Among the most deprived
IMD England
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for SS16 4EF
Postcode
SS16 4EF
Coordinates
51.5668, 0.4781
Grid reference
TQ718882
Easting
571,849
Northing
188,232
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32HF8H+P6
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Basildon
Travel to Work
Southend
ITL Region
Basildon
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
2642
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2642 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.84.9%
Other White3.7%
Indian2.3%
African1.8%
White & Black Caribbean1.4%
+ 1 other groups · 5.8%
Religion
No religion57.7%
Christian34.2%
Not answered4.4%
Hindu1.0%
+ other · 2.7%
Age groups
35–4919.1%
50–6418.3%
25–3414.1%
10–1510.0%
5–99.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.2%
Households
Other17.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.6%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent8.3%
Any member 66+8.0%
+ 8 other households · 40.3%
Administrative Information
Basildon
Local Authority
Council AreaBasildon and Billericay E14001077
Constituency
E14001077Essex
Police Force
England
Ward
Nethermayne
Constituency code
E14001077
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Basildon, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Basildon
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Essex
NHS EnglandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
South West Essex
Sub ICB Location
NHS Essex ICB - 99E
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Basildon 019C E01021324
E01021324MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Basildon 019 E02004442
E02004442LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Basildon 019C E01021324
E01021324MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Basildon 019 E02004442
E02004442Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:39 AM
Sunrise
6:05 PM
Sunset
12 hours 26 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:39 AM
Sunset (today)
6:05 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 26 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 1997
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~29 years
Active Duration
1997 -> PresentDecember 1997 — Introduced
Postcode SS16 4EF introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 2642
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01021324 and MSOA E02004442 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SS16 4EF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1997
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~29 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SS16 4EF
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 43%
RWM expected
38%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 53%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
72%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 36%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–14FSM 52%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 48%
RWM expected
76%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
87%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 38%
RWM expected
46%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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