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SS16 4 in Basildon

Basildon council area · SS16 4 postcode sector

Explore recorded housing and local services for postcode sector SS16 4 in Basildon. Check the data sources, coverage and nearby sectors.

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Area guideSS16 4 · SS16 district6 of 6 evidence categories available

A first look at SS16 4

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Compare with other places
Recorded sale median
£307,500123 sales · 2025
Nearest recorded station
2.6 kmUndated · straight line from the approximate centre
Evidence available
6 / 6Data categories, not an area rating

The house median is £332,500 from 88 sales; the flat median is £155,000 from 35 sales in SS16 4. These are different property groups, and the transactions are from 2025. Different property mixes can change the medians.

What stands out in the records

  • Broadband availability

    Gigabit availability averages 91.5% across 221 residential postcode records in SS16 4, using Ofcom's January 2026 snapshot. This gives each postcode equal weight, not each home. Check the exact address for service.

  • Mapped parks nearby

    The nearest mapped park is 0.3 km from the SS16 4 sector centre, with 8 mapped parks within 1 km. These are map counts and straight-line distances, not a measure of park quality or access routes.

  • Station and supermarket distances

    From the SS16 4 sector centre, the nearest mapped station is 2.6 km away and supermarket 0.6 km away in a straight line. These are not journey times.

Streets and surroundings

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Housing

What homes have sold for

These are recorded sale medians for SS16 4. They are not current asking prices or valuations.

Hover or tap a bar to see the sales sample.

123 sales in sample
88 sales in sample
14 sales in sample
20 sales in sample
54 sales in sample
35 sales in sample
Land Registry source

Transfers dated 2025. A small sample can move the median sharply.

The dated rent series below covers a wider local authority, not this postcode sector. Use live rental searches below to check current asking rents.

How prices have changed nearby

ONS monthly averages for Basildon local authority. This is a wider area than the postcode sector above, whose recorded sale figures are medians for 2025.

This sector overlaps more than one council area

ONS boundaries dated December 2025 put the largest share of the mapped sector overlap in Basildon, about 92.2%. This compares land area, not homes or addresses.

Other overlaps of at least 5%: Thurrock 7.8%. The charts cover Basildon only.

The boundaries cover about 95.4% of the stored sector shape. Coastlines, simplified boundaries and source dates can leave gaps or small overlaps. ONS boundary source, Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025.

Average monthly private rent

£1,424Latest observed month · Aug 2026

Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026Monthly values from £1,057 to £1,424. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£1.4k£1.2k£1.1k202020232026
Aug 2026£1,424

Sept 2020 to Aug 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking rent.

How to read these figures

The ONS rent measure includes new and existing tenancies. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026
MonthAverage
Aug 2026£1,424
Jul 2026£1,421
Jun 2026£1,416
May 2026£1,410
Apr 2026£1,402
Mar 2026£1,396
Feb 2026£1,392
Jan 2026£1,387
Dec 2025£1,384
Nov 2025£1,379
Oct 2025£1,374
Sept 2025£1,362
Aug 2025£1,351
Jul 2025£1,343
Jun 2025£1,339
May 2025£1,333
Apr 2025£1,327
Mar 2025£1,321
Feb 2025£1,315
Jan 2025£1,307
Dec 2024£1,298
Nov 2024£1,290
Oct 2024£1,283
Sept 2024£1,278
Aug 2024£1,273
Jul 2024£1,269
Jun 2024£1,261
May 2024£1,253
Apr 2024£1,245
Mar 2024£1,238
Feb 2024£1,230
Jan 2024£1,220
Dec 2023£1,213
Nov 2023£1,208
Oct 2023£1,205
Sept 2023£1,201
Aug 2023£1,196
Jul 2023£1,192
Jun 2023£1,188
May 2023£1,184
Apr 2023£1,180
Mar 2023£1,177
Feb 2023£1,171
Jan 2023£1,163
Dec 2022£1,155
Nov 2022£1,149
Oct 2022£1,147
Sept 2022£1,144
Aug 2022£1,141
Jul 2022£1,136
Jun 2022£1,132
May 2022£1,130
Apr 2022£1,128
Mar 2022£1,127
Feb 2022£1,121
Jan 2022£1,115
Dec 2021£1,109
Nov 2021£1,107
Oct 2021£1,106
Sept 2021£1,102
Aug 2021£1,097
Jul 2021£1,093
Jun 2021£1,091
May 2021£1,088
Apr 2021£1,084
Mar 2021£1,079
Feb 2021£1,074
Jan 2021£1,069
Dec 2020£1,065
Nov 2020£1,063
Oct 2020£1,061
Sept 2020£1,057

Average house price

£367,233Latest observed month · Jul 2026

Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026Monthly values from £308,241 to £367,909. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£367.9k£338.1k£308.2k202020232026
Jul 2026£367,233

Aug 2020 to Jul 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking price or valuation.

