# SS16 6JQ: area report for a postcode in Basildon

SS16 6JQ 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 SS16 6JQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Basildon](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon) › [SS16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss16) › [SS16 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss16-6)

## Around this postcode

- **13 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 44% on July. Basildon 021A: 27 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.4108,51.5647,SS166JQ
- **Laindon, 980 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.4108,51.5647,SS166JQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.4108,51.5647,SS166JQ
- **No property in SS16 6JQ 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=0.4108,51.5647,SS166JQ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Basildon 021A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.4108,51.5647,SS166JQ
- **£367,233 average price**: For the whole of Basildon, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.4108,51.5647,SS166JQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.4108,51.5647,SS166JQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 810 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.4108,51.5647,SS166JQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SS16 6JQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.4108,51.5647,SS166JQ
- **Low road and rail noise at SS16 6JQ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.4108,51.5647,SS166JQ
- **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=0.4108,51.5647,SS166JQ
- **10.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.4108,51.5647,SS166JQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Great Berry Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-berry-primary-school-e137226) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lincewood Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lincewood-primary-academy-e150598) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Merrylands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/merrylands-primary-school-e143205) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Phoenix Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-phoenix-primary-school-e143128) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 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 | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 41.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Janet Duke Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/janet-duke-primary-school-e144351) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2024 | £385,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2025 | £710,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2025 | £420,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2026 | £410,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| August 2025 | £685,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| November 2024 | £525,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| February 2024 | £435,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| February 2026 | £213,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Laindon (980 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: DR SALAKO AND PARTNERS (260 m)
- Pharmacies: GREAT BERRY PHARMACY (260 m)
- Dental practices: 17 DENEHURST GARDENS (780 m); DENTAL BEAUTY BASILDON (810 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Basildon Langdon Hills (810 m, Morrisons); Budgens Laindon (860 m, Budgens); Tesco Basildon Superstore (870 m, Tesco)

## 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 021A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.9** (2025). Basildon 021A has a deprivation score of 5.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,841st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £377,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Basildon 021A was £377,500 in 2025. Joint 9,946th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,475** (2021). Basildon 021A had 1,475 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,840th least 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: 93.0%** (January 2026). In Basildon 021A, 93.0% 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.

## SS16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £355,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SS16 was £355,000 in 2025. Joint 766th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 32,334** (2021). SS16 had 32,334 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 789th 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 SS16 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: 89.6%** (January 2026). In SS16, 89.6% 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: 51.5647, 0.4108

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

## Your MP

- [South Basildon and East Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-basildon-and-east-thurrock): James McMurdock (Independent), 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=0.4108,51.5647,SS166JQ

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