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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.

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.