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Felmore & Bowers Gifford

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About

Felmore & Bowers Gifford is an electoral ward in the borough of Basildon, Essex, that brings together a village core and surrounding rural land. The area contains a mix of housing, former farmsteads and small commercial clusters, with lanes and public footpaths linking fields and housing pockets. Local life centers on community facilities and short runs to nearby shopping and transport hubs in Basildon, while the ward boundary follows a pattern of lanes and hedgerows that mark older parish divisions.

The landscape includes pockets of arable fields, small woodlands and stretches of green corridor crossed by rights of way used for walking and cycling. A compact cluster of converted brick farm buildings sits close to the village, and several narrow lanes open onto longer views across farmland. That combination of village settlement, working fields and interconnected footpaths gives the ward a clear sense of place within the wider Basildon borough.

Area overview

On average Felmore & Bowers Gifford has high deprivation and high crime levels, with around 94 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, roughly 1.1× the East of England average of 82 per 1,000. Approximately 15.6% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Felmore & Bowers Gifford is £50,488 per year. There are 2 schools in Felmore & Bowers Gifford: 2 primary (0 Outstanding and 2 Good) and 0 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good). Felmore & Bowers Gifford is home to around 8,546 people, with a population density of about 681.6 per km².

Crime rate
8/10
Crimes per 1k residents
94
Deprivation level
8/10
Income level
3/10
Social housing
15.6%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Felmore & Bowers Gifford Population
8,546
Population density
681.6 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
42.83(+36%)
Criminal damage and arson
12.64(+99%)
Shoplifting
10.88(+59%)
Vehicle crime
10.53(+139%)
Anti-social behaviour
10.53(-9%)
East of England average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
7,041
82.42%
Other White
400
4.68%
African
354
4.14%
Indian
82
0.96%
White and Black Caribbean (mixed)
82
0.96%
Total population: 8,543

Economics

Education (age 16+)

No qualifications
1,685
24.55%
Level 4+ (Degree)
1,358
19.79%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
1,145
16.68%
Level 3 (A level)
1,108
16.14%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
992
14.45%
Total 16+ residents: 6,863

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns with a mortgage
1,180
33.57%
Owns outright
893
25.41%
Social rents from council
523
14.88%
Private landlord or letting agency
494
14.05%
Shared ownership
207
5.89%
Total households: 3,515

Property prices in Felmore & Bowers Gifford

Median price£305,000
Price per sq ft£365
Sales (last 12 months)96
Typical range (middle 50%)£210K – £356K

Based on 96 recent sales, the median property price is £305,000 (about £365 per square foot) in Felmore & Bowers Gifford area, with individual transactions ranging from £65,000 up to £870,000.

Prices by property typelast 12 months

Median sale price, median price per square foot, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Felmore & Bowers Gifford over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian£/sq ft
Detached19£445,000£391
Semi-Detached21£335,000£406
Terraced32£300,000£361
Flats24£184,500£359

10-year price trendmedian sale price in Felmore & Bowers Gifford

Sale price

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Felmore & Bowers Gifford.
YearDetachedFlatsSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£365,000£163,750£257,250£223,000
2017£365,000£142,500£250,000£230,000
2018£397,500£155,000£273,000£242,500
2019£375,000£162,000£268,000£235,000
2020£415,000£185,000£292,500£246,750
2021£438,000£169,000£320,000£250,500
2022£512,500£162,500£330,000£300,000
2023£455,000£169,995£335,000£290,000
2024£415,000£193,750£335,000£292,500
2025£505,000£200,000£332,750£300,000
2026£427,500£168,000£315,000£304,000
Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Felmore & Bowers Gifford.

Price per sq ft

Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Felmore & Bowers Gifford.
YearDetachedFlatsSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£341£274£331£261
2017£290£274£310£299
2018£331£320£326£287
2019£333£323£328£295
2020£355£319£334£306
2021£358£319£344£314
2022£377£323£420£367
2023£386£376£356£348
2024£382£339£385£346
2025£373£359£391£371
2026£389£392£407£340
Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Felmore & Bowers Gifford.

Price distribution by property typelast 12 months

Price distribution by property type for Felmore & Bowers Gifford in the last year.

Frequently asked questions about Felmore & Bowers Gifford

Is Felmore & Bowers Gifford safe?

