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Housing in SS15 5LJ

What the homes in SS15 5LJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Laindon East & Lee Chapel North
Council
Basildon
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,801 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (65.9%). Flats make up 15.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.

SS15 5LJEngland
Detached4.1%22.9%
Semi-detached14.9%31.5%
Terraced65.9%23%
Purpose-built flat14.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

57.4% of households in the SS15 5LJ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.9% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 27.3% own outright and 30% with a mortgage.

SS15 5LJ
57%
15%
27%
England
  • Owned57.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented14.9%20.5%
  • Social rented27.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SS15 5LJEngland
Owned outright27.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan30%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council20.8%8.3%
From a housing association6.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 23.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SS15 5LJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23.2%). 33.8% of households include dependent children.

SS15 5LJEngland
Living alone, under 6612.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.7%12.8%
Couple, no children12.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children23.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.5%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 SS15 5LJ (Laindon East & Lee Chapel North) (about 1,801 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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