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Laindon East & Lee Chapel North: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Laindon East & Lee Chapel North neighbourhood of Basildon, England (ONS area Basildon 017). Headline figures assembled 2 November 2026. Postcodes SS14, SS15, SS16. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SS15 5AP.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Basildon
Laindon East & Lee Chapel North is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Basildon (signals are mixed: 3 rising and 3 falling of 20). Houses here typically resell for £325,000 and flats for £192,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Basildon (0.7 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest station, Basildon, is about a 10-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 2 November 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£325,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +30% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£192,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +1% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Mixed signs
Weighted balance -0.02; 3 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 3 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 3 to 5.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£57,100
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.7 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
Slower than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Laindon East & Lee Chapel North sits in Basildon
- Typical house price: joint 5th lowest of 22 neighbourhoods in Basildon
- Typical flat price: 7th lowest of the 17 neighbourhoods in Basildon with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 11th lowest of 22 neighbourhoods in Basildon
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 2 November 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Laindon East & Lee Chapel North
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 2 November 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
3 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Basildon, 3 the other way and 14 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Degree-educated residents
- New-build activity
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Falling behind the borough
- Income deprivation ranking
- Schools improving
- Home improvement applications
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Basildon Railway station, about a 10-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (760 m in a straight line). About 9.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: c2c to London Fenchurch Street (about 38 min) and Shoeburyness (about 31 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school St Anne Line Catholic Infant School 130 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Not yet inspected.
- Nearest state secondary school Harris Academy Kingswood 950 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Oct 2023).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Laindon East & Lee Chapel North
What is the typical house price in Laindon East & Lee Chapel North?
£325,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +30% against 2017-2019.
How does Laindon East & Lee Chapel North compare with the rest of Basildon?
Typical house price: joint 5th lowest of 22 neighbourhoods in Basildon. Typical flat price: 7th lowest of the 17 neighbourhoods in Basildon with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 11th lowest of 22 neighbourhoods in Basildon.
Is Laindon East & Lee Chapel North an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Laindon East & Lee Chapel North gentrifying?
Mixed signs. Weighted balance -0.02; 3 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Laindon East & Lee Chapel North?
Basildon. Railway station, about a 10-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (760 m in a straight line). About 9.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: c2c to London Fenchurch Street (about 38 min) and Shoeburyness (about 31 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Laindon East & Lee Chapel North?
Nearest state primary school. St Anne Line Catholic Infant School. 130 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Not yet inspected. Nearest state secondary school. Harris Academy Kingswood. 950 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Oct 2023).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.