SS14 postcode area · Basildon

The SS14 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Basildon. Area Scores range from 3 to 79 across them. Every full SS14 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the SS14 district: Wickford West scores 80 out of 100 (#1,376 of 6,856 nationally) while Chalvedon sits at 3 — neighbours on the map, 76 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 6 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £290,000 in Chalvedon to £495,000 in Bursteads — a 1.7× gap within the SS14 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£39,986a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime114per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)38
Owner-occupied57%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the SS14 district

£323,750median home sold over the past year · +22.2% over 5 years · +2.8% over the year · 304 sales
Detached£417,500
Semi-detached£366,500
Terraced£323,750
Flat£212,500
Basildon£364,075
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Wickford WestBasildon 1,37680 £425,000
BursteadsBasildon 2,68561 £495,000
Laindon East & Lee Chapel NorthBasildon 4,67332 £325,000
Whitmore Way & FremnellsBasildon 4,88629 £325,000
Vange & PitseaBasildon 5,56419 £324,000
Basildon Central & Pipps HillBasildon 5,83215 £300,000
BarstableBasildon 6,4146 £325,000
ChalvedonBasildon 6,6203 £290,000

People living in SS14 Census 2021

Residents67,409
Median age (est.)38
Density1,350per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above22%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 11%25–44 28%45–64 24%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 29%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 29%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 15%Other: 15%
One person 28%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 15%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 14% · Elementary 13% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional14%
Elementary13%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative11%
Associate professional11%
Managers & directors11%
Caring & leisure10%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service9%

Ethnic group

White: 85%Asian: 5%Black: 7%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 85%Asian 5%Black 7%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 45% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 14%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in SS14

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SS14 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SS14.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.