SS14 postcode area guide — Basildon
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SS14 postcode district in Basildon — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SS14
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
84.1%
Gigabit-capable
84.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the SS14 postcode district (Basildon) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 698 postcodes Ofcom measures in SS14, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 84.1%.
Around 0% of premises in SS14 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 SS14
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SS14 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| SS14 1AF | 100% | 88.5% |
| SS14 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| SS14 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| SS14 1AZ | 100% | 100% |
| SS14 1BA | 100% | 36.4% |
| SS14 1BD | 100% | 0% |
| SS14 1BE | 100% | 0% |
| SS14 1BF | 100% | 100% |
| SS14 1BH | 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 SS14
Police recorded 427 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SS14 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 193 | 45.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 74 | 17.3% |
| Public order | 35 | 8.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 32 | 7.5% |
| Other theft | 26 | 6.1% |
| Drugs | 17 | 4.0% |
| Vehicle crime | 14 | 3.3% |
| Shoplifting | 12 | 2.8% |
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 SS14
Based on 261 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SS14 is £320,000, up 1.6% on the previous year (£315,000).
Detached
£395,000
12 sales
Semi-detached
£360,000
28 sales
Terraced
£320,000
176 sales
Flat / maisonette
£175,000
34 sales
Latest recorded sales in SS14
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £195,000 | Flat | Gainsborough Close | SS14 3SU |
| 21 May 2026 | £265,000 | Terraced | Long Riding | SS14 1JY |
| 14 May 2026 | £370,000 | Terraced | Whitmore Way | SS14 3NT |
| 8 May 2026 | £362,000 | Terraced | Curling Tye | SS14 2PT |
| 7 May 2026 | £180,000 | Flat | Herschell Court | SS14 3TG |
| 5 May 2026 | £325,000 | Terraced | The Gore | SS14 2DB |
| 5 May 2026 | £315,000 | Terraced | The Hatherley | SS14 2QH |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £330,000 | Terraced | Ravensfield | SS14 1UQ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £375,000 | Terraced | Little Chittock | SS14 1RN |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £325,000 | Terraced | Maplestead | SS14 2SX |
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 SS14
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Basildon Lower Academy | Secondary | 11–14 | 892 | SS14 1UX |
| De La Salle School | Secondary | 11–16 | 761 | SS14 2LA |
| The Willows Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 651 | SS14 2EX |
| Whitmore Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 633 | SS14 2TP |
| Ghyllgrove Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 630 | SS14 2BG |
| Greensted Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 520 | SS14 1RX |
| Fairhouse Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 396 | SS14 1QP |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon | Primary | 3–11 | 233 | SS14 1UE |
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 SS14
301 rated food businesses operate in SS14. 196 hold the top rating of 5, 45 are rated 4, and 12 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 123PL, Abbeyfield House, Abi's Catering Supplies, Adams Catering, Admiral Casino.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SS14
From a sample of 175 Energy Performance Certificates across 7 SS14 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 39% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
39%
Band D
49%
Band E
11%
Band F
1%
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 SS14 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.