Socio-economic statistics for Billericay, Essex

Is Billericay in Basildon a nice place to live or is it a bit rough? We have collated a series of socio-economic statistics and demographics from UK government sources such as the 2021 Census and the Index of Multiple Deprivation. They should give you a broad snapshot of the area and the surrounding locations. Are the residents of Billericay older than the national average or younger? What is the population of Billericay and Basildon? What is the claimant count in Billericay and how many residents are unemployed? This page should provide you with the answers.

Billericay Unemployment Statistics

Since the introduction of Universal Credit, The Department for Work & Pensions have not issued any statistics (in our view) that can be used to ascertain the levels of unemployment or under employment in the UK, just meaningless geographic counts. However, the Office of National Statistics does publish claimant counts of people receiving out of work benefits, be that legacy Jobseeker’s Allowance or Universal Credit as a proportion of people over 16. These figures are usually updated once a month and are for Local Authority Districts and Unitary Authority Districts. So below are the figures of Basildon.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
Basildon	3.4%	-0.5%
East of England	3%	-0.3%
England	3.8%	-0.3%
UK	3.7%	-0.3%

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Last Retrieved: March 2023

The 2021 census had data on people who were economically active (seeking work) yet unemployed on Census day (Sunday March 21st 2021). These statitics do cover Billericay on a ward level. However, it has to be noted that the Census day was during the height of the Covid19 pandemic and therefore are not reflective of normal levels of unemployment. For example, between March 2020 and June 2020 people claiming Universal Credit doubled in most areas of the United Kingdom and then steadily declined up to the day of the Census and beyond. This data also contains the proportion of people in part-time work (working between 1-35 hours per week), which maybe an indicator of under employment in Billericay.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	55.66%
In Part-Time Work	28.49%
Unemployed	3.53%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

71.51% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Billericay

Billericay Health Statistics

Burstead has more residents (very_good_pc-$country_health->very_good_pc, 2)%) describing their health as very good than the national average for England.

Area	VG	G	F	B	VB
Burstead	52.38%	32.74%	11.02%	3.03%	0.83%
Basildon	48.47%	34.22%	12.27%	3.85%	1.18%
East	48.28%	34.64%	12.5%	3.58%	1%
England	48.49%	33.71%	12.65%	3.98%	1.17%

VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

How has the health of residents in Basildon changed since 2011?

Basildon residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 1.49% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	46.25%	34.95%	13.26%	4.21%	1.32%
2021	48.47%	34.22%	12.27%	3.85%	1.18%

VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Billericay Age Distribution Statistics

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 Census and the calculated the proportion of age groups in Burstead.

Age Band	Proportion
4 & under
5 - 9 years
10 - 15 years
16 - 19 years
20 - 24 years
25 - 34 years
35 - 49 years
50 - 64 years
65 - 74 years
75 - 84 years
85 years & over

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

How many residents own or rent their home in Billericay and Basildon

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Billericay either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 85.32 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 14.68 of Billericay residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Burstead	85.32%	14.68%
Basildon	63.25%	36.75%
East	65.23%	34.77%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Billericay has a significantly higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is indicative or an economically wealthy area.

Billericay compared to other wards in Basildon

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Burstead	85.32%	14.68%
2	Wickford Castledon	81.59%	18.41%
3	Billericay East	80.89%	19.11%
4	Billericay West	79.33%	20.67%
5	Langdon Hills	77.4%	22.6%
6	Wickford North	77.09%	22.91%
7	Crouch	74.08%	25.92%
8	Wickford Park	71.6%	28.4%
9	Laindon Park	58.42%	41.58%
10	Nethermayne	57.37%	42.63%
11	Pitsea South East	55.59%	44.41%
12	Fryerns	53.12%	46.88%
13	Pitsea North West	46.6%	53.4%
14	Lee Chapel North	44.13%	55.87%
15	St Martin's (Basildon)	43.99%	56.01%
16	Vange	41.28%	58.72%

Billericay is ranked 1 out of 16 wards in Basildon for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What are the occupations of the residents of Billericay?

The largest employment sector in Billericay is Professional Occupations. The smallest employment sector is Process Plant & Machine Operatives.

Sector	Proportion
Professional Occupations	21.38%
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	17.98%
Associate Professional & Technical	14.66%
Administrative & Secretarial	13.59%
Skilled Trades	9.74%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	6.45%
Elementary Occupations	6.2%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	4.65%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

Billericay Education Statistics

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census to found of the level of education Billericay residents have in terms of formal qualifications as a percentage. The UK government breaks qualifications down into 7 levels. A detailed explanation of these levels can be found here. However, the Census groups these into just 4 \'levels\'. Here are some examples of the qualifications each census level represents when not stated;

Level 1 - GCSE grades D, E, F, or G & below
Level 2 - GCSE A*, A, B, C or O Level grades A, B or C
Level 3 - A or AS qualification at any grade
Level 4 - HNC, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree or Phd

In this first table we have compared Billericay to the national average for England.

Level	Burstead	England
No Qualifications	16.13%	18.08%
Level 1	11.91%	9.69%
Level 2	16.48%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	5.77%	5.32%
Level 3	18.32%	16.92%
Level 4	28.8%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Billericay & Basildon Immigration Statistics

We have analysed the Census 2021 raw data on country of birth and compiled immigration statistics as percentages of the population. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. Below are the figures for Billericay in the Basildon local area district.

Billericay has a lower rate of immigrants than Basildon, the East of England region and England as a whole.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Burstead	93.43%	6.57%
Basildon	88.19%	11.81%
East	85.09%	14.91%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Billericay compared to other wards in Basildon

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	St Martin's	76.59%	23.41%
2	Nethermayne	78.55%	21.45%
3	Lee Chapel North	83.17%	16.83%
4	Vange	86.17%	13.83%
5	Fryerns	86.64%	13.36%
6	Pitsea North West	87.2%	12.8%
7	Pitsea South East	87.32%	12.68%
8	Laindon Park	88.73%	11.27%
9	Langdon Hills	90.04%	9.96%
10	Billericay East	91.45%	8.55%
11	Billericay West	92.91%	7.09%
12	Crouch	93.08%	6.92%
13	Burstead	93.43%	6.57%
14	Wickford Castledon	93.66%	6.34%
15	Wickford North	93.77%	6.23%
16	Wickford Park	93.95%	6.05%

';Billericay is ranked 13 out of 16 wards in Basildon for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What is the population of Billericay and Basildon?

The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Basildon including Billericay. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.

Ward	Population
Billericay East	12224
Billericay West	11865
Burstead	10837
Crouch	9058
Fryerns	15076
Laindon Park	13120
Langdon Hills	9249
Lee Chapel North	14806
Nethermayne	14113
Pitsea North West	13233
Pitsea South East	12268
St Martin's	10020
Vange	10721
Wickford Castledon	7643
Wickford North	13147
Wickford Park	10178
Basildon Total	187558

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Last updated: 20/02/2024, Additional Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.

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