Latchetts Shaw, Basildon, SS16 5DP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SS16 5DP is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.7%	51.2%	-1.5%	51.0%	0.2%
Male	47.3%	48.8%	1.5%	49.0%	-0.2%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	33.9%	40.8%	6.9%	37.9%	2.9%
Married: Opposite sex	47.8%	43.9%	-3.9%	44.2%	-0.3%
Separated	2.2%	2.6%	0.4%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	8.3%	7%	-1.3%	9.1%	-2.1%
Widowed	7.8%	5.7%	-2.1%	6.1%	-0.4%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (85.3%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	41.6%	51.4%	9.8%	48.4%	3.0%
Good health	38.8%	33.9%	-4.9%	33.6%	0.3%
Fair health	14.9%	11.6%	-3.3%	12.7%	-1.1%
Bad health	3.6%	2.1%	-1.5%	4.0%	-1.9%
Very bad health	1.1%	1%	-0.1%	1.2%	-0.2%

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 22.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	29.6%	24.1%	-5.5%	18.2%	5.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	19.1%	12.3%	-6.8%	9.6%	2.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.7%	16.7%	1.0%	13.4%	3.3%
Apprenticeship	5.2%	8.8%	3.6%	5.3%	3.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.7%	15.8%	4.1%	16.9%	-1.1%
Degree or Similar	15.7%	22.4%	6.7%	33.8%	-11.4%
Other	3%	0%	-3.0%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 89.7% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Indian	0.4%	1.7%	1.3%	3.1%	-1.4%
Other Asian	0.7%	1%	0.3%	1.6%	-0.6%
Black African	1.4%	2.4%	1.0%	2.5%	-0.1%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.7%	0.7%	1.0%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1%	1.0%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
White	96.4%	89.7%	-6.7%	81.4%	8.3%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Other	0%	2.1%	2.1%	1.6%	0.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 89.4% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	93.2%	89.4%	-3.8%	83.2%	6.2%
European Union	3.6%	5.8%	2.2%	6.1%	-0.3%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	1.4%	2.1%	0.7%	2.7%	-0.6%
Middle East and Asia	1.1%	1.4%	0.3%	5.6%	-4.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	93.2%	90.3%	-2.9%	83.2%	7.1%
10+ Years	0.7%	7.3%	6.6%	9.8%	-2.5%
5-10 Years	1.8%	1.4%	-0.4%	2.9%	-1.5%
2-5 Years	1.8%	1%	-0.8%	2.2%	-1.2%
Less than 2 years	2.5%	0%	-2.5%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.4%	76.7%	0.7%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Lithuania	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Poland	1%	1.3%	-0.3%
Romania	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Other EU countries	1%	1.5%	-0.5%
Southern Asia	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%
No passport held	17.1%	13.5%	3.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	51.5%	37.2%	14.3%
Christian	45.7%	46.2%	-0.5%
Hindu	1%	1.7%	-0.7%
Not answered	1.7%	6.0%	-4.3%

Safety

Is Latchetts Shaw Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Latchetts Shaw was 121.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 34.0% higher than the Langdon Hills average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Latchetts Shaw has the 13th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Langdon Hills and the 108th highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Basildon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 62.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 6.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 66% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£49,400

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in SS16 5DP, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 9/10 (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 - 5/10 (average )
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) - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 6/10 (average )
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 Latchetts Shaw are based on 76 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 Latchetts Shaw, Basildon, SS16 5DP

Estimated Average Property Prices for SS16 5DP

Average Price
£330,487

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£342,011

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£192,193

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Latchetts Shaw

Average Price
£356,369

Semi-Detached
£360,021

Terraced
£359,325

Detached
£288,989

Flats/Maisonettes
£202,212

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Latchetts ShawStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
15 Latchetts Shaw, Basildon, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£410,000	2025-03-07	£410,410
15 Latchetts Shaw, Basildon, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£407,500	2024-02-23	£426,216
22 Latchetts Shaw, Basildon, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£339,500	2023-01-27	£340,179
24 Latchetts Shaw, Basildon, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£340,000	2022-08-26	£347,278
20 Latchetts Shaw, Basildon, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£335,000	2022-02-04	£366,452

