# SS11

Postcode district covering Wickford, Runwell and Shotgate, in Basildon and Chelmsford.

SS11 is a postcode district covering Wickford, Runwell and Shotgate, in Basildon and Chelmsford. Median sale price £400,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code SS11. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [SS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss)

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](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £400,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SS11 was £400,000 in 2025. Joint 587th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss11#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 18,985** (2021). SS11 had 18,985 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,228th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss11#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in SS11 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss11#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.2%** (January 2026). In SS11, 90.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss11#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=SS11) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in SS11 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=SS11) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 347 homes were sold in SS11 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=SS11) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for SS11.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=SS11) (Census 2021, England and Wales): SS11 had 18,985 usual residents at the census.

## How SS11 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | SS11 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £400,000 | joint 4th most expensive | 17 postcode districts, SS · 2025 |
| Population | 18,985 | 3rd least populated | 18 postcode districts, SS · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 18 postcode districts, SS · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 90.2% | 6th lowest | 18 postcode districts, SS · Jan 2026 |

## 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 the SS postcode area.
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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in SS11

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Basildon 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon/neighbourhood/e01021334) | 1,711 | 115.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 94.8% |
| [Basildon 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon/neighbourhood/e01021336) | 1,695 | 77.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 89.0% |
| [Basildon 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon/neighbourhood/e01021338) | 2,132 | 84.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.1% |
| [Basildon 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon/neighbourhood/e01021339) | 1,424 | 55.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| [Basildon 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon/neighbourhood/e01021335) | 1,388 | 29.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.2% |
| [Basildon 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon/neighbourhood/e01021337) | 1,496 | 32.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.4% |
| [Basildon 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon/neighbourhood/e01021340) | 1,810 | 48.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 90.4% |
| [Basildon 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon/neighbourhood/e01021341) | 1,675 | 26.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.9% |
| [Chelmsford 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021593) | 1,627 | 35.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.4% |
| [Chelmsford 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01021595) | 1,837 | 63.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 84.1% |
| [Chelmsford 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01034087) | 1,393 | 57.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 23.1% |
| [Chelmsford 021E](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/neighbourhood/e01034088) | 1,651 | 101.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 87.1% |

## Your MP

- [Rayleigh and Wickford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rayleigh-and-wickford): Mr Mark Francois (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 71% of the people here.
- [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/maldon): Sir John Whittingdale (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 29% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in SS11

[Rettendon & Runwell](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford/rettendon-and-runwell), [Wickford North East](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon/wickford-north-east), [Wickford Shotgate](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon/wickford-shotgate)

## Postcode sectors in SS11

[SS11 7 (215 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss11-7), [SS11 8 (248 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss11-8), [SS11 9 (13 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss11-9)

## Councils SS11 covers

[Basildon](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon), [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford)

## Towns in SS11

[Runwell](https://openindex.co.uk/town/runwell), [Wickford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wickford)

## Postcode districts next to SS11

[CM3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm3), [SS6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss6), [SS12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss12)

## Nearest rail stations

[Wickford (1.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.5192,51.6150), [Battlesbridge (2.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.5653,51.6248), [South Woodham Ferrers (5.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.6065,51.6495)

## More in the SS postcode area

[All SS postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## 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.
About 0% of people in SS11 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In SS11, 90.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: SS11
- Postcode area: [SS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss)
- Constituency: [Rayleigh and Wickford †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rayleigh-and-wickford)
- Council: [Basildon †](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon)
- Area: 20.16 km²
- People, mid-2024: 19,832*
- Neighbourhoods: 12
- Output areas: 58

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[CM3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm3), [SS6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss6), [SS12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss12)

## Latest updates for SS11

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/SS11

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss11, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss11#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss11