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Whitmore Way & Fremnells: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Whitmore Way & Fremnells neighbourhood of Basildon, England (ONS area Basildon 012). Headline figures assembled 2 November 2026. Postcodes SS14. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SS14 3PD.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, showing some signs of gentrification
Whitmore Way & Fremnells is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it shows some signs of gentrification against Basildon (2 of 19 signals rising, none falling). Houses here typically resell for £330,000 and flats for £205,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Basildon (1.3 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest railway station, Basildon, is 2.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 2 November 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£330,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +26% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£205,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +11% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Some signs
Weighted balance +0.11; 2 of 19 signals up, 0 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 3 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 3 to 4.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£54,100
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.3 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
Faster than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Whitmore Way & Fremnells sits in Basildon
- Typical house price: joint 8th lowest of 22 neighbourhoods in Basildon
- Typical flat price: 9th highest of the 17 neighbourhoods in Basildon with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 8th lowest of 22 neighbourhoods in Basildon
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 2 November 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Whitmore Way & Fremnells
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 2 November 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
2 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Basildon, 0 the other way and 17 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Schools improving
- Solar and heat pumps
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Basildon Railway station, 2.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 9.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: c2c to London Fenchurch Street (about 38 min) and Shoeburyness (about 31 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Whitmore Primary School and Nursery 210 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2019). Ungraded visit Apr 2025: Standards maintained.
- Nearest state secondary school The Basildon Lower Academy 920 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 1, Urgent improvement in 1 (Jan 2026). Requires significant improvement.
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Whitmore Way & Fremnells
What is the typical house price in Whitmore Way & Fremnells?
£330,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +26% against 2017-2019.
How does Whitmore Way & Fremnells compare with the rest of Basildon?
Typical house price: joint 8th lowest of 22 neighbourhoods in Basildon. Typical flat price: 9th highest of the 17 neighbourhoods in Basildon with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 8th lowest of 22 neighbourhoods in Basildon.
Is Whitmore Way & Fremnells an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Whitmore Way & Fremnells gentrifying?
Some signs. Weighted balance +0.11; 2 of 19 signals up, 0 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Whitmore Way & Fremnells?
Basildon. Railway station, 2.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 9.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: c2c to London Fenchurch Street (about 38 min) and Shoeburyness (about 31 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Whitmore Way & Fremnells?
Nearest state primary school. Whitmore Primary School and Nursery. 210 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2019). Ungraded visit Apr 2025: Standards maintained. Nearest state secondary school. The Basildon Lower Academy. 920 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 1, Urgent improvement in 1 (Jan 2026). Requires significant improvement.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.