardens · Southend Arterial Road · Vaughan Williams Road
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.