Typical 3-bedroom house£410kmost £375k–£455k
Houses per m²£5,221flats £4,078
Sold last year2031,238 in five years
Prices in Basildon+0.6%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in SS12 sold for £409,785 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £375,280 and £455,000, for about 87 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Wickford (£418,000).
203 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £192k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SS12 0 (£4,920) and the most in SS12 9 (£5,375).
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 £1,869 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £82,000 for that mortgage: what £85,000 buys.
Questions about SS12
Is SS12 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%); 203 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 SS12?
A typical 3-bedroom house in SS12 sold for £409,785 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £375,280 and £455,000.
Is SS12 expensive for Wickford?
A 3-bedroom house in SS12 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Wickford (£418,000).
How many homes sell in SS12 each year?
203 homes sold in the last year and 1,238 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near SS12?
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 SS12?
For a 3-bedroom house, SS13 (£332k, 3 km), SS14 (£348k, 5 km), SS8 (£339k, 10 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.