SS11
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Wickford, Runwell and Shotgate, in Basildon and Chelmsford.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SS11 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In SS11, 90.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How SS11 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is SS11 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SS11 at a rate of 64.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 91.5 per 1,000 people across SS.
In August 2026 alone, 123 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SS11.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (537), other crime (219) and anti-social behaviour (200).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SS11 was 59.8 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in SS11, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SS11 has no single figure. Of its 12 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 5 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in SS11
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basildon 005A | 1,711 | 115.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 94.8% |
| Basildon 005B | 1,695 | 77.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 89.0% |
| Basildon 005C | 2,132 | 84.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.1% |
| Basildon 005D | 1,424 | 55.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| Basildon 007A | 1,388 | 29.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.2% |
| Basildon 007B | 1,496 | 32.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.4% |
| Basildon 007C | 1,810 | 48.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 90.4% |
| Basildon 007D | 1,675 | 26.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.9% |
| Chelmsford 021A | 1,627 | 35.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.4% |
| Chelmsford 021C | 1,837 | 63.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 84.1% |
| Chelmsford 021D | 1,393 | 57.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 23.1% |
| Chelmsford 021E | 1,651 | 101.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 87.1% |
MPs for SS11
- Mr Mark FrancoisConservativeMP for Rayleigh and Wickford71% of SS11’s postcodes
- Sir John WhittingdaleConservativeMP for Maldon29% of SS11’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in SS113
Postcode sectors in SS113
Councils SS11 covers2
Towns in SS112
Postcode districts next to SS113
Nearest rail stations3
More in the SS postcode area2
SS11 in brief
SS11 is a postcode district covering Wickford, Runwell and Shotgate, in Basildon and Chelmsford.
About 19,832 people lived in SS11 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £400,000 in 2025 across 347 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 64.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SS11 was £400,000 in 2025.
SS11 had 18,985 usual residents at the census.
In SS11, 90.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In SS11, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.