SS11 8EA postcode in Wickford, Essex

SS11 8EA is a postcode in Wickford, in the Wickford North ward of Basildon. It is in the Rayleigh and Wickford parliamentary constituency and the Essex police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Basildon: 91% Typical price £400,000 Homes sold in SS11 8, last 12 months. ▲ 7.3% on the year before Nearest station Wickford 1.1 km in a straight line

Where SS11 8EA is, and what is near it

Map of SS11 8EA and what is near it Map of SS11 8EA: its centre point, with the 247 other postcodes in the SS11 8 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SS11 8AA: also in SS11 8SS11 8AB: also in SS11 8SS11 8AD: also in SS11 8SS11 8AF: also in SS11 8SS11 8AG: also in SS11 8SS11 8AH: also in SS11 8SS11 8AJ: also in SS11 8SS11 8AL: also in SS11 8SS11 8AN: also in SS11 8SS11 8AP: also in SS11 8SS11 8AQ: also in SS11 8SS11 8AR: also in SS11 8SS11 8AS: also in SS11 8SS11 8AT: also in SS11 8SS11 8AU: also in SS11 8SS11 8AW: also in SS11 8SS11 8AX: also in SS11 8SS11 8AY: also in SS11 8SS11 8AZ: also in SS11 8SS11 8BA: also in SS11 8SS11 8BB: also in SS11 8SS11 8BD: also in SS11 8SS11 8BE: also in SS11 8SS11 8BF: also in SS11 8SS11 8BG: also in SS11 8SS11 8BH: also in SS11 8SS11 8BN: also in SS11 8SS11 8BP: also in SS11 8SS11 8BZ: also in SS11 8SS11 8DB: also in SS11 8SS11 8DD: also in SS11 8SS11 8DN: also in SS11 8SS11 8DU: also in SS11 8SS11 8DX: also in SS11 8SS11 8DZ: also in SS11 8SS11 8EB: also in SS11 8SS11 8ED: also in SS11 8SS11 8EE: also in SS11 8SS11 8EF: also in SS11 8SS11 8EG: also in SS11 8SS11 8EH: also in SS11 8SS11 8EJ: also in SS11 8SS11 8EN: also in SS11 8SS11 8EP: also in SS11 8SS11 8ER: also in SS11 8SS11 8ET: also in SS11 8SS11 8EU: also in SS11 8SS11 8EX: also in SS11 8SS11 8EZ: also in SS11 8SS11 8FN: also in SS11 8SS11 8FQ: also in SS11 8SS11 8FR: also in SS11 8SS11 8FU: also in SS11 8SS11 8FX: also in SS11 8SS11 8GB: also in SS11 8SS11 8GD: also in SS11 8SS11 8GE: also in SS11 8SS11 8GF: also in SS11 8SS11 8GJ: also in SS11 8SS11 8GL: also in SS11 8SS11 8HA: also in SS11 8SS11 8HD: also in SS11 8SS11 8HE: also in SS11 8SS11 8HF: also in SS11 8SS11 8HG: also in SS11 8SS11 8HH: also in SS11 8SS11 8HJ: also in SS11 8SS11 8HL: also in SS11 8SS11 8HN: also in SS11 8SS11 8HP: also in SS11 8SS11 8HQ: also in SS11 8SS11 8HR: also in SS11 8SS11 8HS: also in SS11 8SS11 8HT: also in SS11 8SS11 8HU: also in SS11 8SS11 8HW: also in SS11 8SS11 8HX: also in SS11 8SS11 8HY: also in SS11 8SS11 8HZ: also in SS11 8SS11 8JA: also in SS11 8SS11 8JB: also in SS11 8SS11 8JD: also in SS11 8SS11 8JE: also in SS11 8SS11 8JF: also in SS11 8SS11 8JJ: also in SS11 8SS11 8JL: also in SS11 8SS11 8JN: also in SS11 8SS11 8JP: also in SS11 8SS11 8JR: also in SS11 8SS11 8JS: also in SS11 8SS11 8JT: also in SS11 8SS11 8JW: also in SS11 8SS11 8JX: also in SS11 8SS11 8JY: also in SS11 8SS11 8JZ: also in SS11 8SS11 8LA: also in SS11 8SS11 8LB: also in SS11 8SS11 8LH: also in SS11 8SS11 8LJ: also in SS11 8SS11 8LL: also in SS11 8SS11 8LN: also in SS11 8SS11 8LP: also in SS11 8SS11 8LQ: also in SS11 8SS11 8LR: also in SS11 8SS11 8LS: also in SS11 8SS11 8LT: also in SS11 8SS11 8LU: also in SS11 8SS11 8LW: also in SS11 8SS11 8LX: also in SS11 8SS11 8LY: also in SS11 8SS11 8LZ: also in SS11 8SS11 8NA: also in SS11 8SS11 8ND: also in SS11 8SS11 8NE: also in SS11 8SS11 8NF: also in SS11 8SS11 8NG: also in SS11 8SS11 8NH: also in SS11 8SS11 8NJ: also in SS11 8SS11 8NL: also in SS11 8SS11 8NN: also in SS11 8SS11 8NP: also in SS11 8SS11 8NQ: also in SS11 8SS11 8NR: also in SS11 8SS11 8NS: also in SS11 8SS11 8NT: also in SS11 8SS11 8NW: also in SS11 8SS11 8NZ: also in SS11 8SS11 8PA: also in SS11 8SS11 8PD: also in SS11 8SS11 8PE: also in SS11 8SS11 8PG: also in SS11 8SS11 8PH: also in SS11 8SS11 8PJ: also in SS11 8SS11 8PL: also in SS11 8SS11 8PP: also in SS11 8SS11 8PQ: also in SS11 8SS11 8PR: also in SS11 8SS11 8PS: also in SS11 8SS11 8PT: also in SS11 8SS11 8PU: also in SS11 8SS11 8PW: also in SS11 8SS11 8PX: also in SS11 8SS11 8PZ: also in SS11 8SS11 8QA: also in SS11 8SS11 8QB: also in SS11 8SS11 8QE: also in SS11 8SS11 8QF: also in SS11 8SS11 8QG: also in SS11 8SS11 8QH: also in SS11 8SS11 8QJ: also in SS11 8SS11 8QL: also in SS11 8SS11 8QN: also in SS11 8SS11 8QS: also in SS11 8SS11 8QT: also in SS11 8SS11 8QU: also in SS11 8SS11 8QW: also in SS11 8SS11 8QZ: also in SS11 8SS11 8RA: also in SS11 8SS11 8RB: also in SS11 8SS11 8RD: also in SS11 8SS11 8RE: also in SS11 8SS11 8RG: also in SS11 8SS11 8RN: also in SS11 8SS11 8RR: also in SS11 8SS11 8WJ: also in SS11 8 GP 1.3 kmSchool 1.4 kmBattlesbridge station 2.5 kmWickford SS11 8EA Map of SS11 8EA and what is near it Map of SS11 8EA: its centre point, with the 247 other postcodes in the SS11 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 1.3 kmBattlesbridge station 2.5 kmWickford SS11 8EA
  • SS11 8EA
  • Other postcodes in SS11 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.6133, longitude 0.5342)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SS11 8EA?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SS11 8EA?

