Thrift stores in Basildon
Basildon, Essex has 548 thrift and charity shops on the map right now. 529 of them are charity shops and 19 are independent second-hand stores, so Basildon gives you both flavours of thrifting in one trip. Stock turns over fast in all of them, so the shop that had nothing last month might have your thing this week.
This guide covers every thrift store we could verify in and around Basildon (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Oasis and Oxfam, plus Cancer Research UK — each with its own personality, which is half the fun. If a shop's missing from Basildon's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Basildon thrift lineup
548 mapped within about 40 km — showing 60:
Oasis
Charity shop
Oasis — a charity shop.
Oxfam
Charity shop
Oxfam — a charity shop. Also worth knowing about Oxfam: it has a website with more detail.
Cancer Research UK
Charity shop
Cancer Research UK — a charity shop.
North London Hospice
Charity shop
North London Hospice is a charity shop.
Mind
Charity shopRun by Mind
Mind is a charity shop run by Mind.
St Christophers
Charity shop
St Christophers — a charity shop. Also worth knowing about St Christophers: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: +44 20 8313 1158
British Heart Foundation
Charity shop
British Heart Foundation is a charity shop on 59 High Street, Bromley. British Heart Foundation also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
59 High Street, Bromley, BR1 1JY
Barnardo's
Charity shop
Barnardo's is a charity shop on 33 High Street, Bromley. Barnardo's also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:30-17:30; Su 10:00-16:00.
33 High Street, Bromley, BR1 1LG
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:30-17:30; Su 10:00-16:00
Oxfam
Charity shopRun by Oxfam
Oxfam is a charity shop run by Oxfam on 148 High Street, Beckenham.
148 High Street, Beckenham, BR3 1EA
North London Hospice
Charity shop
North London Hospice — a charity shop.
Sue Ryder Care
Charity shop
Sue Ryder Care is a charity shop on 72 Essex Road, London. Sue Ryder Care also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00.
72 Essex Road, London
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00
RSPCA
Charity shop
RSPCA is a charity shop on 404 High Road, London.
404 High Road, London, N17 9JB
British Heart Foundation
Charity shop
British Heart Foundation — a charity shop, found on 468 High Road in London. Also worth knowing about British Heart Foundation: it has a website with more detail.
468 High Road, London, N17 9JD
Marie Curie
Charity shop
Marie Curie — a charity shop, found on London Road in Swanley. Also worth knowing about Marie Curie: the map lists its hours as Mo,Tu,Th-Sa 09:30-17:00; We 08:30-16:00; Su 10:00-16:00; it has a website with more detail.
London Road, Swanley, BR8 7TQ
Hours: Mo,Tu,Th-Sa 09:30-17:00; We 08:30-16:00; Su 10:00-16:00
Heart of Kent Hospice
Charity shop
Heart of Kent Hospice — a charity shop.
RSPCA
Charity shopRun by RSPCA
Run by RSPCA, RSPCA is a charity shop. Also worth knowing about RSPCA: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: +44 20 7272 2264
Mind
Charity shopRun by Mind
Run by Mind, Mind is a charity shop. Also worth knowing about Mind: it has a website with more detail.
Cancer Research UK
Charity shop
Cancer Research UK — a charity shop, found on 13 The Broadway in London.
13 The Broadway, London
Rural Age Concern Darent Valley
Charity shop
Rural Age Concern Darent Valley — a charity shop, found on London Road in Swanley. Also worth knowing about Rural Age Concern Darent Valley: the map lists its hours as Mo,Tu,Th,Fr 09:45-15:00; We 09:15-15:00; Sa 09:30-14:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
London Road, Swanley
Hours: Mo,Tu,Th,Fr 09:45-15:00; We 09:15-15:00; Sa 09:30-14:30
Phone: +44 1322 666448;+44 7889 133633
Samaritans
Charity shop
Samaritans is a charity shop on Hamlet Court Road, Westcliff-on-Sea.
Hamlet Court Road, Westcliff-on-Sea
Oxfam
Charity shopRun by Oxfam
Run by Oxfam, Oxfam is a charity shop, found on Hamlet Court Road in Westcliff-on-Sea.
Hamlet Court Road, Westcliff-on-Sea
Second Chance
Charity shop
Second Chance is a charity shop on 7-9 St John's Way, London. Second Chance also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
7-9 St John's Way, London
Phone: +44 20 7281 5449
Isabel Hospice Sawbridgeworth Charity Shop
Charity shop
Isabel Hospice Sawbridgeworth Charity Shop is a charity shop on 1 Forelands Place, Sawbridgeworth.
