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SS16 postcode area · Basildon

The SS16 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Basildon, Thurrock. Area Scores range from 6 to 78 across them. Every full SS16 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The SS16 district contains both ends of the scale: Corringham North & London Gateway at 78 out of 100 (#1,506 of 6,856 in England) against Barstable at 6, a 72-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £300,000 in Basildon Central & Pipps Hill to £465,000 in Orsett, Bulphan & Hordon-on-the-Hill. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Basildon and Thurrock — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£42,336a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime98per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)39
Owner-occupied61%

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 SS16 district

£355,000median home sold over the past year · +19.1% over 5 years · +4.4% over the year · 400 sales
Detached£575,000
Semi-detached£400,000
Terraced£325,500
Flat£197,500
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
Corringham North & London GatewayThurrock 1,50678 £370,000
Langdon HillsBasildon 1,60277 £420,000
Orsett, Bulphan & Hordon-on-the-HillThurrock 2,00771 £465,000
Lee Chapel South & KingswoodBasildon 2,76160 £380,000
Laindon West & SouthfieldsBasildon 4,20739 £350,000
Laindon East & Lee Chapel NorthBasildon 4,67332 £325,000
Vange & PitseaBasildon 5,56419 £324,000
Basildon Central & Pipps HillBasildon 5,83215 £300,000
BarstableBasildon 6,4146 £325,000

People living in SS16 Census 2021

Residents78,622
Median age (est.)39
Density794per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above25%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 29%45–64 25%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 23%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 23%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 13%Other: 16%
One person 27%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 13%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 12% · Administrative 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional12%
Administrative12%
Elementary12%
Skilled trades11%
Managers & directors11%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 84%Asian: 6%Black: 6%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 84%Asian 6%Black 6%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 43% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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 SS16

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SS16 district.

Corringham Laindon

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SS16.

SS15 SS14 SS13 SS17 SS12 CM12 CM11 CM13

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.