Every home and business at SS11 8EA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Basildon: 91%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Basildon: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Basildon.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at SS11 8EA?

BinDayBuddy does not read Basildon Borough Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Basildon Borough Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is SS11 8EA at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SS11 8EA.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Basildon

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SS11 8EA: 12,922 properties in Basildon are at high risk (14.3% of all its properties). All the figures for Basildon

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of SS11 8EA is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SS11 8EA?

Homes in SS11 8 sold for a typical £400,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 127 sales, up 7.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£400,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£372,750 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 7.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £560,000 29 sales
  • Semi-detached £410,000 63 sales
  • Terraced £345,000 20 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £217,500 15 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SS11 district: a typical £405,000 from 220 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in SS11 8EA

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in SS11 8EA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 28 March 2025. The middle sale was £325,000, from £307,000 to £365,000. Across SS11 8, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £400,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SS11 8EA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 690 homes in the neighbourhood around SS11 8EA. The largest share of them, 28%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (68%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SS11 8EA

Band D in Basildon for 2026‑27: £2,327. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,551 (band A) to £3,879 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,069.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 170 (25%)£1,551
Band Babout 140 (20%)£1,810
Band Cabout 190 (28%)£2,069
Band Dabout 130 (19%)£2,327
Band Eabout 30 (4%)£2,844
Band Fabout 20 (3%)£3,362
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£3,879
Band Hwithheld£4,654

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 68% 1945 to 1964
  5. 16% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

Averages for Basildon before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SS11 8EA is in (ONS area E01021339), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near SS11 8EA?

The nearest open schools to SS11 8EA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SS11 8EA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to SS11 8EA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SS11 8EA is Wickford Rail Station, 1.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Wickford Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk
  • Battlesbridge Rail Station Railway station 2.5 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Highcliffe Way, 107 m away.

More stations near SS11 8EA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SS11 8EA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SS11 8EA, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SS11 8EA?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of SS11 8EA on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SS11 8EA?

The nearest to the centre of SS11 8EA, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to SS11 8EA?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near SS11 8EA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SS11 8EA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near SS11 8EA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SS11 8EA, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SS11 8EA?

The nearest vets to the centre of SS11 8EA on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is SS11 8EA in a conservation area?

The centre of SS11 8EA is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near SS11 8EA?

Police.uk records 177 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SS11 8EA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour62 reports
Violence and sexual offences54 reports
Public order19 reports
Criminal damage and arson17 reports
Other theft9 reports
Possession of weapons5 reports

Also: vehicle crime 4, burglary 3, drugs 2, other crime 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SS11 8EA

Ward
Wickford North
Parish
Wickford
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Wickford
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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SS11 8DZ80 mSS11 8JN100 mSS11 8JW100 mSS11 8JJ100 mSS11 8HA130 mSS11 8HB130 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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