Little Burstead’s story
4 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Little Burstead’s built-up area.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Little BursteadEssex
Home to 219 people, this village lies in Essex, East of England.
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Photo: Robin Webster · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
219
Census 2021 · Basildon council
Median age
52.4
30% are 65+ · Essex 20%
Degree level
34%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
21%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Little Burstead a good place to live?
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Little Burstead has none; the figures on this page are still real. 4 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. 57% of households own their home with no mortgage. It skews older: 30% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Little Burstead stand out
The 3 things Little Burstead does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 7.5 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Own outright
Housing
57% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
30% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Little Burstead.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Little Burstead than in Essex’s towns or England’s towns: 14% are under 15
52.4median age
Among adults, 34% have a degree. People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, above Essex’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. The median resident of Little Burstead is 52.4 years old. 10% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Little BursteadEssexEngland
Ages · share of residents
30%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications17%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level34%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Little Burstead | Essex | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 30% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.5% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Essex and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Little Burstead work nearby than in Essex’s towns or England’s towns: 11% travel under 5 km
21%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 47% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The census found just over a fifth of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Working mainly from home: 47% of workers, higher than both Essex’s towns (31%) and England’s towns (31%). In addition, the car carried 79% of commuters at the census.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving79%
Train9%
On foot5%
Bicycle5%
Underground, tram2%
11%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
47%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£68K
mean household income, before tax
1.3%
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
Most households in Little Burstead own their home: 96%, more than in Essex’s towns or across England’s towns
£0Kmedian sale
Social housing holds 1% of households, below Essex’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private renters make up 2% of households. That is the middle of 6 standard sales inside Little Burstead’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Little Burstead£0K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £765,000 | 6 |
96%
of households own their home · England 61%
2%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,424
average private rent a month, Basildon council area
£2,406
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
Violent crime runs low in Little Burstead: 7.6 per 1,000 residents a year, under Essex’s towns and England’s towns
7.6violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Little Burstead logged 1 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 1 complaints of anti-social conduct. There were 3 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below Essex’s towns (4.6) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Burglary and damage come to 10.7 per 1,000 residents a year.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Other theft1
Violence & sexual0
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social1
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.
7.6
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
10.7
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
1
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
Disability is less common in Little Burstead, 13% of residents, than in Essex’s towns and England’s towns
87%good or very good health
2.8% of residents report bad or very bad health. At the census, 87% of people in Little Burstead called their health good or very good, above Essex’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. Seeing a GP means leaving Little Burstead: the nearest practice is 1.4 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 87%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Little Burstead | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.8% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 17% | 17% |
81.5
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.4
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Much of Little Burstead is a conservation area: 41% of its land, more than Essex’s towns or England’s towns
4listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Scaled to its population, that is 183 listed buildings for every 10,000 people in Little Burstead. Before 1919: that is when 12% of homes were built.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II4
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
12%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
183
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 Little Burstead
12pages on Little Burstead
The big questions
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Thorndon Hall and 4 more in and around Little Burstead
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Little Burstead. Best known first.
Historic houseThorndon Hall4.8 km outside town, to the west
MuseumThe Cater Museum2 km outside town, to the north
MuseumBarleylands Farm Museum2.1 km outside town, to the eastZooZooImperial Birds of Prey Academy2.2 km outside town, to the eastWildlife parkWildlife parkBarleylands Farm Park2.2 km outside town, to the eastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Thorndon Hall: Tomharveybolton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- The Cater Museum: Piecesofuk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barleylands Farm Museum: John Winfield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Little Burstead
Village in Essex, England
Little Burstead is a built-up area of 219 people, in the Basildon 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
- 219 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Basildon
- County
- Essex
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004746
Little Burstead’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BillericayCrays HillIngrave and HerongateBasildonRamsden HeathWest HorndonBrentwoodLittle Burstead
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Burstead | 219 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Billericay | 34,068 | 1.8 | A | D | B+ | A |
| Crays Hill | 1,218 | 2.7 | — | D | C+ | B+ |
| Ingrave and Herongate | 1,856 | 2.7 | — | C− | A− | A |
| Basildon | 115,935 | 3.2 | D | C+ | D− | D |
| Ramsden Heath | 1,949 | 3.5 | — | C | A− | A− |
| West Horndon | 1,648 | 3.7 | — | C+ | B− | A− |
| Brentwood | 55,339 | 4.2 | A− | C+ | C | B |
Crays Hill, Ingrave and Herongate, Ramsden Heath and West Horndon have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Little Burstead
How many listed buildings are there in Little Burstead?
That is 7.5 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Little Burstead?
Band D council tax in Little Burstead is £2,406 for 2026–27, less than in 57% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
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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