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What’s changing on your street?
Planning, new food places, roadworks, school inspections, GP ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses, for any SS and CM postcode. Free, from public records, updated every night.
Right now across Basildon
- 1planning applications this week
- 168.7pcheapest unleaded, most around 172.4p
- 12hygiene scores this month
- 4,465local businesses listed
- 27food places waiting for a first inspection
This week’s top stories
Everything by topic-
Road closed: London Road (Essex County Council)
15 Oct to 17 Oct. Putting right earlier work in the road. The road will be closed.
London Road, Billericay -
Road closed: Castledon Road (Openreach)
15 Oct. Work on pipes or cables in the road. The road will be closed.
Castledon Road, Wickford -
Refused: New shared house (HMO) at 57 Gun Hill Place Kingswood Basildon Essex
Change of use from a 'Small House in Multiple Occupation' (Use Class C4) for up to six persons to a 'Children's Care Home' (Use Class C2), accommodating a maximum of two children (aged between 7 and 18 years) with care provided by up to two carers per shift.
57 Gun Hill Place Kingswood Basildon Essex SS16 5UY -
7 new homes at Land At Corner Road Ramsden Crays Wickford Essex
Residential development of 7no residential dwellings on land to the east of Corner Road, including associated access, landscaping and parking
Land At Corner Road Ramsden Crays Wickford Essex
Basildon in numbers
Every area compared, from public recordsCrime
5,071crimes, June to August 2026Every area ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents, by type, with the trend.
House prices
£362kmiddle price, 534 sales in 6 monthsWhat homes really sold for in every area over six months, by type of home, from the Land Registry.
Planning
78applications and decisions, last monthNew planning applications and decisions in every area over the last month, the biggest housing schemes and what gets approved.
Food hygiene
12hygiene scores, last monthFood hygiene scores published in every area over the last month, the low scores, and new food places waiting for a first inspection.
Roadworks
79roadworks on now or coming upRoadworks and road closures on now or booked for the next month in every area, and who is doing the digging.
Fuel prices
168.7pcheapest unleadedat Asda Basildon Eastgate Supercentre · most around 172.4p · dearest 177.9p · 18 stationsWhat every petrol station charges for unleaded and diesel, cheapest first, updated every half hour.
What's on
2events in the next 30 daysGigs, club nights, comedy and pop-up events in every area over the next 30 days, updated daily.
Street reports
18street problems reported this monthFly-tipping, potholes, graffiti and other street problems reported in every area this month, and what has been fixed.
Schools
56schools and their Ofsted resultsEvery state school and nursery with its latest Ofsted result, the new report cards, and how each area’s schools compare.
GPs, dentists and care
184GPs, dentists and care servicesGP surgeries, dentists, care homes and home care in every area, with their Care Quality Commission ratings.
Charities
294charities based in BasildonEvery registered charity based in each area, what it does, how big it is, and new ones as they register.
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A free site that shows what’s changing near any SS and CM postcode in Basildon, from public records: planning applications and decisions, new food places and hygiene scores, roadworks, school inspections, GP and care ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses.
How often is it updated?
Every night. Planning, roadworks, licences, food hygiene and what’s on are checked daily; crime, house prices and school inspections are published monthly and checked weekly.
Does it cost anything?
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Why “me babber”?
It’s how Bristolians say “my friend”. MeBabber started in Bristol, just up the road, and now covers Basildon too.