SS13 Property Guide: Pitsea, Vange & Bowers Gifford
SS13 is the eastern edge of Basildon. Pitsea, Vange and Bowers Gifford. Historically the most affordable of the four SS postcodes, it offers homeowners the largest footprint per pound in the district and a direct c2c service into Fenchurch Street.
Property prices in SS13
Indicative averages for Q1 2026. Actual prices vary significantly by street, plot and property condition.
Detached
£380,000
Semi
£285,000
Terraced
£245,000
Flat
£165,000
Overall avg
£230,000
SS13 is typically 20–25% below the Basildon average. Which is exactly why it's popular with first-time buyers and investors. Detached stock is thin on the ground; most larger family homes are semis on wide plots.
Living in Pitsea & Vange
SS13 has always been Basildon's entry point for first-time buyers and families priced out of the SS15 and SS16 postcodes to the west. The housing stock is dominated by post-war terraces, 1960s semis, and pockets of newer infill around Pitsea High Road.
Pitsea itself grew around the railway station and still has that feel. A working high street with independent shops, a weekly market on Tuesdays and Saturdays, and a Tesco Extra that anchors the top of the hill. Vange sits to the west, quieter, closer to the A13, and running down toward the marshes and Wat Tyler Country Park.
The area is undergoing steady renewal. The Basildon Borough Pitsea regeneration has been drip-feeding investment for a decade, and you'll see it in the newer developments off Northlands Pavement and the tidy-up around the station forecourt. For homeowners, that matters: SS13 is typically the postcode where house-price growth outpaces the Basildon average.
Neighbourhoods inside SS13
Pitsea
The commuter heart of SS13. Pitsea station, the market, and Pitsea Hall Lane. Mostly terraces and semis built between 1930 and 1970, with some new-builds around the station.
Vange
Quieter residential streets running south from the A13 toward the marshes. Larger gardens than Pitsea, more 1960s semis, and a handful of detached roads around Clay Hill Road.
Bowers Gifford
Semi-rural edge of SS13, closer to Benfleet. Mix of period cottages and 1970s executive housing. Tends to attract families trading up within the postcode.
Trains and London commute
Pitsea station . c2c (Shoeburyness to Fenchurch Street).
~36 minutes to Fenchurch Street.
Pitsea station is walkable from most of Pitsea; Vange residents typically drive or bus to the station.
Station car park charges ~£9/day with limited spaces. Most regular commuters buy annual permits.
Schools
- Woodlands School Secondary
Large secondary serving much of SS13. Most recent Ofsted: 'Good'.
- Northlands Junior School Primary
Popular junior school near Pitsea station. Consistently oversubscribed.
- Merrylands Primary Primary
Well-regarded primary in Vange.
What's on the market in SS13
- ·Post-war terraces (most common)
- ·1960s 3-bed semis
- ·1980s–2000s infill estates
- ·Small number of detached houses in Vange and Bowers Gifford
- ·New-build flats around Pitsea station
Who buys in Pitsea & Vange?
- ✓First-time buyers wanting a direct London commute for under £300k
- ✓Landlords. SS13 has the strongest rental yield in Basildon
- ✓Families trading up from a flat to a first house
SS13 . What to watch for
- ⚠Flood zones around Vange marshes. Check the Environment Agency flood map before committing
- ⚠A13 noise along the northern edge of Pitsea and Vange
- ⚠Some 1960s housing has cavity-wall and concrete-construction issues. Get a full building survey
Nearby in SS13
Other Basildon postcodes
Each Basildon postcode is its own micro-market. Compare side by side.
Land Registry sold-price data
SS13 recent sold prices
528 properties sold in SS13 since 3 Jan 2024, average £304,331, median £300,000. 202 of those sales were in the last twelve months.
10 most recent sales
Out of 528 total- 49 GordonsSS13 3DZ24 Mar 2026 · Flat / maisonette · leasehold£235,000
- 38 Chevers PawenSS13 3EL16 Mar 2026 · Terraced · freehold£286,000
- 12 Rectory Park DriveSS13 3DW12 Mar 2026 · Terraced · freehold£415,000
- 1 Challock LeesSS13 2NP6 Mar 2026 · Semi-detached · freehold£420,000
- 27 St Michaels AvenueSS13 3DE6 Mar 2026 · Detached · freehold£400,000
- BOWERS PARK COTTAGES (Flat 1) London RoadSS13 2DT4 Mar 2026 · Semi-detached · freehold£525,000
- 15 Broomfields MewsSS13 3LH2 Mar 2026 · Terraced · freehold£355,000
- 160 Wickford MewsSS13 3LA27 Feb 2026 · Terraced · freehold£285,000
- 45 The WillowsSS13 2ES27 Feb 2026 · Terraced · freehold£280,000
- 251 Rectory RoadSS13 1AJ27 Feb 2026 · Terraced · freehold£304,000
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