Overview
Quirks is an estate agent based at 19 The Willowdale, High Street, Wickford, SS12 0RA. The business trades from 2 offices under the same website (quirkandpartners.co.uk). The registered business name is Quirks Estate Agents. It belongs to The Property Ombudsman redress scheme.
In 2025 home.co.uk recorded Quirks in 1 local agent league table on 1 occasions. At its best it ranked 1st of 50 agents in Wickford (June 2025), with 52 homes for sale of 337 in the area (15% share). In the most recent capture (June 2025) it was 1st of 50 in Wickford with 52 homes, a 15% share.
Homes in the SS12 postcode district sold for a median £375,000 across 246 sales in the last 12 months. Across Basildon the average price is £367,233 (July 2026), +33.2% over ten years and 7.2× its January 1995 level. 7 estate and letting agent offices on the register are based in SS12.
Market position and ranking
How Quirks has ranked against every other agent advertising homes in the same towns, from home.co.uk league tables captured by the Internet Archive between 2025 and 2025.
Homes for sale over time
Homes this branch was advertising, by town league table
Share of local stock
Its homes as a share of all homes for sale in the town
League position
Rank among all agents in the town (1 = most homes)
Ranking by location, latest capture
| Location | Captured | Rank | Homes for sale | Share of local stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wickford | 2025-06 | 1of 50 | 52of 337 | 15% |
The Wickford market it trades in
50 agents advertising 337 homes, average asking price £471,057, 34 new in the previous 14 days. home.co.uk, 2025-06-17.
All homes for sale in Wickford
Total advertised by every agent, each capture
Average asking price in Wickford
All agents’ homes for sale
| # | Agent | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | QuirksWillowdale Centre, High Street, Wickford, SS12 0RA | 52 | 15% |
| 2 | Temme EnglishBroadway House, The Broadway, Wickford, SS11 7AD | 51 | 15% |
| 3 | BalgoresHigh Street, Wickford, SS12 9AZ | 39 | 12% |
| 4 | Douglas Allen2 Ladygate Centre,, High Street,, Wickford,, Essex, SS12 9AT | 25 | 7% |
| 5 | Cowling & PayneRunwell Road, Wickford, Essex, SS11 7AB | 20 | 6% |
| 6 | Gilbert & Rose1333 London Road, Leigh-On-Sea, SS9 2AD | 11 | 3% |
| 7 | Bear Estate AgentsClay Hill Road, Vange, Basildon, SS16 4HA | 9 | 3% |
| 8 | Purplebricks650 The Crescent, Colchester Business Park, Colchester, Essex, CO4 9YQ | 9 | 3% |
| 9 | YOPAMeridian House, Wheatfield Way, Hinckley, LE10 1YG | 7 | 2% |
| 10 | Crown Estate AgentsEndeavour House Church Road, Ramsden Bellhouse, CM11 1RN | 6 | 2% |
| 11 | Bairstow EvesHigh Street, Billericay, CM12 9AH | 5 | 1% |
| 12 | Abbotts CountrywideHigh Street, Rayleigh, SS6 7BU | 3 | 1% |
| 13 | Aspire Estate AgentsHigh Road, Benfleet, SS7 5HZ | 3 | 1% |
| 14 | BeresfordsHigh Street, Billericay, Essex, CM12 9AH | 3 | 1% |
| 15 | eXp UKNorthumberland Avenue, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5BW | 2 | 1% |
| 16 | haartSouthernhay, Basildon, SS14 1ET | 2 | 1% |
| 17 | Keller WilliamsSuite 1G, Widford Business Centre, 33 Robjohns Road, Chelmsford, CM1 3AG | 2 | 1% |
| 18 | Keller WilliamsRobjohns Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 3AG | 2 | 1% |
| 19 | KINGSWOOD, BasildonThe Property Centre Southernhay, Basildon, SS14 1ET | 2 | 1% |
| 20 | Morgan BrookesHigh Street, Benfleet, SS7 1ND | 2 | 1% |
Stock on the market
Stock breakdown coming
Homes for sale by price, bedrooms, property type, time on the market and postcode appear here once our crawler has read quirkandpartners.co.uk. Agents can speed this up by claiming the profile.
Sales performance
Asking price achieved and time to sell
We match each home an agent lists to its HM Land Registry completion to measure the price achieved against asking and the time from listing to completion. Results appear here once enough of this branch’s listings have completed, usually three to six months after we first read its website.
Reviews
Being collected: Google, Trustpilot, ESTAS, allAgents, Facebook. Ratings refresh every week.
Online presence
Profiles are found by reading the links on the agent’s own website. Follower counts and posting activity will be added as they are collected.
The local market
Average prices across Basildon since January 1995, and what has sold in SS12 in the last year. Basildon averages £367,233 in July 2026, +13.1% over five years and +33.2% over ten.
Average house price, Basildon
UK House Price Index, monthly
Homes sold each year, Basildon
Completed sales recorded in the House Price Index
Sales per month in SS12
HM Land Registry completions, last 12 months
What sold in SS12
Completions by property type, last 12 months
| Median sold price, SS12 | £375,000 | Sales, last 12 months | 246 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £492,500 | Semi-detached | £377,500 |
| Terraced | £325,000 | Flat | £207,000 |
Other agents in SS12
| Office | Type and group | Homes for sale |
|---|---|---|
| Balgores | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 39home.co.uk 2025 |
| Douglas Allen | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 2home.co.uk 2025 |
| Abbotts Countrywide | Estate agentConnells Group | — |
| Bairstow Eves | Estate agentConnells Group | — |
| Florence and Belles Limited | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Puretime Property Purchasing | Letting agentIndependent | — |
All agents in Basildon · Demographics and area data on Property Data
Other Quirks offices
1 other office share the website quirkandpartners.co.uk.
- QuirksBasildon CM12 9BY
Questions and answers
Is Quirks a leading agent in Wickford?
home.co.uk ranked it 1st of 50 agents in Wickford by homes for sale in June 2025, with 15% of local stock.
Which redress scheme is Quirks a member of?
The Property Ombudsman.
What do homes sell for near Quirks?
A median £375,000 in SS12 over the last 12 months (HM Land Registry, 246 sales).
Sources and freshness
| Source | Coverage |
|---|---|
| home.co.uk agent league tables, via the Internet Archive | 1 snapshots, 2025–2025 |
| UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry (OGL) | Basildon, January 1995 to July 2026 |
| HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (OGL) | SS12, last 12 months |
| The Property Ombudsman and Property Redress Scheme registers | Office details, February 2026 |
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