SS6 postcode area guide — Basildon

Where is SS6?

Broadband & internet speeds in SS6

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the SS6 postcode district (Basildon) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 721 postcodes Ofcom measures in SS6, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 53.7%.

Around 0% of premises in SS6 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 SS6

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Mobile signal around Basildon

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Basildon district (85,060 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in SS6

Police recorded 147 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SS6 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 SS6

Based on 340 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SS6 is £420,000, up 2.4% on the previous year (£410,000).

Latest recorded sales in SS6

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around SS6

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 SS6

188 rated food businesses operate in SS6. 138 hold the top rating of 5, 19 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Ali Baba's Kebabs, Ally's Sweet Cart, Anglo, Arias Fine Dining Ltd, Autohalt Service Station (Esso).

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in SS6

From a sample of 174 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 SS6 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 23% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 SS6 typically use:

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What's it like living in SS6?

Postcodes in SS6

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.