SS16 4AR postcode in Basildon, Essex

SS16 4AR is a postcode in Basildon, in the Nethermayne ward. It is in the South Basildon and East Thurrock 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 £295,000 Homes sold in SS16 4, last 12 months. ▼ 3.7% on the year before Nearest station Basildon 1.0 km in a straight line

Where SS16 4AR is, and what is near it

Map of SS16 4AR and what is near it Map of SS16 4AR: its centre point, with the 227 other postcodes in the SS16 4 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SS16 4AA: also in SS16 4SS16 4AB: also in SS16 4SS16 4AD: also in SS16 4SS16 4AE: also in SS16 4SS16 4AF: also in SS16 4SS16 4AG: also in SS16 4SS16 4AH: also in SS16 4SS16 4AJ: also in SS16 4SS16 4AL: also in SS16 4SS16 4AN: also in SS16 4SS16 4AP: also in SS16 4SS16 4AS: also in SS16 4SS16 4AT: also in SS16 4SS16 4AU: also in SS16 4SS16 4AW: also in SS16 4SS16 4AX: also in SS16 4SS16 4AZ: also in SS16 4SS16 4BA: also in SS16 4SS16 4BB: also in SS16 4SS16 4BD: also in SS16 4SS16 4BE: also in SS16 4SS16 4BG: also in SS16 4SS16 4BJ: also in SS16 4SS16 4BL: also in SS16 4SS16 4BN: also in SS16 4SS16 4BP: also in SS16 4SS16 4BS: also in SS16 4SS16 4BT: also in SS16 4SS16 4BU: also in SS16 4SS16 4BW: also in SS16 4SS16 4BY: also in SS16 4SS16 4DA: also in SS16 4SS16 4DB: also in SS16 4SS16 4DD: also in SS16 4SS16 4DE: also in SS16 4SS16 4DG: also in SS16 4SS16 4DH: also in SS16 4SS16 4DJ: also in SS16 4SS16 4DL: also in SS16 4SS16 4DN: also in SS16 4SS16 4DP: also in SS16 4SS16 4DQ: also in SS16 4SS16 4DR: also in SS16 4SS16 4DS: also in SS16 4SS16 4DT: also in SS16 4SS16 4DU: also in SS16 4SS16 4DW: also in SS16 4SS16 4DX: also in SS16 4SS16 4DZ: also in SS16 4SS16 4ED: also in SS16 4SS16 4EE: also in SS16 4SS16 4EF: also in SS16 4SS16 4EL: also in SS16 4SS16 4EN: also in SS16 4SS16 4ER: also in SS16 4SS16 4ES: also in SS16 4SS16 4ET: also in SS16 4SS16 4EU: also in SS16 4SS16 4EW: also in SS16 4SS16 4EX: also in SS16 4SS16 4EZ: also in SS16 4SS16 4FH: also in SS16 4SS16 4GB: also in SS16 4SS16 4HA: also in SS16 4SS16 4HB: also in SS16 4SS16 4HD: also in SS16 4SS16 4HF: also in SS16 4SS16 4HH: also in SS16 4SS16 4HJ: also in SS16 4SS16 4HL: also in SS16 4SS16 4HN: also in SS16 4SS16 4HP: also in SS16 4SS16 4HR: also in SS16 4SS16 4HS: also in SS16 4SS16 4HT: also in SS16 4SS16 4HU: also in SS16 4SS16 4HW: also in SS16 4SS16 4HX: also in SS16 4SS16 4HY: also in SS16 4SS16 4HZ: also in SS16 4SS16 4JA: also in SS16 4SS16 4JE: also in SS16 4SS16 4JF: also in SS16 4SS16 4JG: also in SS16 4SS16 4JJ: also in SS16 4SS16 4JL: also in SS16 4SS16 4JN: also in SS16 4SS16 4JP: also in SS16 4SS16 4JQ: also in SS16 4SS16 4JW: also in SS16 4SS16 4JX: also in SS16 4SS16 4LB: also in SS16 4SS16 4NL: also in SS16 4SS16 4NN: also in SS16 4SS16 4NR: also in SS16 4SS16 4NS: also in SS16 4SS16 4NT: also in SS16 4SS16 4NW: also in SS16 4SS16 4XP: also in SS16 4SS16 4XR: also in SS16 4SS16 4XS: also in SS16 4 Aegis Medical Centre 850 mSchool 1.3 kmPitsea station 2.5 kmNethermayne SS16 4AR Map of SS16 4AR and what is near it Map of SS16 4AR: its centre point, with the 227 other postcodes in the SS16 4 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Pitsea station 2.5 kmBasildon SS16 4AR
  • SS16 4AR
  • Other postcodes in SS16 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 51.5683, longitude 0.4719)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SS16 4AR?

