High Road, Vange, Basildon, SS16 4ND

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SS16 4ND is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.4%	51.6%	2.2%	51.0%	0.6%
Male	50.6%	48.4%	-2.2%	49.0%	-0.6%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around SS16 4ND, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 47.2% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	37.4%	47.2%	9.8%	37.9%	9.3%
Married: Opposite sex	31.1%	23.1%	-8.0%	44.2%	-21.1%
Separated	3.2%	2.6%	-0.6%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	21.6%	21.5%	-0.1%	9.1%	12.4%
Widowed	6.8%	5.6%	-1.2%	6.1%	-0.5%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	35.9%	36.7%	0.8%	48.4%	-11.7%
Good health	40.3%	41%	0.7%	33.6%	7.4%
Fair health	12.6%	16.4%	3.8%	12.7%	3.7%
Bad health	10%	4.3%	-5.7%	4.0%	0.3%
Very bad health	1.3%	1.6%	0.3%	1.2%	0.4%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 17.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	41.6%	27.2%	-14.4%	18.2%	9.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	19.5%	13.8%	-5.7%	9.6%	4.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.2%	21%	7.8%	13.4%	7.6%
Apprenticeship	3.2%	4.1%	0.9%	5.3%	-1.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.4%	11.3%	3.9%	16.9%	-5.6%
Degree or Similar	8.9%	17.9%	9.0%	33.8%	-15.9%
Other	6.3%	4.6%	-1.7%	2.8%	1.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 90.2% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%	0.7%	0.1%
Indian	1.7%	0%	-1.7%	3.1%	-3.1%
Other Asian	0%	0.8%	0.8%	1.6%	-0.8%
Black African	3.5%	3.5%	0.0%	2.5%	1.0%
Black Caribbean	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	0.8%	-0.5%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	1.3%	1.6%	0.3%	0.8%	0.8%
White	90%	90.2%	0.2%	81.4%	8.8%
Other	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.6%	-1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 90.9% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	96.5%	90.9%	-5.6%	83.2%	7.7%
European Union	0.4%	4.7%	4.3%	6.1%	-1.4%
Rest of Europe	0%	2.4%	2.4%	0.8%	1.6%
Africa	0.9%	2%	1.1%	2.7%	-0.7%
Middle East and Asia	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	5.6%	-5.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	96.1%	90.6%	-5.5%	83.2%	7.4%
10+ Years	0%	6.7%	6.7%	9.8%	-3.1%
5-10 Years	0%	0.8%	0.8%	2.9%	-2.1%
2-5 Years	0%	2%	2.0%	2.2%	-0.2%
Less than 2 years	3.9%	0%	-3.9%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.6%	76.7%	-1.1%
Germany	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Lithuania	3.5%	0.3%	3.2%
Romania	2.4%	0.9%	1.5%
Other EU countries	1.2%	1.5%	-0.3%
No passport held	16.5%	13.5%	3.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	49.4%	37.2%	12.2%
Christian	40.8%	46.2%	-5.4%
Muslim	2%	6.5%	-4.5%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	7.5%	6.0%	1.5%

Safety

Is High Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around High Road was 147.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 66.2% higher than the Nethermayne average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

High Road has the 13th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Nethermayne and the 87th highest crime rate of 553 local areas in Basildon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 56.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -63.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 77% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£37,600

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in SS16 4ND, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on High Road are based on 293 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Basildon.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for High Road, Vange, Basildon, SS16 4ND

Estimated Average Property Prices for SS16 4ND

Average Price
£498,233

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£498,233

Estimated Average Property Prices for High Road

Average Price
£385,607

Semi-Detached
£387,453

Terraced
£342,561

Detached
£618,233

Flats/Maisonettes
£176,004

Other
£539,305

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on High Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Barge Inn High Road, Basildon, Essex Other, an established residential building	£450,000	2019-10-08	£492,933
Barge Inn High Road, Basildon, Essex Other, an established residential building	£779,876	2019-06-28	£862,407
Barge Inn High Road, Basildon, Essex Other, an established residential building	£635,920	2019-03-14	£694,138
Barge Inn High Road, Basildon, Essex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£60,000	2007-11-19	£113,678

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SS16 4ND

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	65
Retired	30
Self-Employed	22
Part-Time Employee	19
Looking after home or family	19
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Other	8
Unemployed	7
Student (economically inactive)	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Manufacturing	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	16
Construction	11
Transport and storage	11
Financial and insurance activities	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Human health and social work activities	7
Other	7
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Education	3
Information and communication	2

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ryedene Primary and Nursery School Ryedene , Off Clover Way SS16 4SY	3out of 4	213 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ryedene Community Primary School Ryedene , Off Clover Way SS16 4SY	- not rated	213 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bardfield Academy Clay Hill Road , Vange SS16 4NL	2out of 4	405 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bardfield Community Junior School Clayhill Road , Vange SS16 4NL	- not rated	405 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bardfield Community Infant School and Nursery Clayhill Road , Vange SS16 4NL	- not rated	405 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Barstable School Timberlog Close , SS14 1UX	- not rated	1,563 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Basildon Lower Academy Timberlog Close , Timberlog Lane SS14 1UX	2out of 4	1,563 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Basildon Upper Academy Wickford Avenue , SS13 3HL	3out of 4	1,644 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chalvedon School Wickford Avenue , Pitsea SS13 3HL	- not rated	1,644 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Fryerns Community School Craylands , SS14 3RN	- not rated	2,080 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Basildon College Nethermayne , SS16 5NN	- not rated	2,806 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Prospects College of Advanced Technology Luckyn Lane , SS14 3AY	- not rated	3,869 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Secondary Behaviour Support Unit (South) Fairview Road , SS14 1PW	- not rated	1,064 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South Essex Pupil Referral Unit Fairview Road , SS14 1PW	- not rated	1,171 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Fairview School Fairview Road , SS14 1PW	- not rated	1,171 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lift Pioneer Ghyllgrove , SS14 2LA	4out of 4	2,209 yd	Academy special converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Pioneer School Ghyllgrove , SS14 2LA	- not rated	2,209 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Vange & Pitsea Social Club Ltd	Vange And Pitsea Working Mens Club, High Road		488 yd
Winged Horse	The Winged Horse, Luncies Road		1,023 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
King's Flavours	Riverview Centre, 9a Clay Hill Road	70 yd
The Plaice To Go	3a Vange Riverview Centre	84 yd
Wing Soon Chinese Takeaway	455 Clay Hill Road	791 yd
Atwal's Fish Shop	463 Clay Hill Road	791 yd
Taste of Bombay	453 Clay Hill Road	791 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Hope Community Supermarket	481 Clay Hill Road		610 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bardfield Academy Bardfield Primary School Bardfield Primary School Clayhill Road	grass pitches	362 yd
Kent View Open Space PASLOWES	grass pitches	570 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.