Felmore & Bowers Gifford records about 94 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a high crime rate for England: it scores 8 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level.

What is the average house price in Felmore & Bowers Gifford?

The median sale price in Felmore & Bowers Gifford is £305,000 (about £365 per square foot) based on 96 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.

Are there good schools in Felmore & Bowers Gifford?

Felmore & Bowers Gifford has 2 primary schools (2 Good). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.

How deprived is Felmore & Bowers Gifford?

Felmore & Bowers Gifford scores 8 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. The typical neighbourhood in Felmore & Bowers Gifford sits around rank 8,419 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).

What is the average household income in Felmore & Bowers Gifford?

The average household income in Felmore & Bowers Gifford is around £50,488 per year, and 16% of homes are social housing (ONS data).

All postcodes in Felmore & Bowers Gifford

SS131JS

Great Ranton

SS131QY

Burlington Court

SS131DY

Burnt Mills Road

SS131BG

Riffams Drive

SS132JY

Thomas Road

SS131HP

Wilsner

SS131GS

Cricketers Way

SS132LA

Cornwall Road

SS131JE

Daltons Fen

SS131NE

Little Searles

SS131EN

Canon Court

SS129JW

Harrow Road

SS75BN

Jotmans Lane

SS131HF

Longmead

SS132HP

Page Road

SS132LU

Acacia Road

SS132HD

London Road

SS129JP

Pound Lane

SS131DJ

Wollaston Way

SS131EF

Swinbourne Road

SS131HU

Ashfields

SS131TN

Lords Way

SS131AW

Nevendon Road

SS131HR

Ashfields

SS131JJ

Scaldhurst

SS129SL

Claremont Mews

SS131JX

Havengore

SS131QQ

Josselin Court

SS132HZ

Alpha Close

SS131JN

Great Ranton

SS132JB

Highlands Crescent

SS132LE

Clifton Road

SS131RZ

Courtauld Road

SS131HN

Wilsner

SS131EU

Britannia Court

SS131AE

Rectory Road

SS132NB

Lawrence Road

SS131RU

Wood Green

SS131AF

Chalvedon Avenue

SS131GL

Nevendon Mews

SS131NY

Meadgate

SS132LQ

Upper Avenue

SS131BD

The Parks

SS131BB

Tenterfields

SS132HG

Church Road

SS132EY

London Road

SS132EU

London Road

SS131RL

Cooks Green

SS131AR

Brecon Close

SS131QA

Swinbourne Road

SS131BX

Nevendon Road

SS131TF

Denver Drive

SS131LQ

Josselin Road

SS132LZ

Lower Avenue

SS131NX

Langford Grove

SS131RG

Littlebury Court

SS131DW

Archers Fields Close

SS132JZ

Cornwall Road

SS131PD

Loxford

SS131QE

Josselin Road

SS131RH

Sherborne Drive

SS131NU

Benham Walk

SS131HA

Winfields

SS131DD

Harvey Road

SS131AG

Rectory Road

SS132NA

Pound Lane

SS131AN

Camelot Gardens

SS132LX

Barclay Road

SS131QW

Althorne Close

SS129JR

North Benfleet Hall Road

SS131EJ

Bishops Close

SS131RD

Ilmington Drive

SS131RB

Eynsham Way

SS132LJ

Pound Lane

SS131QN

Great Leighs Way

SS132JW

Clarence Road

SS132LB

Pound Lane

SS131AZ

Fairfax Avenue

SS131QD

Wollaston Crescent

SS131JL

Montsale

SS131RJ

Purleigh Close

SS131BY

Josselin Road

SS131BA

Shirley Gardens

SS131DH

Archers Fields

SS131HB

Winfields

SS131FG

Rectory Road

SS132HS

Lee Road

SS131JU

Havengore

SS129JS

Pound Lane

SS131AQ

Rectory Road

SS131RX

Davenants

SS131LP

Nobel Square

SS131JT

Havengore

SS131FH

Harvey Road

SS131HE

Longmead

SS131LN

Repton Court

SS131AU

Pitsea North West

SS131NS

Jardine Road

SS132JX

Katherine Road

SS131LJ

East Mayne

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/07/2026. Read more about how our statistics are calculated.