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Housing in SS16 5RQ

What the homes in SS16 5RQ 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
1,667 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (83.8%). Flats make up 9.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

SS16 5RQEngland
Detached1.4%22.9%
Semi-detached5.5%31.5%
Terraced83.8%23%
Purpose-built flat8.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

66.1% of households in the SS16 5RQ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.8% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 34.5% own outright and 31.6% with a mortgage.

SS16 5RQ
66%
16%
18%
England
  • Owned66.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented15.8%20.5%
  • Social rented18%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SS16 5RQEngland
Owned outright34.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.4%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council15.3%8.3%
From a housing association2.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 28.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SS16 5RQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23.4%). 30% of households include dependent children.

SS16 5RQEngland
Living alone, under 6614.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.4%12.8%
Couple, no children13.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children23.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.6%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 5RQ (Laindon East & Lee Chapel North) (about 1,667 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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