The first tenants begin occupation of new houses at Great and Little Oxcroft in Laindon. This new housing estate, known as Laindon 4 and built by Basildon Development Corporation, was for 144 dwellings of various types. The area was previously residential and involved the complete clearance of all remaining High Road buildings from Windsor Road to Laindon Link. The corporation in preparation for the task ahead issued a Compulsory Purchase Order titled Laindon Neighbourhood No. 2 over six years earlier in January 1969.

6th January

Dunton Hall in Church Road, Dunton is designated a Grade II listed building.

6th January

Westley Hall in Homestead Drive, Langdon Hills is designated a Grade II listed building.

6th January

Vange Hall in London Road, Vange is designated a Grade II listed building.

6th January

Thatched Cottage in Dry Street, Langdon Hills is designated a Grade II listed building.

6th January

Rose Cottage in Dry Street, Langdon Hills is designated a Grade II listed building.

28th February

Basildon District Council introduce a one-way traffic Order on the following roads in the Fryerns area of Basildon: Danbury Down, Great Spenders, Little Spenders, Roydon Bridge and Maplestead. The Order also included parking restrictions within those roads. The District of Basildon (Various Streets, Fryerns, Basildon) (One-Way Traffic) (Prohibition of Waiting) Order, 1974.
(Source: The London Gazette, publication date: 14/02/1975, supplement number: 46493, page: 2105.)

March

Properties on Phase I of the Langdon Hills housing development at Valence Way completed. The new 556 homes for rent estate of 2, 3, and 4 bedroomed houses and flats, was built on a 33 acre site (13.37 hectares) by Basildon Development Corporation. Work on the construction began in November 1972 on land cleared of residential homes and shops comprising the former Milton Avenue, Osborne Road, Radcliffe Road and the eastern side of High Road. The properties were designed by Basildon Development Corporation's own Department of Architecture and Planning headed by Douglas Galloway and constructed by J.W. Coward Ltd. with assistance in the timberwork from The Potton Timber Engineering Co. Ltd. The terraced properties, many of which incorporate timber framed cladding, comprise Westmede, Stebbings, Mildmayes, Kiln Shaw, Longwick, Fern Hill, Motehill and Puckleside, and all connected to the (then) Rediffusion piped tv service. Vehicular access to the properties is via Valence Way. Heating and domestic hot water is provided by a district oil fired heating system located in a boiler house off Valence Way which connects to the homes through a series of underground ducts.

March

Station House office complex, built alongside the new Basildon Station in Cherrydown (now Cherrydown East), completed. The eight-storey E-shaped building occupying 741,000 sq. ft. of floor space was built by Costain on behalf of Amalgamated Investment & Property Company at a cost of around £6,500 million. The main entrance is adjacent to the railway station at 8 Station Way. It remained empty until 1977 when it was renamed Trafford House following Ford Motor Company's occupation as the headquarters of their European Truck Division which lasted to 2010 when staff were transferred to their Technical Centre at Dunton. Following Ford's departure it remained unoccupied until a change of use was granted to convert the building into 384 residential flats, the occupation of which began in early 2016.

June

Air Commodore Allen H. Mawer, D.F.C. succeeds Mr. Charles Boniface, C.B.E. as General Manager of Basildon Development Corporation. Charles Boniface had held the post since 1954 and acquired the name "Mr. Basildon" due to his commitment to the service of his job. His C.B.E. was announced in the Queen's 1st January, 1975 New Year Honours List.

June

Basildon Council takes over the Ambassador Bowl bowling alley in Southernhay. The bowling alley had opened in 1962 with 26 lanes but following the takeover was reduced to the first ten lanes and renamed Basildon Bowl. The remainder of the building was partitioned off by Coral Social Clubs as a bingo hall.

5th October

The Basildon Hebrew Congregation Synagogue at Whiteways, Basildon Road, Laindon opened. The Congregation had previously held services since 1968 at Park Lodge in High Road, Langdon Hills. In attendance were around 70 members of the Hebrew Congregation that included local Labour MP. Eric Moonman. Basildon Council Chairman, Con O'Brien also attended. The house was provided by Basildon Development Corporation, who had also provided the Langdon Hills address. It had previously been used as a club for the Liberal Party. The Congregation remained here until approx. 1994 when they merged with Southend and Westcliff Hebrew Congregation. The official consecration as a House of Worship was performed by Rabbi Pinchos Shebson of the Southend & Westcliff Hebrew Congregation. Whiteways along with the remaining properties on the south side of Basildon Road were later demolished and replaced with a new housing development.

5th November

Basildon Round Table hold their 11th annual Firework Fiesta at Markhams Chase Recreation Ground, Leinster Road, Laindon. This years event was also held at Howard's Park, Pitsea. Both events were promoted with special posters displayed at the Arts Centre in Basildon Town Centre following a competition promoted in the Basildon Standard Recorder newspaper.