Silvermere Basildon
11 addresses across 2 postcodes (SS16), about 60 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 2001142.
9 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £735,000 across 1 sale. 4 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 2). 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Basildon costs £2,327 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 60% to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Laindon, about 640 m away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden, Great Berry Open Space, is about 610 m away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 49 to 51 m above sea level. 1 of its 11 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Dr Salako And Partners, about 520 m away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km. About 610 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 85% of households owned their home and 27% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 16 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 | 1 | £735,000 | £735,000 | £735,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | £665,000 | £665,000 | £665,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £612,000 | £612,000 | £612,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £500,000 | £490,000 | £510,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £330,000 | £330,000 | £330,000 |
| 2000 | 2 | £227,498 | £225,000 | £229,995 |
| 1999 | 1 | £77,214 | £77,214 | £77,214 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 2026 | 5 SS16 6RA | Detached | £735,000 | |
| 8 Oct 2025 | 1 SS16 6RA | Detached | £665,000 | |
| 21 Mar 2019 | 5 SS16 6RA | Detached | £612,000 | |
| 26 Oct 2018 | 3 SS16 6RA | Detached | £510,000 | |
| 27 Apr 2018 | 7 SS16 6RA | Detached | £490,000 | |
| 29 Mar 2007 | 3 SS16 6RA | Detached | £330,000 | |
| 29 Aug 2000 | 2 SS16 6RA | Detached | £225,000 | |
| 25 Aug 2000 | 4 SS16 6RA | Detached | £229,995 | |
| 20 Aug 1999 | 3 SS16 6RA | Detached | £77,214 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 125 m². Most common: House, detached (4). Built: 1983-1990 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
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 1,160 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 1.0 km
- 5-8 Dunton Court, Aston Road, Laindon SS15 6NX: up to 18 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- The Cornerstone, High Road, Langdon Hills, Basildon, SS16 6HG: up to 5 homes, permissioned (740 m)
- Basildon Integrated Support Service (Lincewood County Infants School Annexe) High Road, Langdon Hills: up to 19 homes, not permissioned (790 m)
- Laindon Town Centre/shopping centre, Laindon High Road: up to 210 homes, permissioned (940 m)
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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 5 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 6RA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SS16 6RJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 5 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 11 addresses are between 49 m and 51 m above sea level (50 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS16 6RA | 100% | 60% | 60% | 0% |
| SS16 6RJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Laindon 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 640 m |
| Basildon 2.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| West Horndon 412,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 24 within 800 m; nearest Shelley Avenue Great Berry | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Basildon Town Centre | 3.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Tilbury Ferry Terminal | 13.4 km |
| Car parks | National Car Parks | 2.8 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 1.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 19.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 37.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dr Salako And Partners | 520 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Great Berry Pharmacy | 520 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Beauty Basildon | 750 m |
| Hospital | Braintree Community Hospital | 2.7 km |
| Police station | Basildon Police Station | 3.0 km |
| Cash machines | Ford - Dunton TC, Laindon Cashzone | 1.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Great Berry Open Space 4.8 ha | 610 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,750 m² | 440 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.9 ha | 410 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,440 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 8.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Marks Hill Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south-east |
| Long Wood | Wood | 1.4 km south-east |
| Hall Wood | Wood | 1.5 km south |
| Langdon Hill | Hill | 1.7 km south |
| Gravelhill Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south |
| The Dell | Valley | 3.5 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 | 10 | 11 |
1 of the street's 11 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrylands Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 470 m | 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 |
| Great Berry Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 660 m | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Lincewood Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 730 m | No published inspection |
| The Phoenix Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km | 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 | 1.5 km | 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 |
| Janet Duke Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Millhouse Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laindon Pizza Kebabs SS15 6PX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 410 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jan 2026 |
| Laindon Cafe SS15 6PX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 410 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jun 2026 |
| Mamedica Dispensary Ltd SS15 6PH | Retailers - other | 430 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Trinero SS15 6PX | Retailers - other | 440 m | 5 Very good | 19 May 2026 |
| Merrylands County Primary School SS15 6QS | School/college/university | 470 m | 5 Very good | 24 Mar 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 7 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Great Berry Lane (5); On or near Silvermere (4); On or near The Badgers (2); On or near Berry Close (2); On or near Shelly Avenue (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 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
Nearby streets
Macaulay Road · Acorn Place · Bridge Path · Shelly Avenue · Elderberry Close · Berry Close · Byron Path · Furze Glade · The Lindens · The Badgers · Beatrice Path · Mullberry Gardens
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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.