The Mercantile by Starlight Investments / Orwell Real Estate · Market Square, between Town Square, Market Pavement and Fodderwick, Basildon, Essex SS14 1DU
Under construction
Built by Starlight Investments / Orwell Real Estate. Homes in Basildon sold for a median £328,000 over the last year, £374 per sq ft; see house prices in Basildon.
About The Mercantile
The Mercantile is a build-to-rent development under construction at Market Square in Basildon town centre. Starlight Investments and Orwell Real Estate are delivering 492 one- and two-bedroom apartments across three linked buildings, with commercial space at street level. The site sits between Town Square, Market Pavement and Fodderwick, near Basildon railway and bus stations.
Planned facilities include a gym, co-working areas, residents’ lounge, meeting room, cinema, games area and shared kitchen. Outdoor terraces are part of the design, alongside bike storage, parking and electric vehicle charging. The homes and shared spaces are being built; access arrangements, charges and the final rental offer will depend on the completed scheme. Groundbreaking took place in June 2025, and the owner continued to identify the Basildon community as under construction in September 2026.
- Developer
- Starlight Investments / Orwell Real Estate
- City
- Essex
- Neighbourhood
- Basildon
- Postcode
- SS14 1DU
- Address
- Market Square, between Town Square, Market Pavement and Fodderwick
- Total homes
- 492
- Tenure
- Build to rent
Facilities
- Gym (Planned; access terms and any charges to be confirmed before opening.)
- Co-working (Planned; access terms and any charges to be confirmed before opening.)
- Outdoor terrace (Planned; access terms and any charges to be confirmed before opening.)
- EV charging (Planned; access terms and any charges to be confirmed before opening.)
- Residents’ lounge (Planned; access terms and any charges to be confirmed before opening.)
- Meeting room (Planned; access terms and any charges to be confirmed before opening.)
- Cinema (Planned; access terms and any charges to be confirmed before opening.)
- Residents’ kitchen (Planned; access terms and any charges to be confirmed before opening.)
- Bike storage (Planned; 530 cycle spaces in the consultant specification.)
- Parking (Planned; 69 spaces in the consultant specification. Availability and charges to be confirmed.)
Questions about The Mercantile
›Who is the developer of The Mercantile?
The Mercantile is a Starlight Investments / Orwell Real Estate development in Basildon, Essex.
›Are homes available to rent at The Mercantile?
The Mercantile is marked "coming soon", under construction. Use the enquiry button to check current availability with Starlight Investments / Orwell Real Estate.
›What are house prices like in Basildon?
The median sold price in Basildon was £328,000 over the last 12 months (1,249 sales, +0.9% on the year before), or £374 per square foot, from HM Land Registry data. The house prices in Basildon page has the trend, prices by property type and every street.
Location
Market Square, between Town Square, Market Pavement and Fodderwick, SS14 1DU
Nearest stations
- Basildon Station 0.1 milesc2c
- Laindon Station 1.4 milesc2c
- Pitsea Station 2.2 milesc2c
- Stanford-le-Hope Station 4.1 milesc2c
Nearest schools
- Woodlands School 0.3 milesSecondary · ages 11–16 Good
- Ghyllgrove Primary School 0.4 milesPrimary · ages 4–11
- Kingswood Primary School and Nursery 0.4 milesPrimary · ages 3–11 Good
- St Anne Line Catholic Junior School 0.5 milesPrimary · ages 7–11 Good
Nearest supermarkets
- Iceland Supermarket 0.1 miles
- Marks and Spencer BP Convenience store 0.2 miles
- Asda Supercentre Superstore 0.3 miles
- The Co-operative Food Convenience store 0.4 miles
Eating out nearby
Within half a mile: 47 restaurants and cafes, 4 pubs and bars, 16 takeaways.
- Essex Coffee Co <0.1 milesTakeaway
- The Perii Perii Grill <0.1 milesTakeaway
- Southern Aroma <0.1 milesRestaurant or cafe
- Karak & Falafel <0.1 milesRestaurant or cafe
Straight-line distances; actual routes will be longer. Stations from NaPTAN, with their lines powered by TfL Open Data; schools from the Department for Education register, with the latest Ofsted signal; supermarkets from Geolytix Retail Points; places to eat from the Food Standards Agency's register of food businesses.
Area insights
The Basildon neighbourhood around this development.
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data, Police.uk, Historic England, ONS Census 2021, Ofcom Connected Nations, Environment Agency. Planning offices.
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Details last confirmed on 21 October 2026.
