Buying a home in SS11, Wickford. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£426kmost £382k–£479k
Houses per m²£4,738flats £3,860
Sold last year1601,192 in five years
Prices in Basildon+0.6%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SS11 sold for £425,888 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £382,134 and £478,643, for about 90 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Wickford (£418,000).

160 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £175k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SS11 7 (£4,662) and the most in SS11 8 (£4,820).

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 £1,942 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £85,000 for that mortgage: what £85,000 buys.

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House prices in SS11 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£228,000£221k–£254k42 m²19
2£363,044£330k–£404k67 m²361
3£425,888£382k–£479k90 m²424
4£478,774£441k–£546k114 m²146
5+£627,187£541k–£765k154 m²99

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£228k£363k£426k£479k£627k
Detached—£419k£491k£540k£686k
Semi-detached£221k£365k£413k£461k£494k
Terraced£228k£329k£365k£419k—
Flats£175k£226k£225k——

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across SS11

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
SS11 7£4,662£3,331
SS11 8£4,820£4,004

Schools near SS11

Best state primary within 2 kmNorth Crescent Primary School68% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%10 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmBeauchamps High School46.4% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%5 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about SS11

Is SS11 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Wickford; prices in Basildon are up 0.6% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (68% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (46.4% against 43.8%); 160 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 SS11?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SS11 sold for £425,888 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £382,134 and £478,643.

Is SS11 expensive for Wickford?

A 3-bedroom house in SS11 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Wickford (£418,000).

How many homes sell in SS11 each year?

160 homes sold in the last year and 1,192 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near SS11?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is North Crescent Primary School, where 68% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near SS11?

For a 3-bedroom house, SS13 (£332k, 5 km), SS14 (£348k, 6 km), SS16 (£372k, 9 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.