# SS15 5LX: area report for a postcode in Basildon

SS15 5LX is a postcode in Basildon.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Basildon. Open the map at SS15 5LX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Basildon](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon) › [SS15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss15) › [SS15 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss15-5)

## Around this postcode

- **54 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 6% on July. Basildon 016D: 109 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.4237,51.5724,SS155LX
- **Laindon, 540 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.4237,51.5724,SS155LX
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.4237,51.5724,SS155LX
- **No property in SS15 5LX listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.4237,51.5724,SS155LX
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Basildon 016D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.4237,51.5724,SS155LX
- **£367,233 average price**: For the whole of Basildon, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.4237,51.5724,SS155LX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.4237,51.5724,SS155LX
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.4237,51.5724,SS155LX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SS15 5LX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.4237,51.5724,SS155LX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SS15 5LX**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.4237,51.5724,SS155LX
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.4237,51.5724,SS155LX
- **10.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.4237,51.5724,SS155LX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Phoenix Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-phoenix-primary-school-e143128) | Primary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The James Hornsby School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-james-hornsby-school-e138865) | Secondary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 41.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Merrylands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/merrylands-primary-school-e143205) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Janet Duke Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/janet-duke-primary-school-e144351) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Millhouse Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/millhouse-primary-school-e114912) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lincewood Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lincewood-primary-academy-e150598) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/laindon-park-primary-school-and-nursery-e145812) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Great Berry Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-berry-primary-school-e137226) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £385,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2024 | £270,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2025 | £295,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| December 2025 | £278,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2024 | £325,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2025 | £272,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| January 2026 | £290,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 210 m |
| June 2024 | £300,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Laindon (540 m, 7 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: LAINDON MEDICAL GROUP (100 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (330 m)
- Dental practices: LAINDON HEALTH CENTRE DENTAL PRACTICE (100 m); 1 DANACRE [DENTAL SURGERY] (360 m); DENTAL SURGERY (640 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Laindon (270 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £367,233** (July 2026). Basildon’s average house price was £367,233 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £39,734** (2025). Full-time workers living in Basildon earned a median of £39,734 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). Joint 145th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.2×** (2025). A home in Basildon costs 9.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 78th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 22.6** (2025). Basildon has a deprivation score of 22.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 106th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Basildon 016D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 47.6** (2025). Basildon 016D has a deprivation score of 47.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,807th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,880** (2021). Basildon 016D had 1,880 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,686th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.7%** (January 2026). In Basildon 016D, 98.7% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 6.5%** (August 2026). In Basildon 016D, 6.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## SS15 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £342,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SS15 was £342,000 in 2025. 845th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 34,218** (2021). SS15 had 34,218 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 694th most 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in SS15 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.5%** (January 2026). In SS15, 93.5% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Basildon](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon)
- Centre: 51.5724, 0.4237

Council: [Basildon](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Basildon and Billericay](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/basildon-and-billericay): Mr Richard Holden (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

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

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.4237,51.5724,SS155LX

## How to cite

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