HIGHLANDS AVENUE, SS16 4DW House Prices & Local Information

SS16 4DW is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Highlands Avenue, 0.6km from Barstable in Basildon. Administratively it sits within Vange ward and the South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, SS16 4DW is a high-density area of young ethnic minority families, mostly in flats. During the day, ethnically mixed self-employed with no fixed place of work in construction, transport, and storage. The community skews young professional (average age 34) — expect a mix of renters, sharers, and first-time buyers. 43% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 60 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: Average house prices are around £380k, up 3.0% 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 4DW are sourced from Output Area E00108328 (shared with 10 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.