Baker Street’s story
6 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Baker Street’s built-up area.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Baker StreetEssex
With 499 residents, it is a village in Essex, East of England.
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Photo: Robert Edwards · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
499
Census 2021 · Thurrock council
Median age
47.6
29% are 65+ · Essex 20%
Degree level
21%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
17%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Baker Street a good place to live?
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Baker Street is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. It has 6 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. It skews older: 29% of residents are 65 or over. 21% of adults have a degree-level qualification.
What makes Baker Street stand out
The 3 things Baker Street does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 4.9 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
29% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Essex 27%.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Baker Street.
Who lives here
Few people in Baker Street are 15 to 24: 8.5%, fewer than in Essex’s towns and England’s towns
Half the people of Baker Street are older than 47.6. Children under 15 make up 18%, about level with both Essex’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%).
47.6median age
Baker StreetEssexEngland
Ages · share of residents
29%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications32%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level21%
Women and men · all residents
56% women, 44% men
About 78 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Baker Street | Essex | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 29% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.2% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 21% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Essex and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Work tends to be further away for Baker Street: 29% commute under 5 km, below Essex’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 31% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
83% of commuters drove to work at the census. Households had £67K a year before tax, above both Essex’s towns (£63K) and England’s towns (£55K). Of the commuters living in Baker Street, 3% work in the town itself. For every resident in work, Baker Street has 0.5 jobs.
17%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving83%
Train8%
Bus6%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Underground, tram1%
29%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
£67K
mean household income, before tax
2.3%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Social housing is more common in Baker Street than in Essex’s towns or across England’s towns, at 21% of households
Private rents average £1,380 a month across the Thurrock council area. 18% rent privately, between Essex’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (21%). The owner-occupied share of households is 61%.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Baker Street£0K
Typical UK town£277K
61%
of households own their home · England 61%
18%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,380
average private rent a month, Thurrock council area
£2,255
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Homes in Baker Street see more burglary and damage than in Essex’s towns or England’s towns: 32.7 per 1,000 a year
24% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. Violence accounts for 12.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 34 crimes and 4 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Baker Street’s built-up area.
12.7violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Damage & arson9
Violence & sexual8
Vehicle crime6
Burglary4
Public order2
Drugs2
Other theft1
Weapons1
Anti-social4
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
12.7
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
32.7
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.7
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
34
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Health
Bad health is more common in Baker Street than in Essex’s towns or across England’s towns: 7% of residents
Asked at the census, nearly four in five residents of Baker Street said they were in good or very good health. At the census, nearly a fifth of people here had a disability, above Essex’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. This Essex town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 0.6 miles away.
79%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 79%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 7%
| Census 2021 | Baker Street | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
81.8
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.9
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
History
More buildings in Baker Street are listed than in Essex’s towns or England’s towns: 120 per 10,000 residents
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than Essex’s towns (11%) yet lower than England’s towns (16%).
6listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II6
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
13%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
120
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Baker Street
12pages on Baker Street
The big questions
Baker Street’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
OrsettChadwell St MarySouthfieldsGraysHorndon on the HillTilburySouth OckendonBaker Street
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Street | 499 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Orsett | 1,428 | 0.7 | — | D | C | B+ |
| Chadwell St Mary | 10,680 | 1.5 | C− | C | D | D |
| Southfields | 1,167 | 1.6 | — | C− | A− | A− |
| Grays | 44,340 | 1.7 | C+ | C | C− | C |
| Horndon on the Hill | 1,510 | 2.4 | — | D | A− | B+ |
| Tilbury | 14,187 | 2.9 | C− | C+ | D− | D |
| South Ockendon | 22,441 | 2.9 | C+ | C | C− | D |
Orsett, Southfields and Horndon on the Hill have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Baker Street
How many listed buildings are there in Baker Street?
That is 4.9 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Baker Street?
Band D council tax in Baker Street is £2,255 for 2026–27, less than in 80% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Baker Street
Village in Essex, England
Baker Street is a built-up area of 499 people, in the Thurrock council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 499 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Thurrock
- County
- Essex
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004909
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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