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Housing in SS16 5GY

What the homes in SS16 5GY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Lee Chapel South & Kingswood
Council
Basildon
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,834 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (94%). Flats make up 99.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SS16 5GYEngland
Detached0.1%22.9%
Semi-detached0%31.5%
Terraced0.1%23%
Purpose-built flat94%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

16% of households in the SS16 5GY area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 78.4% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 3.6% own outright and 12.4% with a mortgage.

SS16 5GY
16%
78%
England
  • Owned16%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented78.4%20.5%
  • Social rented5.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SS16 5GYEngland
Owned outright3.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan12.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent76.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council1.5%8.3%
From a housing association3.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 39.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SS16 5GYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (37.8%). 23.4% of households include dependent children.

SS16 5GYEngland
Living alone, under 6637.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over2.3%12.8%
Couple, no children24%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children0.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.1%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 SS16 5GY (Lee Chapel South & Kingswood) (about 1,834 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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