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 SS16 4AR?

Every home and business at SS16 4AR 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 SS16 4AR?

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 SS16 4AR 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 SS16 4AR.

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 SS16 4AR: 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 SS16 4AR 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 SS16 4AR?

Homes in SS16 4 sold for a typical £295,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 94 sales, down 3.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£295,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£306,250 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £425,000 7 sales
  • Semi-detached £356,000 12 sales
  • Terraced £315,000 43 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £150,000 32 sales

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

Across the whole SS16 district: a typical £345,000 from 352 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 SS16 4AR

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in SS16 4AR from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 1 May 2026. The middle sale was £350,000, from £310,000 to £350,000. Across SS16 4, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £295,000. 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 SS16 4AR?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 710 homes in the neighbourhood around SS16 4AR. Over half of them (54%) are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (59%). 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 SS16 4AR

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 £2,844 (band E); band C, the most common, is £2,069.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 80 (11%)£1,551
Band Babout 150 (21%)£1,810
Band Cabout 380 (54%)£2,069
Band Dabout 90 (13%)£2,327
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£2,844
Band Fwithheld£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. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 59% 1945 to 1964
  5. 37% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: 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 SS16 4AR is in (ONS area E01021295), 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 SS16 4AR?

The nearest open schools to SS16 4AR, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SS16 4AR, 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 SS16 4AR?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SS16 4AR is Basildon Rail Station, 1.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Basildon Rail Station Railway station 1.0 kmWalk
  • Pitsea 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.

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near SS16 4AR, 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 SS16 4AR?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SS16 4AR, 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 SS16 4AR?

0 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SS16 4AR, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • EO Charging point · 1 charger 1.9 kmCycle
  • EO Charging point · 3 chargers 1.9 kmCycle
  • EO Charging point · 9 chargers 1.9 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

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 SS16 4AR?

The nearest to the centre of SS16 4AR, 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 SS16 4AR?

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 SS16 4AR?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SS16 4AR, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Clayburn Lodge Care Quality Commission rating: Outstanding CQC report November 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01268 988500 500 mWalk
  • Herondale Care Quality Commission rating: Inadequate CQC report July 2026 · Phone 01268 523399 750 mWalk
  • Mundy House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01268 520607 1.2 kmWalk

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 SS16 4AR?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SS16 4AR, 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 SS16 4AR?

The nearest vets to the centre of SS16 4AR 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 SS16 4AR in a conservation area?

The centre of SS16 4AR 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 SS16 4AR?

Police.uk records 465 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SS16 4AR in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences204 reports
Anti-social behaviour68 reports
Public order34 reports
Shoplifting33 reports
Criminal damage and arson27 reports
Other theft25 reports

Also: drugs 18, vehicle crime 17, robbery 10, possession of weapons 9, other crime 8, burglary 4, theft from the person 4, bicycle theft 4.

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 SS16 4AR

Ward
Nethermayne
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
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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Nearby postcodes

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

SS16 4AP100 mSS16 4AT100 mSS16 4AL100 mSS16 4AS100 mSS16 4AU140 mSS16 4AN140 m
All of SS16

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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