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SS16 5DP

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	86
Retired	42
Part-Time Employee	27
Self-Employed	24
Unemployed	13
Other	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Student (economically inactive)	7
Looking after home or family	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	29
Human health and social work activities	21
Manufacturing	12
Education	12
Construction	11
Financial and insurance activities	11
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Administrative and support service activities	7
Transport and storage	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Other	3
Information and communication	2
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kingswood Primary School and Nursery Clay Hill Road , SS16 5DE	3out of 4	422 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lee Chapel Primary School The Knares , SS16 5RU	4out of 4	1,056 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cherry Tree Primary School Church Road , SS16 4AG	3out of 4	1,307 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Anne Line Catholic Junior School Wickhay , SS15 5AF	3out of 4	1,323 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Anne Line Catholic Infant School Wickhay , SS15 5AF	3out of 4	1,323 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Woodlands School Woodlands Approach , SS16 5BA	3out of 4	274 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
De La Salle School Ghyllgrove , SS14 2LA	3out of 4	2,042 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Basildon Lower Academy Timberlog Close , Timberlog Lane SS14 1UX	3out of 4	2,590 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The James Hornsby School Leinster Road , SS15 5NX	3out of 4	2,627 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Basildon Upper Academy Wickford Avenue , SS13 3HL	3out of 4	3,507 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Pioneer School Ghyllgrove , SS14 2LA	4out of 4	1,902 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Children's Support Service Langdon Hills Basildon High Road , Langdon Hills SS16 6HG	3out of 4	2,824 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kingswood Kebab and Cafe	154 Clay Hill Road	219 yd
Papworth Trust	Bradbury House, Witchards	408 yd
Basildon Golf Centre	Clay Hill Lane	486 yd
Salvation Army Luncheon Club	Fauners	687 yd
OMG Desserts	4 South Walk	759 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Owl & Pussycat	164 Clay Hill Road	219 yd
Club Kingswood	Club Kingswood, Clay Hill Lane	486 yd
The Woodlands Club	35 Kingswood Road	593 yd
Beehive	The Beehive Public House, Southernhay	784 yd
Katz	Katz Gentlemens Club, Time Square	887 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ho Ho Chinese Takeaway	152 Clay Hill Road	219 yd
Kings Fish Bar	146 Clay Hill Road	219 yd
Currymaster	1 Cherrydown West	636 yd
Munchy Chicken	18 South Walk	762 yd
Panku Streetfood	Asda, Eastgate Centre, Southernhay	781 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Asda Stores	Asda, Eastgate Centre, Southernhay	781 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods	13-21 Market Pavement	830 yd
B&M Retail ltd	3-5 Town Square	950 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Kingswood Association Hall Clay Hill Road		222 yd
Kingswood Primary School CLAY HILL ROAD	grass pitches	309 yd
Woodlands School WOODLANDS APPROACH	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	391 yd
Club Kingswood CLAYHILL LANE	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	489 yd
Basildon Golf Course (Closed) Clayhill Lane	golf	526 yd
South Essex College (Basildon Campus) (Closed) Nethermayne	health and fitness suite, squash courts	817 yd
Snap Fitness (Basildon) Times Square	health and fitness suite	822 yd
Easygym Basildon WESTGATE PARK WESTGATE PARK FODDERWICK	health and fitness suite	824 yd
Gym4All (Basildon) (Closed) EASTGATE BUSINESS CENTRE EASTGATE BUSINESS CENTRE SOUTHERNHAY	health and fitness suite	855 yd
Basildon Hospital NETHERMAYNE		988 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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%

Download Speed

Median download speed	79.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	106 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SS16 5DP