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Housing in SS15 6HN

What the homes in SS15 6HN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Laindon West & Southfields
Council
Basildon
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,710 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (48.7%). Flats make up 50.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SS15 6HNEngland
Detached2.9%22.9%
Semi-detached12.1%31.5%
Terraced33.9%23%
Purpose-built flat48.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

34.2% of households in the SS15 6HN area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.2% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 10.3% own outright and 23.9% with a mortgage.

SS15 6HN
34%
53%
England
  • Owned34.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.7%1%
  • Private rented10.2%20.5%
  • Social rented52.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SS15 6HNEngland
Owned outright10.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.6%18.2%
Other private rented0.5%2.2%
From the council37.6%8.3%
From a housing association15%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 39.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SS15 6HNEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.9%). 29.3% of households include dependent children.

SS15 6HNEngland
Living alone, under 6625.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.5%12.8%
Couple, no children13%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households6%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 6HN (Laindon West & Southfields) (about 1,710 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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