The estate takes its name from the bridge over the River Crouch at the foot of nearby Noak Hill.

Noak Bridge is a rare example of a post-war, social housing estate that has been designated a Conservation Area [1].

Construction began in 1979 and within 3 years almost 400 rented dwellings had been built, including bungalows and sheltered housing, as well as a school, surgery, and shops.

The parish was created in 2002, having previously been an unparished area directly administered by Basildon Council.

The Noak Bridge Nature Reserve lies to the south east of the settlement and consists of twenty acres of meadow, scrub and woodland.