The Knares, Basildon, SS16 5UD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SS16 5UD has a slightly higher male population, with 52.5% 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	47%	47.5%	0.5%	51.0%	-3.5%
Male	53%	52.5%	-0.5%	49.0%	3.5%

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 5UD, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 44.9% 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	33.5%	44.9%	11.4%	37.9%	7.0%
Married: Opposite sex	53.1%	40.4%	-12.7%	44.2%	-3.8%
Separated	1.3%	2.7%	1.4%	2.2%	0.5%
Divorced	7.1%	7.6%	0.5%	9.1%	-1.5%
Widowed	4.9%	4.4%	-0.5%	6.1%	-1.7%

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	48.8%	47.1%	-1.7%	48.4%	-1.3%
Good health	34.1%	36.7%	2.6%	33.6%	3.1%
Fair health	13.6%	10.1%	-3.5%	12.7%	-2.6%
Bad health	2.8%	4.7%	1.9%	4.0%	0.7%
Very bad health	0.7%	1.4%	0.7%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	22.8%	23.1%	0.3%	18.2%	4.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	20.5%	13.8%	-6.7%	9.6%	4.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	19.6%	16.4%	-3.2%	13.4%	3.0%
Apprenticeship	4.5%	7.6%	3.1%	5.3%	2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.4%	12.9%	3.5%	16.9%	-4.0%
Degree or Similar	19.2%	26.2%	7.0%	33.8%	-7.6%
Other	4%	0%	-4.0%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 79.9% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Indian	6.3%	4.3%	-2.0%	3.1%	1.2%
Other Asian	3.8%	4%	0.2%	1.6%	2.4%
Black African	1.7%	2.9%	1.2%	2.5%	0.4%
Black Caribbean	1.4%	1.8%	0.4%	1.0%	0.8%
Other Black	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.1%	1.1%	-1.0%	0.9%	0.2%
Mixed Other	0%	2.2%	2.2%	0.8%	1.4%
White	83.6%	79.9%	-3.7%	81.4%	-1.5%
Other	0.7%	3.2%	2.5%	1.6%	1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 83.7% 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	88.2%	83.7%	-4.5%	83.2%	0.5%
European Union	1.4%	4.3%	2.9%	6.1%	-1.8%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	1.4%	1.1%	-0.3%	2.7%	-1.6%
Middle East and Asia	8%	7.2%	-0.8%	5.6%	1.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1%	2.5%	1.5%	1.3%	1.2%
Oceania	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	88.2%	83.4%	-4.8%	83.2%	0.2%
10+ Years	2.1%	8.7%	6.6%	9.8%	-1.1%
5-10 Years	3.1%	2.9%	-0.2%	2.9%	0.0%
2-5 Years	3.8%	1.8%	-2.0%	2.2%	-0.4%
Less than 2 years	2.8%	3.2%	0.4%	1.9%	1.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	81.1%	76.7%	4.4%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Romania	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	2.5%	1.5%	1.0%
Central and Western Africa	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
South-East Asia	3.9%	0.2%	3.7%
North America and the Caribbean	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
No passport held	7.8%	13.5%	-5.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	41.7%	37.2%	4.5%
Christian	48.6%	46.2%	2.4%
Hindu	1.4%	1.7%	-0.3%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	7.6%	6.0%	1.6%

Safety

Is The Knares Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around The Knares was 30.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 66.2% lower than the Langdon Hills average. The most reported crime type was Public order.

The Knares has the 18th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Langdon Hills and the 142nd lowest crime rate of 552 local areas in Basildon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 27.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -17.4%.

