SS15 5ZA postcode in Basildon, Essex

SS15 5ZA is a postcode in Basildon, in the Lee Chapel North ward. It is in the Basildon and Billericay parliamentary constituency and the Essex police force area, and has been in use since October 2016.

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 £315,000 Homes sold in SS15 5, last 12 months. ▲ 1% on the year before Nearest station Laindon 300 m in a straight line

Where SS15 5ZA is, and what is near it

Map of SS15 5ZA and what is near it Map of SS15 5ZA: its centre point, with the 308 other postcodes in the SS15 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 14 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. SS15 5AG: also in SS15 5SS15 5AX: also in SS15 5SS15 5BF: also in SS15 5SS15 5BT: also in SS15 5SS15 5DE: also in SS15 5SS15 5EH: also in SS15 5SS15 5FB: also in SS15 5SS15 5FD: also in SS15 5SS15 5FE: also in SS15 5SS15 5FG: also in SS15 5SS15 5FH: also in SS15 5SS15 5FN: also in SS15 5SS15 5FP: also in SS15 5SS15 5FQ: also in SS15 5SS15 5FU: also in SS15 5SS15 5FW: also in SS15 5SS15 5GH: also in SS15 5SS15 5GQ: also in SS15 5SS15 5GY: also in SS15 5SS15 5GZ: also in SS15 5SS15 5HJ: also in SS15 5SS15 5JE: also in SS15 5SS15 5JF: also in SS15 5SS15 5JW: also in SS15 5SS15 5LT: also in SS15 5SS15 5LX: also in SS15 5SS15 5NL: also in SS15 5SS15 5NN: also in SS15 5SS15 5NP: also in SS15 5SS15 5NQ: also in SS15 5SS15 5NZ: also in SS15 5SS15 5PG: also in SS15 5SS15 5RT: also in SS15 5SS15 5TR: also in SS15 5SS15 5TW: also in SS15 5SS15 5UH: also in SS15 5SS15 5UP: also in SS15 5SS15 5UR: also in SS15 5SS15 5UT: also in SS15 5SS15 5UW: also in SS15 5SS15 5WS: also in SS15 5SS15 5WX: also in SS15 5SS15 5XE: also in SS15 5SS15 5XF: also in SS15 5SS15 5XG: also in SS15 5SS15 5XP: also in SS15 5SS15 5XR: also in SS15 5SS15 5XS: also in SS15 5SS15 5XT: also in SS15 5SS15 5YA: also in SS15 5SS15 5YB: also in SS15 5SS15 5YD: also in SS15 5SS15 5YE: also in SS15 5SS15 5YN: also in SS15 5SS15 5YP: also in SS15 5SS15 5YR: also in SS15 5SS15 5YS: also in SS15 5SS15 5YW: also in SS15 5SS15 5ZB: also in SS15 5 School 700 mDr Salako and Partners 1.2 kmBallards Walk Surgery 1.2 kmBasildon station 2.3 kmSchool 2.3 kmLee Chapel North SS15 5ZA Map of SS15 5ZA and what is near it Map of SS15 5ZA: its centre point, with the 308 other postcodes in the SS15 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 14 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Ballards Walk Surgery 1.2 kmSchool 2.3 kmLee Chapel North SS15 5ZA
  • SS15 5ZA
  • Other postcodes in SS15 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 14 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.5704, longitude 0.4243)

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 SS15 5ZA?

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 SS15 5ZA?

Every home and business at SS15 5ZA 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 SS15 5ZA?

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 SS15 5ZA 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 SS15 5ZA.

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 SS15 5ZA: 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 SS15 5ZA 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 SS15 5ZA?

Homes in SS15 5 sold for a typical £315,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 147 sales, up 1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£315,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£312,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £461,000 14 sales
  • Semi-detached £390,000 24 sales
  • Terraced £315,000 83 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £180,500 26 sales

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

Across the whole SS15 district: a typical £332,000 from 337 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 SS15 5ZA

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in SS15 5ZA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 19 June 2024. 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 SS15 5ZA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 800 homes in the neighbourhood around SS15 5ZA. Over half of them (63%) are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (78%). 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 SS15 5ZA

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 £2,327 (band D); band B, the most common, is £1,810.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 130 (16%)£1,551
Band Babout 500 (63%)£1,810
Band Cabout 130 (16%)£2,069
Band Dabout 40 (5%)£2,327
Band Ewithheld£2,844
Band Ffewer than 5£3,362
Band Gfewer than 5£3,879
Band Hfewer than 5£4,654

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 78% 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. 10% 2000 to 2009
  8. 9% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 SS15 5ZA is in (ONS area E01021286), 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 SS15 5ZA?

The nearest open schools to SS15 5ZA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SS15 5ZA, 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 SS15 5ZA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SS15 5ZA is Laindon Rail Station, 300 metres away in a straight line.

  • Laindon Rail Station Railway station 300 mWalk
  • Basildon Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle

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

14 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Telephone Exchange, 100 m away.

More stations near SS15 5ZA, 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 SS15 5ZA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SS15 5ZA, 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 SS15 5ZA?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of SS15 5ZA 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.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

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

Which dentists are near SS15 5ZA?

The nearest to the centre of SS15 5ZA, 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 SS15 5ZA?

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 SS15 5ZA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SS15 5ZA, 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 SS15 5ZA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SS15 5ZA, 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 SS15 5ZA?

The nearest vets to the centre of SS15 5ZA 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 SS15 5ZA in a conservation area?

The centre of SS15 5ZA 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 SS15 5ZA?

Police.uk records 261 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SS15 5ZA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences105 reports
Anti-social behaviour36 reports
Criminal damage and arson25 reports
Public order24 reports
Vehicle crime20 reports
Other theft13 reports

Also: burglary 10, shoplifting 10, drugs 9, robbery 3, bicycle theft 2, possession of weapons 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 SS15 5ZA

Ward
Lee Chapel North
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Basildon
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
October 2016

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

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

SS15 5UW40 mSS15 5ZB80 mSS15 5WX100 mSS15 6PN100 mSS15 5FH110 mSS15 5UP120 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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