1 Forelands Place, Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9QD
Havens Hospice Charity Shop
Charity shop
Havens Hospice Charity Shop — a charity shop.
Friends of lions Charity Shop
Charity shop
Friends of lions Charity Shop — a charity shop.
British Heart Foundation
Charity shop
British Heart Foundation — a charity shop, found on 86 The Mall in London. Also worth knowing about British Heart Foundation: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
86 The Mall, London, E15 1XQ
Phone: +44 20 8555 6967
Muscular Dystrophy Shop
Charity shop
Muscular Dystrophy Shop is a charity shop on 3 Warwick Parade, South Woodham Ferrers.
3 Warwick Parade, South Woodham Ferrers, CM3 5JT
Second Coming
Second-hand store
Second Coming — an independent second-hand store.
Barnardo's
Charity shop
Barnardo's — a charity shop.
Barnardo's
Charity shop
Barnardo's is a charity shop on George Lane.
George Lane
The Children's Society
Charity shop
The Children's Society — a charity shop on George Lane.
George Lane
Cancer Research UK
Charity shop
Cancer Research UK is a charity shop on George Lane.
George Lane
Helen Rollason Cancer Charity
Charity shop
Helen Rollason Cancer Charity — a charity shop on 136 George Lane. Also worth knowing about Helen Rollason Cancer Charity: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
136 George Lane
Phone: +44 20 8989 9897
Oxfam
Charity shop
Oxfam is a charity shop on 149 High Road, London. Oxfam also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
149 High Road, London, E18 2PA
Traid
Charity shop
Traid is a charity shop on 106 A-B High Street, London.
106 A-B High Street, London
The Salvation Army
Charity shop
The Salvation Army is a charity shop on 108 Byron Road, Chelmsford. The Salvation Army also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
108 Byron Road, Chelmsford, CM2 6HJ
Phone: +44 1245 344850
The Heroes Haven
Charity shop
The Heroes Haven — a charity shop, found on 549 Green Lanes in London. Also worth knowing about The Heroes Haven: it has a website with more detail.
549 Green Lanes, London, N8 0RL
Human Relief Foundation
Charity shop
Human Relief Foundation — a charity shop, found on 5 Salisbury Promenade in London. Also worth knowing about Human Relief Foundation: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
5 Salisbury Promenade, London, N8 0RX
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-18:00
Phone: +44 20 3417 6690
Scope
Charity shop
Scope — a charity shop on 50.
50
Debra Charity Shop
Charity shop
Debra Charity Shop — a charity shop, found on London Road in Swanley. Also worth knowing about Debra Charity Shop: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
London Road, Swanley, BR8 7TG
Phone: +44 1322 613 855
Cats Protection
Charity shop
Cats Protection — a charity shop on 14 Tudor Parade.
14 Tudor Parade
British Red Cross
Charity shop
British Red Cross — a charity shop on 23 Court Yard. Also worth knowing about British Red Cross: it has a website with more detail.
23 Court Yard
British Heart Foundation
Charity shop
British Heart Foundation is a charity shop on 114 Eltham High Street, London. British Heart Foundation also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 10:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
114 Eltham High Street, London, SE9 1BW
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 10:00-16:00
Phone: +44 20 8859 4611
Save the Chidren
Charity shop
Save the Chidren — a charity shop on 18 Passey Place.
18 Passey Place
Debra Charity Shop
Charity shop
Debra Charity Shop — a charity shop on 12 Rainham Shopping Centre. Also worth knowing about Debra Charity Shop: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 10:00-16:00.
12 Rainham Shopping Centre, ME8 7HW
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 10:00-16:00
Barnardo's
Charity shop
Barnardo's is a charity shop on High Street.
High Street
Scarlet Vintage & Retro
Charity shopRun by St Clare Hospice
Scarlet Vintage & Retro is a charity shop run by St Clare Hospice on 3 Broad Walk, Harlow. Scarlet Vintage & Retro also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:30-17:00; Su 10:30-16:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
3 Broad Walk, Harlow, CM20 1HX
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:30-17:00; Su 10:30-16:30
Phone: +44 1279 412516
British Heart Foundation
Charity shop
British Heart Foundation is a charity shop on 1 East Walk, Harlow. British Heart Foundation also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
1 East Walk, Harlow, CM20 1JH
Cancer Research UK
Charity shop
Cancer Research UK is a charity shop.
Sue Ryder
Charity shop
Sue Ryder — a charity shop.
