Highview Avenue, Langdon Hills, Basildon, SS16 6ET

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SS16 6ET is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.4%	50.6%	-1.8%	51.0%	-0.4%
Male	47.6%	49.4%	1.8%	49.0%	0.4%

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 6ET, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 46% 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	34%	46%	12.0%	37.9%	8.1%
Married: Opposite sex	51.3%	36.5%	-14.8%	44.2%	-7.7%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	1.6%	1.6%	0.0%	2.2%	-0.6%
Divorced	9.4%	12.2%	2.8%	9.1%	3.1%
Widowed	3.1%	3.7%	0.6%	6.1%	-2.4%

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 (91.4%) 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	58.1%	55.6%	-2.5%	48.4%	7.2%
Good health	32.3%	35.8%	3.5%	33.6%	2.2%
Fair health	7.7%	4.7%	-3.0%	12.7%	-8.0%
Bad health	1.6%	2.6%	1.0%	4.0%	-1.4%
Very bad health	0.4%	1.3%	0.9%	1.2%	0.1%

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	15.2%	13.3%	-1.9%	18.2%	-4.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	19.4%	11.2%	-8.2%	9.6%	1.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	22.5%	18.1%	-4.4%	13.4%	4.7%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	3.2%	2.7%	5.3%	-2.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	16.2%	18.6%	2.4%	16.9%	1.7%
Degree or Similar	23%	35.6%	12.6%	33.8%	1.8%
Other	3.1%	0%	-3.1%	2.8%	-2.8%

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	0.8%	0.9%	0.1%	0.7%	0.2%
Indian	2.4%	2.6%	0.2%	3.1%	-0.5%
Black African	2.4%	4.7%	2.3%	2.5%	2.2%
Black Caribbean	0.4%	0.9%	0.5%	1.0%	-0.1%
Other Black	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	1.3%	0.9%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	0.4%	1.3%	0.9%	0.8%	0.5%
White	92.7%	86.7%	-6.0%	81.4%	5.3%
Arab	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 89.3% 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	93.5%	89.3%	-4.2%	83.2%	6.1%
European Union	0.8%	3.9%	3.1%	6.1%	-2.2%
Africa	2%	3.4%	1.4%	2.7%	0.7%
Middle East and Asia	3.2%	3%	-0.2%	5.6%	-2.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	1.3%	-0.9%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	93.5%	89.7%	-3.8%	83.2%	6.5%
10+ Years	0.8%	6%	5.2%	9.8%	-3.8%
5-10 Years	0.8%	2.6%	1.8%	2.9%	-0.3%
2-5 Years	2.4%	1.3%	-1.1%	2.2%	-0.9%
Less than 2 years	2.4%	0.4%	-2.0%	1.9%	-1.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	87.5%	76.7%	10.8%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Italy	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Romania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other EU countries	0.4%	1.5%	-1.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Southern Asia	2.6%	1.2%	1.4%
No passport held	6.5%	13.5%	-7.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	45.9%	37.2%	8.7%
Christian	42.9%	46.2%	-3.3%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Hindu	2.1%	1.7%	0.4%
Jewish	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Muslim	0.9%	6.5%	-5.6%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	6%	6.0%	0.0%

Safety

Is Highview Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Highview Avenue was 9.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 90.1% lower than the Langdon Hills average. The most reported crime type was Other crime.

Highview Avenue has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Langdon Hills and the 23rd lowest crime rate of 552 local areas in Basildon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 4.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -80.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 83% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£56,700

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in SS16 6ET, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 6/10 (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 - 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) - 1/10 (very low )
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) - 1/10 (very low )
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 Highview Avenue are based on 16 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 Highview Avenue, Langdon Hills, Basildon, SS16 6ET

Estimated Average Property Prices for SS16 6ET

Average Price
£626,883

Semi-Detached
£543,044

Terraced
£1,070,779

Detached
£562,756

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Highview Avenue

Average Price
£604,904

Semi-Detached
£547,726

Terraced
£1,106,104

Detached
£587,334

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Highview AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
8 Highview Avenue, Basildon, Essex Detached, an established residential building	£407,500	2021-03-09	£470,156
4 Highview Avenue, Basildon, Essex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£505,000	2016-09-23	£668,694
14 Highview Avenue, Basildon, Essex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£290,000	2014-08-01	£497,636
8 Highview Avenue, Basildon, Essex Detached, an established residential building	£267,000	2010-05-27	£528,091
8 Highview Avenue, Basildon, Essex Detached, an established residential building	£192,000	2002-12-11	£487,690

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SS16 6ET

Employment

SS16 6ET area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	90
Retired	27
Part-Time Employee	23
Self-Employed	22
Student (economically inactive)	8
Other	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5
Unemployed	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3
Looking after home or family	1

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	21
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Education	16
Financial and insurance activities	16
Manufacturing	14
Construction	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Administrative and support service activities	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Transport and storage	9
Information and communication	7
Accommodation and food service activities	3
Other	2
Real estate activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Great Berry Primary School Great Berry Primary School, Forest Glade , Langdon Hills SS16 6SG	4out of 4	775 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Merrylands Primary School Cumberland Drive , Laindon SS15 6QS	3out of 4	1,241 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lincewood Primary School Berry Lane , Langdon Hills SS16 6AZ	3out of 4	1,674 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Phoenix Primary School Leinster Road , Laindon SS15 5NQ	4out of 4	2,376 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Millhouse Primary School Tavistock Road , Laindon SS15 5QF	3out of 4	2,543 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The James Hornsby School Leinster Road , SS15 5NX	3out of 4	2,607 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodlands School Woodlands Approach , SS16 5BA	3out of 4	4,325 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
De La Salle School Ghyllgrove , SS14 2LA	3out of 4	5,289 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Children's Support Service Langdon Hills Basildon High Road , Langdon Hills SS16 6HG	3out of 4	1,828 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	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Langdon Nature Discovery Centre	Langdon Visitor Centre, Third Avenue		922 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Dunton Park Country Club	Lower Dunton Road		511 yd
Great Berry Residents Club	Unit 1, Great Berry Centre, Nightingales		586 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Yo! To Go!	Tesco Stores Ltd, Mandeville Way	145 yd
Ho Ho Chinese Takeaway	48 Hoover Drive	880 yd
Delhi Akash	52 Hoover Drive	880 yd
Wok N Roll	1 Saffron Court	1,018 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco Stores Limited	Tesco Stores Ltd, Mandeville Way		145 yd
ANSPRO International, Essex – African and Caribbean Food	Unit 4, Saffron Court		963 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Great Berry Open Space WARWICK PLACE	grass pitches	379 yd
Great Berry Primary School FOREST GLADE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	639 yd
Langdon Hills Recreation Ground FOREST GLADE	grass pitches	994 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	57.1%

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	68.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	88.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	169.06 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	169.06 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	22.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	49.21 Mbit/s

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