Safety may need closer review
Pitsea North West at a glance
- House prices
- £287,500
- Middle48th percentile
- Schools
- 51st percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 47th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 127.6 per 1,000 residents
- Weak14th percentile
- Flood risk
- 6.8% of the area in flood zones
- Middle58th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Pitsea North West a good place to live?
Pitsea North West has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Basildon below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
The public data shows a mixed profile, so the right fit depends on your priorities.
No additional grounded may-suit bullets are available.
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Pitsea North West
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 127.6 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 14th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Pitsea North West
House prices
- Median sale price
- £287,500
- Percentile
- 48th percentile nationally
House prices are around the national middle range.
Median of 104 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Pitsea North West
Schools
51st percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Pitsea North West
Flood risk
6.8% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 2% of the area. That is the 58th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Pitsea North West
Transport
47th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Pitsea North West a good place to live?
Pitsea North West has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Pitsea North West safe?
Pitsea North West ranks in the 14th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Pitsea North West?
The median sale price was £287,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 48th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Pitsea North West?
Schools rank in the 51st percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Pitsea North West?
Nearby public profiles include Lee Chapel North in Basildon and Laindon Park in Basildon.
