Noak Hill’s story
No listed buildings inside Noak Hill’s built-up area
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Noak HillEssex
752 people live in this village in Essex, East of England.
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Photo: terry joyce · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
752
Census 2021 · Basildon council
Median home
£738K
28 sales in 3 years
Median age
48.5
24% are 65+ · Essex 20%
Degree level
32%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
14%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Noak Hill a good place to live?
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Noak Hill has none; the figures on this page are still real. The median sale price is £738,000. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 14% of commuters. Over-65s are nearly a quarter of the population.
What makes Noak Hill stand out
The 3 things Noak Hill does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Noak Hill.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Noak Hill than in Essex’s towns or England’s towns: 15% are under 15
48.5median age
Degrees are held by 32% of adults, above Essex’s towns (27%) but below England’s towns (34%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 24% of residents. Noak Hill has a median age of 48.5 years.
Noak HillEssexEngland
Ages · share of residents
24%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications14%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level32%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Noak Hill | Essex | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.8% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 32% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Essex and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Noak Hill work nearby than in Essex’s towns or England’s towns: 27% travel under 5 km
14%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 51% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car carried 82% of commuters at the census. 51% of workers worked mainly from home, above both Essex’s towns (31%) and England’s towns (31%). A household here earns £68K a year before tax, on average.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving82%
Train10%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Bus1%
Underground, tram1%
27%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
51%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£68K
mean household income, before tax
1.2%
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
More households own their home in Noak Hill than in Essex’s towns or across England’s towns: 92%
£738Kmedian sale
Private tenants account for 8% of households. That is the middle of 28 standard sales inside Noak Hill’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Noak Hill£738K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £925,000 | 19 |
| Semi-detached | £705,000 | 6 |
92%
of households own their home · England 61%
8%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,424
average private rent a month, Basildon council area
£2,328
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 Noak Hill: 5.8 per 1,000 residents a year, under Essex’s towns and England’s towns
5.8violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
20 crimes and 1 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Noak Hill’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Homes saw 14.6 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Essex’s towns (10.6) and England’s towns (9.4).
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Burglary5
Violence & sexual4
Other theft4
Damage & arson2
Vehicle crime2
Public order1
Drugs1
Other crime1
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.
5.8
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
14.6
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
20
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
Bad health is less common in Noak Hill than in Essex’s towns or across England’s towns: 2.8% of residents
86%good or very good health
86% of Noak Hill’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, higher than both Essex’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). A disability affects 13% of people here. There is no GP practice in the town: the nearest is 1 miles off.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 86%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Noak Hill | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 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 · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
History
No listed buildings in Noak Hill
0listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Before 1919: that is when just over one in ten homes were built. Historic England’s list has no building inside Noak Hill’s built-up area.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
12%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
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 Noak Hill
13pages on Noak Hill
The big questions
Safety5.8 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £738K · rent £1,424 a monthHousing5 sold in 12 months · busiest street Noak Hill RoadSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 81.5 (men), 85.4 (women)Work & commute65% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Barleylands Farm Museum and 3 more in and around Noak Hill
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Noak Hill. Best known first.
MuseumBarleylands Farm Museum1.2 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumThe Cater Museum2.5 km outside town, to the northZooZooImperial Birds of Prey Academy1.3 km outside town, to the northeastWildlife parkWildlife parkBarleylands Farm Park1.4 km outside town, to the northeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Barleylands Farm Museum: John Winfield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Cater Museum: Piecesofuk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Noak Hill
Village in Essex, England
Noak Hill is a built-up area of 752 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
- 752 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Basildon
- County
- Essex
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004762
Noak Hill’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Crays HillBasildonBillericayRamsden HeathIngrave and HerongateWest HorndonWickfordNoak Hill
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noak Hill | 752 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crays Hill | 1,218 | 1.9 | — | D | C+ | B+ |
| Basildon | 115,935 | 2.2 | D | C+ | D− | D |
| Billericay | 34,068 | 2.3 | A | D | B+ | A |
| Ramsden Heath | 1,949 | 3.4 | — | C | A− | A− |
| Ingrave and Herongate | 1,856 | 3.6 | — | C− | A− | A |
| West Horndon | 1,648 | 4 | — | C+ | B− | A− |
| Wickford | 27,533 | 4.4 | B | C− | B− | B |
Crays Hill, Ramsden Heath, Ingrave and Herongate 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 Noak Hill
Is Noak Hill expensive to live in?
By type: semi-detached houses £705,000 and detached houses £925,000. Private rents in the Basildon council area averaged £1,424 a month in August 2026.
How much is council tax in Noak Hill?
Band D council tax in Noak Hill is £2,328 for 2026–27, less than in 70% 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.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.