SS12
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Wickford, Nevendon and Shotgate, in Basildon.
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 SS12 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In SS12, 93.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How SS12 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is SS12 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SS12 at a rate of 85.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 91.5 per 1,000 people across SS.
In August 2026 alone, 174 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SS12.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (469), anti-social behaviour (446) and other crime (240).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SS12 was 76.2 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 SS12, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SS12 has no single figure. Of its 10 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in SS12
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basildon 006B | 1,506 | 97.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.9% |
| Basildon 006C | 1,621 | 37.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.3% |
| Basildon 006D | 1,427 | 40.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.1% |
| Basildon 006E | 1,555 | 21.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.3% |
| Basildon 007E | 2,070 | 44.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% |
| Basildon 008A | 1,886 | 151.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 86.3% |
| Basildon 008B | 1,678 | 93.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.5% |
| Basildon 008C | 1,759 | 34.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.1% |
| Basildon 008D | 2,249 | 195.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 86.0% |
| Basildon 008E | 2,149 | 32.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.6% |
MPs for SS12
- Mr Mark FrancoisConservativeMP for Rayleigh and Wickford91% of SS12’s postcodes
- Mr Richard HoldenConservativeMP for Basildon and Billericay5.7% of SS12’s postcodes
- Rebecca HarrisConservativeMP for Castle Point3.7% of SS12’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 SS122
Postcode sectors in SS122
Council1
Towns in SS121
Postcode districts next to SS127
Nearest rail stations4
More in the SS postcode area2
SS12 in brief
SS12 is a postcode district covering Wickford, Nevendon and Shotgate, in Basildon.
About 19,256 people lived in SS12 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £370,000 in 2025 across 296 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 85.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SS12 was £370,000 in 2025.
SS12 had 18,734 usual residents at the census.
In SS12, 93.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In SS12, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.