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Housing in SS13 1AL

What the homes in SS13 1AL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Felmore & Bowers Gifford
Council
Basildon
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,389 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (32.8%). Flats make up 32.8%, well above the 22.2% across England.

SS13 1ALEngland
Detached21.5%22.9%
Semi-detached21.9%31.5%
Terraced23.8%23%
Purpose-built flat32.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

54.9% of households in the SS13 1AL area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.8% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 23.4% own outright and 31.6% with a mortgage.

SS13 1AL
55%
15%
22%
England
  • Owned54.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership8.4%1%
  • Private rented14.8%20.5%
  • Social rented21.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SS13 1ALEngland
Owned outright23.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.2%2.2%
From the council10.2%8.3%
From a housing association11.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 29.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SS13 1ALEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.3%). 26.3% of households include dependent children.

SS13 1ALEngland
Living alone, under 6621.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.2%12.8%
Couple, no children16.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.2%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Basildon

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Basildon (August 2026, +5.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

BasildonEngland
All homes£1,424£1,459
One bedroom£983£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,269£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,508£1,489
Four or more£2,123£2,161
Detached£1,963£1,640
Semi-detached£1,494£1,449
Terraced£1,435£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,131£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SS13 1AL (Felmore & Bowers Gifford) (about 1,389 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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