Typical 3-bedroom house£372kmost £335k–£428k
Houses per m²£4,635flats £3,762
Sold last year2601,511 in five years
Prices in Basildon+0.6%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in SS16 sold for £372,303 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £334,868 and £427,713, for about 87 m² of space. That is 4% more than the same home across Basildon (£357,000).
260 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £157k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SS16 4 (£4,078) and the most in SS16 6 (£5,283).
Across Basildon, prices are up 0.6% on a year ago and up 13.1% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,508 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,698 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £74,000 for that mortgage: what £75,000 buys.
Questions about SS16
Is SS16 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 4% more than across Basildon; prices in Basildon are up 0.6% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (89% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (45.5% against 43.8%); 260 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in SS16?
A typical 3-bedroom house in SS16 sold for £372,303 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £334,868 and £427,713.
Is SS16 expensive for Basildon?
A 3-bedroom house in SS16 costs 4% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Basildon (£357,000).
How many homes sell in SS16 each year?
260 homes sold in the last year and 1,511 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near SS16?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Anne Line Catholic Junior School, where 89% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near SS16?
For a 3-bedroom house, SS13 (£332k, 4 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.