Rowhedge Close Basildon
4 addresses across 2 postcodes (SS13), about 120 m long, classed as a local access road. USRN 2001094.
- Flood: 3 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 B; Band D in Basildon costs £2,327 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 88% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Wickford, about 3.1 km (1.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Aimes Green, is about 650 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 16 to 18 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Murree Medical Group, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 300 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 61% of households owned their home and 15% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 35 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often vehicle crime.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (41% of about 680 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)
- Lympstone, Burnt Mills Road, Pitsea SS13 1DT: up to 48 homes, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- Jessomine, Hovefields Avenue, Wickford SS12 9JA: up to 3 homes, permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- Sunnydene, Hovefields Avenue, Wickford SS12 9JA: up to 5 homes, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SS13 1QQ | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| SS13 1QD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 4 addresses are between 16 m and 18 m above sea level (17 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS13 1QD | 100% | 88% | 88% | 0% |
| SS13 1QQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wickford 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Pitsea 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Basildon 2.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Basildon Town Centre | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 390 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 12.3 km (7.7 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 38.4 km (24 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Murree Medical Group | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Allcures Pharmacy | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Felmores Dental Practice | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Runwell Hospital | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) |
| Police station | Pitsea Police Station | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hovefield Service Station Cashzone | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Aimes Green 5,010 m² | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 240 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2,930 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,040 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Nevendon Bushes | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Noke Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Doeshill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Nutton's Wood | Wood | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
| Church Hill | Hill | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south |
| Pitsea Marsh | Wetland | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 4 |
1 of the street's 4 addresses is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felmore Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Briscoe Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Eversley Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Oakfield Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Abacus Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Alcohol Free Co Ltd SS13 1DJ | Retailers - other | 100 m | 5 Very good | 1 Aug 2025 |
| Biltong Direct - Retail Shop SS13 1QD | Retailers - other | 120 m | 5 Very good | 27 Feb 2025 |
| SA Wholesale SS13 1EB | Importers/Exporters | 210 m | 5 Very good | 4 Jul 2024 |
| Marathon Pizza also t/a Delhi Pizza / Smash Burgers & Wings / Tasty Grill / The Cheesy Place /Basildon Pizza Chef /Pizza Stop/Family Night Pizza/Smash Burger's & Pizza/Just Wings/Sobe Burger /Patty Guy/Chick N Bun/Delhi Pizza&Kebabs/Tasty Burgers SS13 1EU | Other catering premises | 320 m | 5 Very good | 3 Mar 2026 |
| Ripped Gym Basildon SS13 1EP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 340 m | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2025 |
| Peri peri yard SS13 1EG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 370 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Shiv Ethnic Foods SS13 1EG | Retailers - other | 370 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 5 Aug 2025 |
| Amour cakes & shakes SS13 1EG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 380 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 19 Dec 2024 |
| Cafe on the Corner SS13 1EG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 380 m | 5 Very good | 5 Jan 2026 |
| Peeld Catering SS13 1LG | Other catering premises | 380 m | 5 Very good | 24 Jul 2026 |
| The Big Xperience SS13 1DY | Other catering premises | 450 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 |
| Drugs | 6 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Josselin Road (12); On or near Josselin Court (7); On or near Nobel Square (5); On or near Rowhedge Close (5); On or near Hovefields Avenue (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 29% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 70% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 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) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 35% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 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
Nearby streets
Josselin Court · Wollaston Crescent · Josselin Road · Ryder Way · Wollaston Way · Nobel Square · Courtauld Road · Hovefields Avenue · Watkins Close · Swinborne Road · Britannia Court · Buckwins Square
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.