Forest Glade Basildon
149 addresses across 6 postcodes (SS16), about 1 km (0.6 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 2000492.
- Sales: 345 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £300,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 95 homes have an energy certificate (C: 52, D: 36, E: 6, F: 1).
- Flood: 27 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Basildon costs £2,327 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 73% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Laindon, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Great Berry Open Space, is about 320 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 52 to 64 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 149 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Dr Salako And Partners, about 340 m away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 1,190 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 79% of households owned their home and 29% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 26 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | £300,000 | £270,000 | £330,000 |
| 2025 | 6 | £460,000 | £235,000 | £556,000 |
| 2024 | 7 | £250,000 | £238,000 | £415,000 |
| 2023 | 5 | £420,000 | £76,594 | £460,000 |
| 2022 | 5 | £567,000 | £385,000 | £735,000 |
| 2021 | 10 | £380,000 | £212,000 | £625,000 |
| 2020 | 7 | £240,000 | £195,000 | £480,000 |
| 2019 | 7 | £226,000 | £188,000 | £627,500 |
| 2018 | 4 | £350,250 | £242,500 | £530,000 |
| 2017 | 8 | £274,998 | £208,000 | £470,000 |
| 2016 | 8 | £202,500 | £175,000 | £545,000 |
| 2015 | 4 | £344,998 | £156,000 | £359,995 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 2026 | 237 SS16 6SX | Terraced | £330,000 | |
| 20 Jan 2026 | 211 SS16 6SX | Semi-detached | £270,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Oct 2025 | 197 SS16 6SX | Flat or maisonette | £240,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Sep 2025 | 167 SS16 6SX | Detached | £500,000 | |
| 29 Aug 2025 | 21 SS16 6SG | Detached | £420,000 | |
| 18 Aug 2025 | 35 SS16 6SG | Detached | £500,000 | |
| 13 Aug 2025 | 45 SS16 6SG | Detached | £556,000 | |
| 1 Aug 2025 | 78 SS16 6SX | Flat or maisonette | £235,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Dec 2024 | 179 SS16 6SX | Detached | £560,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 7 Nov 2024 | 199 SS16 6SX | Flat or maisonette | £238,000 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Oct 2024 | 233 SS16 6SX | Terraced | £415,000 | |
| 9 Oct 2024 | 239 SS16 6SX | Terraced | £340,000 | |
| 27 Sep 2024 | 193 SS16 6SX | Flat or maisonette | £250,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Aug 2024 | 84 SS16 6SX | Flat or maisonette | £250,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Jun 2024 | 70 SS16 6SX | Semi-detached | £400,000 | |
| 29 Feb 2024 | 28 SS16 6SX | Flat or maisonette | £250,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Sep 2023 | 191 SS16 6SX | Flat or maisonette | £265,000 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Aug 2023 | 116 SS16 6SX | Semi-detached | £420,000 | |
| 19 Jun 2023 | 120 SS16 6SX | Semi-detached | £430,000 | |
| 6 Jun 2023 | 157 SS16 6SG | Semi-detached | £370,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 19 May 2023 | 73 SS16 6SG | Detached | £460,000 | |
| 5 May 2023 | 88 SS16 6SX | Flat or maisonette | £76,594 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Jun 2022 | 179 SS16 6SX | Detached | £545,000 | |
| 20 May 2022 | 126 SS16 6SX | Detached | £735,000 | |
| 21 Feb 2022 | 43 SS16 6SG | Detached | £567,000 | |
| 21 Jan 2022 | 181 SS16 6SX | Detached | £655,000 | |
| 7 Jan 2022 | 94 SS16 6SX | Semi-detached | £385,000 | |
| 10 Dec 2021 | 177 SS16 6SX | Detached | £485,000 | |
| 25 Nov 2021 | 221 SS16 6SX | Semi-detached | £510,000 | |
| 27 Aug 2021 | 31 SS16 6SG | Detached | £336,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2021 | 68 SS16 6SX | Semi-detached | £375,000 | |
| 28 Jun 2021 | 177 SS16 6SX | Detached | £470,000 | |
| 23 Jun 2021 | 84 SS16 6SX | Flat or maisonette | £212,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 May 2021 | 31 SS16 6SG | Detached | £305,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 14 May 2021 | 22 SS16 6SX | Flat or maisonette | £264,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 May 2021 | 239 SS16 6SX | Terraced | £325,000 | |
| 7 May 2021 | 201 SS16 6SX | Flat or maisonette | £202,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 9 Mar 2021 | 219 SS16 6SX | Detached | £625,000 | |
| 19 Jan 2021 | 100 SS16 6SX | Semi-detached | £385,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2020 | 30 SS16 6SX | Flat or maisonette | £240,000 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Oct 2020 | 151 SS16 6SG | Terraced | £215,000 | |
| 11 Sep 2020 | 78 SS16 6SX | Flat or maisonette | £195,000 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Aug 2020 | 5 SS16 6SG | Detached | £480,000 | |
| 24 Jul 2020 | 191 SS16 6SX | Flat or maisonette | £234,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Jun 2020 | 4 SS16 6SX | Flat or maisonette | £255,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Mar 2020 | 34 SS16 6SX | Terraced | £255,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Dec 2019 | 4 SS16 6SX | Flat or maisonette | £250,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 25 Nov 2019 | 80 SS16 6SX | Flat or maisonette | £188,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Sep 2019 | 197 SS16 6SX | Flat or maisonette | £212,500 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Aug 2019 | 100 SS16 6SX | Semi-detached | £350,000 |
Energy performance certificates
95 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 72 m². Most common: Flat (34); House, detached (31); House, mid-terrace (10). Built: 1996-2002 (43); 1983-1990 (32); 1991-1995 (13). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (65); rented (private) (18).
