£25m

leisure scheme under construction with Empire 10 screen cinema

14,000

New jobs to be created in the A127 corridor by 2034

£3.7BN

Basildon has the largest economy in Essex

£1.2m

Arts Council England award Basildon received for culture initiatives

35

minutes from London Fenchurch Street

£6.8m

New road network in town centre with improved infrastructure

17,700

New homes planned in buoyant housing pipeline

£2m

Investment in new public realm and market in the town centre

1,000 students

Digital Technologies Campus for South Essex College opens 2020