# SS15

Postcode district covering Basildon, Laindon and Lee Chapel North, in Basildon.

SS15 is a postcode district covering Basildon, Laindon and Lee Chapel North, in Basildon. Median sale price £342,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code SS15. 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 SS15 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss15#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss15#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss15#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss15#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=SS15) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in SS15 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=SS15) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 430 homes were sold in SS15 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=SS15) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for SS15.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=SS15) (Census 2021, England and Wales): SS15 had 34,218 usual residents at the census.

## How SS15 compares

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

| Measure | SS15 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £342,000 | 6th cheapest | 17 postcode districts, SS · 2025 |
| Population | 34,218 | 6th most 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 | 93.5% | 8th highest | 18 postcode districts, SS · Jan 2026 |

## Is SS15 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SS15 at a rate of 82.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 91.5 per 1,000 people across the SS postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 266 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SS15.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,220), other crime (484) and criminal damage and arson (282).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SS15 was 81.8 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 SS15, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SS15 has no single figure. Of its 19 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood

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

## Neighbourhoods in SS15

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Basildon 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon/neighbourhood/e01021261) | 1,704 | 63.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 88.7% |
| [Basildon 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon/neighbourhood/e01021262) | 1,562 | 74.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 88.5% |
| [Basildon 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon/neighbourhood/e01021263) | 1,883 | 43.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 76.5% |
| [Basildon 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon/neighbourhood/e01021274) | 1,922 | 81.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.6% |
| [Basildon 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon/neighbourhood/e01021279) | 1,664 | 164.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 92.4% |
| [Basildon 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon/neighbourhood/e01021273) | 1,914 | 76.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 93.6% |
| [Basildon 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon/neighbourhood/e01021275) | 1,659 | 42.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.4% |
| [Basildon 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon/neighbourhood/e01021276) | 1,515 | 64.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.6% |
| [Basildon 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon/neighbourhood/e01021277) | 1,413 | 104.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 87.9% |
| [Basildon 014F](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon/neighbourhood/e01034354) | 1,891 | 20.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 89.3% |
| [Basildon 014G](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon/neighbourhood/e01034355) | 1,676 | 116.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 89.8% |
| [Basildon 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon/neighbourhood/e01021286) | 2,104 | 120.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.1% |
| [Basildon 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon/neighbourhood/e01021288) | 1,763 | 116.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 85.7% |
| [Basildon 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon/neighbourhood/e01021289) | 1,948 | 80.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.1% |
| [Basildon 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon/neighbourhood/e01021290) | 1,880 | 109.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.7% |
| [Basildon 016E](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon/neighbourhood/e01021291) | 2,189 | 107.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.8% |
| [Basildon 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon/neighbourhood/e01021287) | 1,592 | 48.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Basildon 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon/neighbourhood/e01021292) | 1,734 | 53.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.2% |
| [Basildon 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon/neighbourhood/e01021293) | 1,849 | 56.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.7% |

## Your MP

- [Basildon and Billericay](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/basildon-and-billericay): Mr Richard Holden (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 100% of the people here.
- [South Basildon and East Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-basildon-and-east-thurrock): James McMurdock (Independent), MP since July 2024. 0.2% 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 SS15

[Laindon Central](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon/laindon-central), [Laindon East & Lee Chapel North](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon/laindon-east-and-lee-chapel-north), [Laindon West & Southfields](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon/laindon-west-and-southfields), [Steeple View & Noak Bridge](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon/steeple-view-and-noak-bridge)

## Postcode sectors in SS15

[SS15 4 (111 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss15-4), [SS15 5 (309 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss15-5), [SS15 6 (220 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss15-6)

## Council

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

## Towns in SS15

[Basildon](https://openindex.co.uk/town/basildon)

## Postcode districts next to SS15

[CM11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm11), [CM12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm12), [CM13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm13), [RM14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm14), [SS14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss14), [SS16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss16)

## Nearest rail stations

[Laindon (1.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.4243,51.5675), [Basildon (2.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.4568,51.5681), [Billericay (5.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.4186,51.6289), [West Horndon (5.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.3406,51.5680)

## 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)

## SS15 in brief

SS15 is a postcode district covering Basildon, Laindon and Lee Chapel North, in Basildon.
About 35,177 people lived in SS15 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £342,000 in 2025 across 430 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 82.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SS15 was £342,000 in 2025.
SS15 had 34,218 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in SS15 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In SS15, 93.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: SS15
- Postcode area: [SS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss)
- Constituency: [Basildon and Billericay †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/basildon-and-billericay)
- Council: [Basildon †](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon)
- Area: 12.39 km²
- People, mid-2024: 35,177*
- Neighbourhoods: 19
- Output areas: 103

* 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

[CM13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm13), [CM12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm12), [SS16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss16), [SS14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss14), [CM11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm11), [RM14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm14)

## Latest updates for SS15

- 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/SS15

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss15, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss15#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/ss15