Council tax
What each band costs in Basildon in 2026-27: Band D £2,327 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,551 | £1,810 | £2,069 | £2,327 | £2,844 | £3,362 | £3,879 | £4,654 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band E (34% of about 1,790 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- The Cornerstone, High Road, Langdon Hills, Basildon, SS16 6HG: up to 5 homes, permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- Basildon Integrated Support Service (Lincewood County Infants School Annexe) High Road, Langdon Hills: up to 19 homes, not permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
Started, not reported finished by 30 September 2026
- 30 September 2026 to 6 October 2026: UK POWER NETWORKS EASTERN & LONDON, Utility repair and maintenance works, give and take, on the footway, carriageway (immediate - urgent works, permit applied for)
Finished in the last three months
- 23 September 2026 to 25 September 2026: BT, Utility asset works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway, verge (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 24 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 34 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| SS16 6SX | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 11 | unlikely |
| SS16 6SG | not in 2 or 3 | 7 / 1 / 11 | unlikely |
| SS16 6BT | not in 2 or 3 | 9 / 0 / 5 | unlikely |
| SS16 6JQ | not in 2 or 3 | 7 / 1 / 4 | unlikely |
| SS16 6QZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| SS16 6RX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 149 addresses are between 52 m and 64 m above sea level (57 m on average); the ground rises about 12 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS16 6BT | 100% | 96% | 96% | 0% |
| SS16 6JQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SS16 6QZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SS16 6RX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SS16 6SG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SS16 6SX | 100% | 90% | 73% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Laindon 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Basildon 2.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| West Horndon 412,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 15 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Great Berry Primary School | 280 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Basildon Town Centre | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Tilbury Ferry Terminal | 13 km (8.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 19.6 km (12 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 37.7 km (23 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dr Salako And Partners | 340 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Great Berry Pharmacy | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Beauty Basildon | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Braintree Community Hospital | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Police station | Basildon Police Station | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Ford - Dunton TC, Laindon Cashzone | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Great Berry Open Space 4.8 ha | 320 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,750 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6.9 ha | 100 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,440 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 4.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hall Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Marks Hill Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Gravelhill Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Langdon Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Long Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) east |
| The Dell | Valley | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 147 | 149 |
2 of the street's 149 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Basildon: see them on the Basildon page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Berry Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 270 m | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Lincewood Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 610 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Merrylands Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 850 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| The Phoenix Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| The James Hornsby School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediclean Ltd @ Forest Glade SS16 6SG | Other catering premises | 150 m | 5 Very good | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Great Berry Residents Club SS16 6SA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 290 m | 5 Very good | 4 Jun 2022 |
| Great Berry Pharmacy SS16 6SA | Retailers - other | 350 m | Exempt | |
| Great Berry Off Licence SS16 6SA | Retailers - other | 350 m | Exempt | |
| Great Berry Mini Mart SS16 6SA | Retailers - other | 350 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 24 Oct 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 13 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near The Barnyard (5); On or near New Avenue (5); On or near Wheatfield Way (4); On or near Parking Area (4); On or near Dovedale Close (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 3 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 9 to 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- SS16 6SX: 98 addresses of 99 in the postcode
- SS16 6SG: 47 addresses
- SS16 6BT: 1 address of 31 in the postcode
- SS16 6JQ: 1 address of 36 in the postcode
- SS16 6QZ: 1 address of 15 in the postcode
- SS16 6RX: 1 address
Nearby streets
New Avenue · Sherwood Close · The Barnyard · Welbeck Drive · Dovedale Close · Welbeck Drive · Great Berry Farm Chase · Great Berry Lane · Hayrick Close · Rosecroft Close · Little Berry Lane · Mimosa Close
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.