How to read these figures

The UK House Price Index uses a geometric mean for this local authority. It differs from the sector sale median above in geography, period and calculation. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026
MonthAverage
Jul 2026£367,233
Jun 2026£362,399
May 2026£359,156
Apr 2026£359,276
Mar 2026£358,115
Feb 2026£359,165
Jan 2026£357,982
Dec 2025£357,847
Nov 2025£357,492
Oct 2025£361,524
Sept 2025£364,964
Aug 2025£364,900
Jul 2025£364,952
Jun 2025£363,906
May 2025£363,072
Apr 2025£361,450
Mar 2025£361,281
Feb 2025£357,715
Jan 2025£354,914
Dec 2024£354,205
Nov 2024£354,860
Oct 2024£357,270
Sept 2024£352,744
Aug 2024£353,586
Jul 2024£346,609
Jun 2024£345,397
May 2024£339,677
Apr 2024£339,944
Mar 2024£342,658
Feb 2024£351,800
Jan 2024£356,664
Dec 2023£358,459
Nov 2023£356,323
Oct 2023£356,637
Sept 2023£356,100
Aug 2023£352,270
Jul 2023£347,302
Jun 2023£344,020
May 2023£346,564
Apr 2023£352,400
Mar 2023£360,314
Feb 2023£364,751
Jan 2023£366,819
Dec 2022£365,492
Nov 2022£367,909
Oct 2022£366,015
Sept 2022£365,862
Aug 2022£359,204
Jul 2022£356,348
Jun 2022£350,783
May 2022£347,001
Apr 2022£344,929
Mar 2022£341,613
Feb 2022£338,618
Jan 2022£334,814
Dec 2021£333,002
Nov 2021£332,543
Oct 2021£331,052
Sept 2021£327,859
Aug 2021£327,748
Jul 2021£324,723
Jun 2021£322,856
May 2021£318,070
Apr 2021£317,824
Mar 2021£317,400
Feb 2021£319,960
Jan 2021£318,329
Dec 2020£319,109
Nov 2020£317,222
Oct 2020£314,654
Sept 2020£313,087
Aug 2020£308,241
Everyday life

Connections and nearby services

Service distances are straight lines from an approximate sector centre. They do not measure a route or journey time.

Broadband and mobile

  • Gigabit availability across postcodesEstimate91.5%Mean across 221 residential postcode percentages · January 2026
  • 4G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: Basildon; 85,060 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
  • 5G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: Basildon; 85,060 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
Sources and limits
  • Gigabit availability across postcodesMean across 221 residential postcode percentages · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataUnweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Basildon; 85,060 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataPredicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Basildon; 85,060 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataHigh-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.

Broadband is a mean of residential postcode percentages, not a sector premises rate. Mobile figures describe outdoor coverage from at least one operator across the named local authority. Check your network and address.

Transport and amenities

Scale: 0 to 10 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest train station2.6 km
  • Nearest supermarket0.6 km
  • Nearest post office2 km
  • Nearest GP practice1.3 km
  • Nearest hospital2.6 km
  • Nearest gym2.1 km
  • Nearest restaurant7.3 km
  • Nearest community centre0.9 km
  • Nearest mapped free parking3.8 km
  • Nearest Waitrose9.1 km
  • Mapped pubs in sectorUnknownInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest train stationStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap rail stationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarketStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap supermarketsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post officeStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap post officesDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practiceStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government GP practice locationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospitalStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government hospital locations in EnglandDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gymStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap gymsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurantStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap restaurantsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centreStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap community centresDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parkingStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parkingDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest WaitroseStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location dataDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sectorInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap pubsA mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.

Outdoor access

Scale: 0 to 10 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest park0.3 km
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km0 weighted haWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
  • Parks within 1 km8 parksWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest parkStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parksDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsWeighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsCounts mapped parks near the sector centre.
Local details

Places in the records

Explore named places in the available records. Map links appear only where the source includes a location.

Supermarket brand distances

Waitrose
9.06 km
Tesco
1.25 km
Sainsbury's
4.01 km
Aldi
1.58 km
Lidl
1.67 km
M&S
3.98 km

Straight-line distance from the sector centre. A nearby shop may be outside the sector.

About these records

SourceStored supermarket brand locations, mainly OpenStreetMap; Waitrose also uses a brand location file

Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. A value under 1 km does not prove a shop is inside the boundary. Locations and opening status are undated.

Listed buildings

Recorded listed buildings
3
Grade II
3

Recorded points inside this sector. The dataset covers England.

About these records

SourceHistoric England listed-building points

Recorded points inside this sector. The source covers England; absence of this block does not establish that there are no listed buildings.

Mapped bathing-water site

Leigh Bell Wharf
11.50 km

Nearest mapped bathing-water site, not necessarily the nearest beach. No current water-quality claim.

About these records

SourceEnvironment Agency bathing-water locations in England

Nearest site in this dataset, measured in a straight line from the sector centre. It is not necessarily the nearest beach. The stored classification has no verified year, so no current water-quality claim is made.

Schools

School evidence

Recorded school locations, not catchment areas or a promise of admission.

4Primaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.4 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
Historical inspection ratings

75% of rated schools in the source dataset were rated Good or better. The rated-school denominator and inspection dates are unknown, so this is not a current rating for the schools counted above.

0Secondaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset1.9 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Grammarrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset20.5 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Independentrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset9.6 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre

This dataset does not establish school coverage outside England. A school inside the sector or nearby does not establish admission eligibility. Check current inspection reports and admissions rules with the school or local authority.

Recorded crime

Undated crime records

The observation period is unknown. These figures cannot tell you current crime levels or personal safety.

For a current picture, check police information for the address. Services and coverage vary across the UK.

View undated recorded incidents

These are raw counts, not population-adjusted risk rates. Coverage is not fully verified and counts depend on reporting and police recording practices.

1,271recorded incidents in the available dataset
Violence and sexual offences
648
Criminal damage and arson
118
Anti-social behaviour
104
Public order
90
Vehicle crime
86
Other theft
70
Drugs
43
Burglary
41
Other crime
32
Shoplifting
12
Possession of weapons
11
Theft from the person
7
Robbery
6
Bicycle theft
3

Current listings

See what is on the market

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Places to compare

These are evidence matches from across the nationwide postcode sector dataset. Some may be far from SS16 4. Compare the recorded measures and distance before deciding which guides to open.

Browse all areas
Postcode sectorSale median (2025)Sales in sampleFrom SS16 4Shared evidence
SS16 4VangeThis area · Basildon
£307,500
123
This area
Reference sector
SO30 0SO30 0 in Eastleigh area guideEastleigh
£319,000£11,500 higher than this area
127
143.9 km
MeasureHereThere
Gigabit availability92%93%
Nearest station2.6 km2.7 km
Nearest supermarket0.6 km0.5 km
RG30 2RG30 2 in Reading area guideReading
£307,000£500 lower than this area
207
104.1 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest park0.3 km0.3 km
Nearest station2.6 km2.7 km
LE11 3LE11 3 in Charnwood area guideCharnwood
£320,000£12,500 higher than this area
102
178.2 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest park0.3 km0.4 km
Gigabit availability92%91%
Nearest station2.6 km2.7 km
TN38 9TN38 9 in Hastings area guideHastings
£305,998£1,503 lower than this area
132
76 km
MeasureHereThere
Gigabit availability92%91%
Nearest supermarket0.6 km0.5 km

Recorded sales cover 2025; these medians are not current asking prices. Distances are straight lines between approximate sector centres, not travel routes. Missing values remain unknown.

How these comparisons were made

Sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. Suggestion reasons use the available sale medians, Ofcom January 2026 residential broadband availability, calculated as an unweighted mean of postcode percentages and undated OpenStreetMap station, supermarket and park locations. Distances to mapped places are also straight lines from approximate sector centres. A suggestion shares several measures with this sector; it is not a suitability score.

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About the evidence

Sources and limits

This guide covers postcode sector SS16 4, not the whole of Basildon. 6 of 6 evidence categories are available. Missing values mean unknown.

See metric sources and dates

Sector sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. The guide shows standard residential transactions for 2025, grouped by property type, with at least five sales per published median. School locations were processed from Get Information about Schools with OpenStreetMap fallback where needed. Check current English school inspection reports with Ofsted. Recorded crime counts use Police.uk open data; the processed sector file does not retain an observation period.

  • Gigabit availability across postcodes. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Mean across 221 residential postcode percentages. Unweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Basildon; 85,060 premises; at least one operator. Predicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Basildon; 85,060 premises; at least one operator. High-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.
  • Nearest train station. OpenStreetMap rail stations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarket. OpenStreetMap supermarkets; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post office. OpenStreetMap post offices; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practice. Government GP practice locations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospital. Government hospital locations in England; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest park. OpenStreetMap parks; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gym. OpenStreetMap gyms; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurant. OpenStreetMap restaurants; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centre. OpenStreetMap community centres; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parking. OpenStreetMap parking; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest Waitrose. Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location data; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sector. OpenStreetMap pubs; Undated snapshot; Inside postcode sector boundary. A mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Weighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Counts mapped parks near the sector centre.

Housing figures are recorded sale medians. Service distances, where shown, are straight lines from an approximate postcode-sector centre. School ratings may have changed. Crime figures are raw recorded counts with no verified period in this model.

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