SS16 postcode area guide — Basildon
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SS16 postcode district in Basildon — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SS16
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
83.3%
Gigabit-capable
82%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the SS16 postcode district (Basildon) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 658 postcodes Ofcom measures in SS16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 82%.
Around 0.1% of premises in SS16 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 SS16
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SS16 4AA | 100% | 100% |
| SS16 4AB | 100% | 100% |
| SS16 4AD | 100% | 100% |
| SS16 4AE | 100% | 100% |
| SS16 4AF | 100% | 0% |
| SS16 4AG | 100% | 96.9% |
| SS16 4AH | 100% | 100% |
| SS16 4AJ | 100% | 100% |
| SS16 4AL | 100% | 100% |
| SS16 4AN | 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 SS16
Police recorded 319 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SS16 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 129 | 40.4% |
| Shoplifting | 45 | 14.1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 36 | 11.3% |
| Public order | 27 | 8.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 21 | 6.6% |
| Other theft | 19 | 6.0% |
| Drugs | 12 | 3.8% |
| Vehicle crime | 9 | 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 SS16
Based on 333 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SS16 is £330,000, down 5.7% on the previous year (£350,000).
Detached
£563,000
76 sales
Semi-detached
£400,000
51 sales
Terraced
£325,000
130 sales
Flat / maisonette
£167,000
75 sales
Latest recorded sales in SS16
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 | £300,000 | Terraced | Waldegrave | SS16 5EG |
| 14 May 2026 | £450,000 | Semi-detached | Mountview Close | SS16 4RN |
| 7 May 2026 | £750,000 | Detached | Shelley Avenue | SS16 6DQ |
| 5 May 2026 | £360,000 | Semi-detached | Coburg Lane | SS16 6TH |
| 5 May 2026 | £540,000 | Semi-detached | Burr Close | SS16 6ES |
| 1 May 2026 | £350,000 | Terraced | Osborne Road | SS16 4AR |
| 1 May 2026 | £405,000 | Semi-detached | Vowler Road | SS16 6AQ |
| 1 May 2026 | £563,000 | Detached | The Durdans | SS16 6DA |
| 1 May 2026 | £295,000 | Detached | Clover Way | SS16 4FJ |
| 1 May 2026 | £288,000 | Flat | Swan Grove | SS16 5PR |
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 SS16
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlands School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,513 | SS16 5BA |
| Lee Chapel Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1,062 | SS16 5RU |
| Ryedene Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 461 | SS16 4SY |
| Kingswood Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 444 | SS16 5DE |
| Great Berry Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 426 | SS16 6SG |
| Bardfield Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 421 | SS16 4NL |
| Lincewood Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 390 | SS16 6AZ |
| Cherry Tree Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 384 | SS16 4AG |
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 SS16
112 rated food businesses operate in SS16. 77 hold the top rating of 5, 11 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: ABC Treehouse, Ashview House, Bardfield Primary School, Basildon Disabled Sports Assoc, Basildon Golf Centre.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SS16
From a sample of 233 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 SS16 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 33% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
9%
Band C
24%
Band D
49%
Band E
15%
Band F
3%
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 SS16 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.