🔎 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 5UD, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 The Knares are based on 274 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 The Knares, Basildon, SS16 5UD

Estimated Average Property Prices for SS16 5UD

Average Price
£307,222

Semi-Detached
£301,395

Terraced
£326,347

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£160,054

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for The Knares

Average Price
£315,109

Semi-Detached
£389,675

Terraced
£354,880

Detached
£486,050

Flats/Maisonettes
£179,781

Other
£210,920

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on The KnaresStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
14 The Knares, Basildon, Essex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£126,000	2016-01-29	£165,843
22 The Knares, Basildon, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£150,000	2011-02-11	£314,256
14 The Knares, Basildon, Essex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£115,000	2010-08-31	£201,820
30 The Knares, Basildon, Essex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£160,000	2007-08-31	£315,969
20 The Knares, Basildon, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£169,995	2007-07-31	£339,990

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SS16 5UD

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	100
Retired	32
Self-Employed	22
Part-Time Employee	20
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Student (economically inactive)	11
Looking after home or family	10
Unemployed	8
Other	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	30
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Construction	14
Administrative and support service activities	14
Manufacturing	13
Education	10
Financial and insurance activities	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Information and communication	6
Real estate activities	6
Other	5
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Transport and storage	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lee Chapel Primary School The Knares , SS16 5RU	4out of 4	394 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Anne Line Catholic Junior School Wickhay , SS15 5AF	3out of 4	730 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Anne Line Catholic Infant School Wickhay , SS15 5AF	3out of 4	730 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingswood Primary School and Nursery Clay Hill Road , SS16 5DE	3out of 4	1,015 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ghyllgrove Primary School The Gore , SS14 2BG	3out of 4	1,349 yd	Community 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	447 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The James Hornsby School Leinster Road , SS15 5NX	3out of 4	1,976 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
De La Salle School Ghyllgrove , SS14 2LA	3out of 4	2,120 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Basildon Lower Academy Timberlog Close , Timberlog Lane SS14 1UX	3out of 4	3,109 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ortu Gable Hall School Southend Road , Corringham SS17 8JT	2out of 4	3,880 yd	Academy converter	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	2,190 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	2,201 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
Salvation Army Luncheon Club	Fauners	305 yd
Buzz Bingo	Gala Social Club, Southernhay	517 yd
Cafe Pep’s	Market Site, Kiosk 39, St Martins Square	652 yd
Venus Cafe	Market Site, Kiosk 39, St Martins Square	652 yd
Megabyte	South Essex College, College Way	686 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Katz	Katz Gentlemens Club, Time Square	458 yd
Q Ball Snooker and Sports Bar	Q Ball Snooker Centre, Time Square	472 yd
Castle Mayne	The Castle Mayne Public House, The Knares	567 yd
DB Shack	The Castle Mayne Public House, The Knares	567 yd
Beehive	The Beehive Public House, Southernhay	613 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Currymaster	1 Cherrydown West	174 yd
Rice & Noodles	4 Kibcaps	559 yd
Fish 'n' Chick'n / Serial Griller	2 Kibcaps	559 yd
Himalayon Dumpling	Market Site, Kiosk 43, St Martins Square	656 yd
Matteus Caribbean Cuisine	Market Site, Kiosk 45, St Martins Square	658 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Frozen Foods	13-21 Market Pavement	751 yd
B&M Retail ltd	3-5 Town Square	798 yd
Asda Stores	Asda, Eastgate Centre, Southernhay	950 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Woodlands School WOODLANDS APPROACH	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	301 yd
South Essex College (Basildon Campus) (Closed) Nethermayne	health and fitness suite, squash courts	416 yd
Snap Fitness (Basildon) Times Square	health and fitness suite	465 yd
Lee Chapel Primary School THE KNARES	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	517 yd
Easygym Basildon WESTGATE PARK WESTGATE PARK FODDERWICK	health and fitness suite	578 yd
Kingswood Primary School CLAY HILL ROAD	grass pitches	806 yd
Basildon Hospital NETHERMAYNE		858 yd
Kingswood Association Hall Clay Hill Road		861 yd
Club Kingswood CLAYHILL LANE	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	868 yd
Gloucester Park Swimming Pool (Closed) Broadmayne	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	911 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	178.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SS16 5UD