Codenham Green, Basildon, SS16 5DS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SS16 5DS has a slightly higher male population, with 50.4% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.8%	49.6%	-3.2%	51.0%	-1.4%
Male	47.2%	50.4%	3.2%	49.0%	1.4%

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	32.6%	38.9%	6.3%	37.9%	1.0%
Married: Opposite sex	45.8%	43.6%	-2.2%	44.2%	-0.6%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Separated	4.4%	1.4%	-3.0%	2.2%	-0.8%
Divorced	9.3%	9.5%	0.2%	9.1%	0.4%
Widowed	7.9%	5.7%	-2.2%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	42.3%	42.5%	0.2%	48.4%	-5.9%
Good health	30.3%	40.6%	10.3%	33.6%	7.0%
Fair health	15.7%	10.9%	-4.8%	12.7%	-1.8%
Bad health	9.7%	5.6%	-4.1%	4.0%	1.6%
Very bad health	1.9%	0.4%	-1.5%	1.2%	-0.8%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	29.5%	22.4%	-7.1%	18.2%	4.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.6%	9%	-8.6%	9.6%	-0.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	18.5%	17.6%	-0.9%	13.4%	4.2%
Apprenticeship	3.1%	6.2%	3.1%	5.3%	0.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.3%	13.8%	4.5%	16.9%	-3.1%
Degree or Similar	18.5%	28.6%	10.1%	33.8%	-5.2%
Other	3.5%	2.4%	-1.1%	2.8%	-0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 86.7% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	1.9%	3.8%	1.9%	3.1%	0.7%
Other Asian	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	1.9%	2.3%	0.4%	2.5%	-0.2%
Black Caribbean	0.4%	1.5%	1.1%	1.0%	0.5%
Other Black	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.9%	0.2%
White	94%	86.7%	-7.3%	81.4%	5.3%
Arab	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Other	0.7%	2.3%	1.6%	1.6%	0.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 82.4% 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	93.3%	82.4%	-10.9%	83.2%	-0.8%
European Union	1.1%	6.7%	5.6%	6.1%	0.6%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	2.6%	2.2%	0.8%	1.8%
Africa	2.6%	3.4%	0.8%	2.7%	0.7%
Middle East and Asia	1.9%	3%	1.1%	5.6%	-2.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.7%	1.9%	1.2%	1.3%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	91.8%	82.1%	-9.7%	83.2%	-1.1%
10+ Years	3%	7.5%	4.5%	9.8%	-2.3%
5-10 Years	1.5%	6.3%	4.8%	2.9%	3.4%
2-5 Years	1.1%	2.2%	1.1%	2.2%	0.0%
Less than 2 years	2.6%	1.9%	-0.7%	1.9%	0.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	71.1%	76.7%	-5.6%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Portugal	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Spain	1.1%	0.4%	0.7%
Romania	6%	0.9%	5.1%
Other EU countries	1.1%	1.5%	-0.4%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
South and Eastern Africa	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
No passport held	14.7%	13.5%	1.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	43.4%	37.2%	6.2%
Christian	44.6%	46.2%	-1.6%
Hindu	1.5%	1.7%	-0.2%
Muslim	2.6%	6.5%	-3.9%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	7.1%	6.0%	1.1%

Safety

Is Codenham Green Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Codenham Green was 65.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 28.0% lower than the Langdon Hills average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Codenham Green has the 34th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Langdon Hills and the 253rd highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Basildon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 30.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -14.8%.

🔎 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 5DS, 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 Codenham Green are based on 94 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 Codenham Green, Basildon, SS16 5DS

Estimated Average Property Prices for SS16 5DS

Average Price
£338,670

Semi-Detached
£374,364

Terraced
£320,823

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Codenham Green

Average Price
£338,500

Semi-Detached
£360,935

Terraced
£341,967

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£131,570

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Codenham GreenStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
63 Codenham Green, Basildon, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£325,000	2024-05-31	£356,270
67 Codenham Green, Basildon, Essex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£279,995	2016-09-27	£374,429
63 Codenham Green, Basildon, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£275,000	2016-09-02	£369,338
79 Codenham Green, Basildon, Essex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£240,500	2015-01-05	£410,502
73 Codenham Green, Basildon, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£141,000	2011-11-30	£293,581

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SS16 5DS

Employment

SS16 5DS area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 19% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	74
Retired	38
Part-Time Employee	32
Self-Employed	27
Other	9
Looking after home or family	8
Unemployed	8
Student (economically inactive)	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Human health and social work activities	17
Manufacturing	14
Construction	10
Education	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Financial and insurance activities	7
Other	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Transport and storage	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Information and communication	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	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	348 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lee Chapel Primary School The Knares , SS16 5RU	4out of 4	1,075 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ghyllgrove Primary School The Gore , SS14 2BG	3out of 4	1,127 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Anne Line Catholic Junior School Wickhay , SS15 5AF	3out of 4	1,171 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Anne Line Catholic Infant School Wickhay , SS15 5AF	3out of 4	1,171 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	261 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
De La Salle School Ghyllgrove , SS14 2LA	3out of 4	1,749 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Basildon Lower Academy Timberlog Close , Timberlog Lane SS14 1UX	3out of 4	2,446 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The James Hornsby School Leinster Road , SS15 5NX	3out of 4	2,485 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Basildon Upper Academy Wickford Avenue , SS13 3HL	3out of 4	3,445 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	1,649 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	2,881 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
Papworth Trust	Bradbury House, Witchards	134 yd
Kingswood Kebab and Cafe	154 Clay Hill Road	274 yd
Starbucks Coffee Company	49 Eastgate Centre	478 yd
Asda Cafe	Asda, Eastgate Centre	478 yd
Taco Bell	Unit 4 Food Terrace, Eastgate Centre	478 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Owl & Pussycat	164 Clay Hill Road	274 yd
The Woodlands Club	35 Kingswood Road	501 yd
Beehive	The Beehive Public House, Southernhay	535 yd
Basildon Snooker Centre	5 High Pavement	705 yd
Q Ball Snooker and Sports Bar	Q Ball Snooker Centre, Time Square	705 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ho Ho Chinese Takeaway	152 Clay Hill Road	274 yd
Kings Fish Bar	146 Clay Hill Road	274 yd
Munchy Chicken	18 South Walk	478 yd
Panku Streetfood	Asda, Eastgate Centre, Southernhay	483 yd
Muffin Break Basildon	Long Gallery, 14 Eastgate	500 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Asda Stores	Asda, Eastgate Centre, Southernhay	483 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods	13-21 Market Pavement	552 yd
B&M Retail ltd	3-5 Town Square	676 yd
Food Plus	108-110 Southernhay	841 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Kingswood Primary School CLAY HILL ROAD	grass pitches	131 yd
Kingswood Association Hall Clay Hill Road		265 yd
Woodlands School WOODLANDS APPROACH	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	448 yd
Gym4All (Basildon) (Closed) EASTGATE BUSINESS CENTRE EASTGATE BUSINESS CENTRE SOUTHERNHAY	health and fitness suite	555 yd
Easygym Basildon WESTGATE PARK WESTGATE PARK FODDERWICK	health and fitness suite	592 yd
Snap Fitness (Basildon) Times Square	health and fitness suite	628 yd
Club Kingswood CLAYHILL LANE	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	785 yd
Basildon Golf Course (Closed) Clayhill Lane	golf	825 yd
Energie Fitness (Basildon) SOUTHERNHAY	health and fitness suite	836 yd
South Essex College (Basildon Campus) (Closed) Nethermayne	health and fitness suite, squash courts	946 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	154.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SS16 5DS