Cancer Research UK
Charity shop
Cancer Research UK — a charity shop, found on 217 Moulsham Street in Chelmsford. Also worth knowing about Cancer Research UK: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 10:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
217 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, CM2 0LR
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 10:00-16:00
Phone: +44 1245 492922
St. Vincent's
Charity shopRun by St. Vincent's
St. Vincent's is a charity shop run by St. Vincent's on 484,486 Kingsland Road, London. St. Vincent's also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:30-17:00; Tu,Th 09:30-18:30; Su 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
484,486 Kingsland Road, London, E8 4AE
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:30-17:00; Tu,Th 09:30-18:30; Su 11:00-17:00
Phone: +44 20 7249 3511
Oxfam
Charity shopRun by Oxfam
Run by Oxfam, Oxfam is a charity shop, found on 514 Kingsland Road in London. Also worth knowing about Oxfam: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 12:00-16:00.
514 Kingsland Road, London, E8 4AR
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 12:00-16:00
Cancer Research UK
Charity shop
Cancer Research UK — a charity shop, found on High Road in London. Also worth knowing about Cancer Research UK: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:30-17:30; Su 11:00-17:00.
High Road, London
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:30-17:30; Su 11:00-17:00
Barnardo's
Charity shop
Barnardo's is a charity shop.
Ecco Environmental Charity
Charity shop
Ecco Environmental Charity is a charity shop on East Road, Harlow. Ecco Environmental Charity also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
East Road, Harlow, CM20 2SX
Phone: +44 1279 444244
Oxfam
Charity shop
Oxfam is a charity shop on 16 The Row, Longfield. Oxfam also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
16 The Row, Longfield, DA3 8JB
Crisis
Charity shopRun by Crisis
Run by Crisis, Crisis is a charity shop, found on 19 Stroud Green Road in London. Also worth knowing about Crisis: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 11:00-19:00; Su 12:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
19 Stroud Green Road, London, N4 3FB
Hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-19:00; Su 12:00-17:00
Phone: +44 20 7281 2634
British Heart Foundation
Charity shop
British Heart Foundation — a charity shop, found on 50 High Street in Chelmsford. Also worth knowing about British Heart Foundation: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:30-17:00; Su 10:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
50 High Street, Chelmsford, CM1 1DE
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:30-17:00; Su 10:00-16:00
Phone: +44 1245 676370
The Salvation Army
Charity shopRun by The Salvation Army
Run by The Salvation Army, The Salvation Army is a charity shop, found on 174 Maple Road in London. Also worth knowing about The Salvation Army: the map lists its hours as Mo-Tu 08:30-12:30; it has a website with more detail.
174 Maple Road, London, SE20 8JB
Hours: Mo-Tu 08:30-12:30
What the map tells us about thrifting in Basildon
135 of the 548 shops list their opening hours, which is unusually helpful for Basildon — thrift stores are notorious for surprise closures. Still, call ahead if you're making a special trip to Basildon; volunteer-run shops sometimes close early on quiet days.
202 shops have websites listed, worth a look before you go — some post new arrivals or sale days online.
Thrift shops cluster a little: 21 of them sit on High Street, so you can string those into one walk and hit the rest by car.
The Basildon thrift circuit
The efficient Basildon thrifting route strings these together: Oasis, Oxfam, Cancer Research UK, North London Hospice, Mind, St Christophers, British Heart Foundation on 59 High Street, and Barnardo's on 33 High Street — 548 shops, one logical loop, no backtracking. 540 more are listed below.
Thrifting tips for Basildon
A few things worth knowing before you work through Basildon's thrift stores:
- Look behind the front row at Oasis. The good stuff migrates to the back of the rack. Push through; that's where the interesting things hide.
- Bring cash for the small shops at Oxfam. Card minimums are common at volunteer-run tills. A few small bills keep a bargain from getting awkward.
- Go often, buy rarely. The regulars' secret: short frequent visits beat rare long ones. Ten minutes twice a week outperforms a monthly expedition.
- Keep a running want-list. Write down what you're hunting for. Aimless browsing is fun, but a list turns luck into strategy.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Basildon — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to for a thrifting run. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new shop in Basildon can take a while to appear. The 548 above are only as current as the community map. A shop that's shut, or a new one nobody's added yet, gets fixed with a single OpenStreetMap edit.
Prices at Basildon's thrift stores are set by each shop and change constantly, so we don't list them. As a rough rule, charity shops are the cheapest, independents sit in the middle, and anything labelled vintage costs more everywhere — Basildon included.
Thrift store listings for Basildon: 548 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.