SS12 — Wickford
Wickford's SS12 postcode sits in Basildon. The board behind it is assembled from 13,157 sales over 32 years of actual sales in 3 areas.
Across the recorded period the typical SS12 sale went from £62,750 in 1995 to £357,000 in 2026 — 5.7× growth. If you could time-travel once, aim for just before 2016 — prices moved +20.0% that year. The one to avoid was 2009: the median moved -15.5%, the roughest year in the local record.
Median sold price in SS12
| Year | Median sold price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | £62,750 | 436 |
| 2000 | £99,995 | 623 |
| 2005 | £172,000 | 523 |
| 2010 | £200,000 | 273 |
| 2015 | £235,000 | 413 |
| 2020 | £328,750 | 260 |
| 2025 | £370,000 | 301 |
| 2026 | £357,000 | 69 |
The areas on the board
3 areas make up the board, weighted by sales activity:
- Wickford (SS12 9) (69% of local sales) — busiest streets: Maitland Road, Kingsley Meadows, Melville Drive
- Wickford (SS12 0) (30% of local sales) — busiest streets: London Road, Nevendon Road, Elder Avenue
- North Benfleet (0% of local sales) — busiest streets: Burntmills Road, Harrow Road, Cranfield Park Avenue
Reading about 2016 is easy; surviving 2009 is the game. Play the SS12 board.
Local business? Put your name on the SS12 board — one sponsor per postcode.
Prices are medians of real Land Registry sales. Street lists show street names only — never individual addresses. New to the game? Start with how to play.