MID COLNE, SS16 4DH House Prices & Local Information

SS16 4DH is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Mid Colne, 0.7km from Vange in Basildon. Administratively it sits within Vange ward and the South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, SS16 4DH is a transitional terrace area — improving but still facing economic pressures. The daytime character shifts — ethnically mixed self-employed with no fixed place of work in construction, transport, and storage. The 37 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 53% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 57 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: Average house prices are around £325k, up 7.4% year-on-year. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for SS16 4DH are sourced from Output Area E00108334 (shared with 9 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.