SS13 postcode area guide — Basildon
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SS13 postcode district in Basildon — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SS13
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
78.5%
Gigabit-capable
78.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the SS13 postcode district (Basildon) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 499 postcodes Ofcom measures in SS13, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 78.5%.
Around 0% of premises in SS13 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in SS13
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SS13 1AB | 50% | 0% |
| SS13 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| SS13 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| SS13 1AF | 100% | 98.3% |
| SS13 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| SS13 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| SS13 1AL | 100% | 0% |
| SS13 1AN | 100% | 96.3% |
| SS13 1AP | 100% | 89.1% |
| SS13 1AQ | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Basildon
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Basildon district (85,060 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
94.7%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
82.4%
Voice indoors — all networks
97.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in SS13
Police recorded 421 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SS13 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 172 | 40.9% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 57 | 13.5% |
| Shoplifting | 35 | 8.3% |
| Public order | 34 | 8.1% |
| Drugs | 30 | 7.1% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 28 | 6.7% |
| Other theft | 19 | 4.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 18 | 4.3% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in SS13
Based on 204 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SS13 is £295,000, down 1.7% on the previous year (£300,000).
Detached
£427,500
22 sales
Semi-detached
£345,000
46 sales
Terraced
£290,000
94 sales
Flat / maisonette
£180,000
38 sales
Latest recorded sales in SS13
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £410,000 | Detached | Bowers Court Drive | SS13 2HH |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £320,000 | Terraced | Rectory Road | SS13 2AJ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £300,000 | Terraced | Wythefield | SS13 3EN |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £410,000 | Detached | High Road | SS13 3BL |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £330,000 | Semi-detached | Challock Lees | SS13 2NP |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced | Parkside | SS13 1NL |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £219,000 | Semi-detached | Mayfair Avenue | SS13 1QG |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £315,000 | Terraced | The Willows | SS13 2ES |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £335,000 | Terraced | Winifred Road | SS13 3JG |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £264,000 | Terraced | Eastbrooks | SS13 3QF |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Basildon demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Basildon district (187,571 residents, 76,363 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20.7% |
| 15–29 | 23.4% |
| 30–44 | 19.8% |
| 45–64 | 19.1% |
| 65+ | 17% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 63.3% |
| Private rented | 14.4% |
| Social rented | 7.4% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around SS13
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Basildon Upper Academy | Secondary | 14–19 | 847 | SS13 3HL |
| Northlands Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 744 | SS13 3JQ |
| Eversley Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 401 | SS13 2EF |
| Felmore Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 386 | SS13 1QX |
| Briscoe Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 335 | SS13 1PN |
| Maple Grove Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 295 | SS13 3AB |
| St Margaret's Church of England Academy, Bowers Gifford | Primary | 2–11 | 182 | SS13 2DU |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in SS13
120 rated food businesses operate in SS13. 70 hold the top rating of 5, 21 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aldi, ATF, B&M Retail Ltd, Basildon Chef, Basildon Upper Academy.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SS13
From a sample of 121 Energy Performance Certificates across 8 SS13 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 33% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
2%
Band C
31%
Band D
54%
Band E
11%
Band F
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Basildon
Landlines around SS13 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.