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SS1

UK postcode district

Part of Southend-on-Sea

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,314
Current units
692
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
6

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
East of England
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
622

Postcode sectors in SS1

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

5 sectors
19,306 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
127, Parkanaur Avenue, Thorpe Bay, Southend-On-Sea, SS1 3JD 28 July 2026 £740,000
43, Chinchilla Road, Southend-On-Sea, SS1 2QJ 24 July 2026 £290,000
107, Wyatts Drive, Southend-On-Sea, SS1 3DA 21 July 2026 £1,000,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
0

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
4,600
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,906
  • Shoplifting 489
  • Anti social behaviour 387
  • Drugs 326
  • Public order 302

Census 2021

Population and age profile

SS1 usual residents
28,231
Age-profile population
27,788

Age bands in SS1

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
16.8%
4,682 residents
Age 15 to 24
11.2%
3,123 residents
Age 25 to 44
25.9%
7,194 residents
Age 45 to 64
26.2%
7,270 residents
Age 65 and over
19.9%
5,519 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 602 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

In this district, 562 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 529 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

5

in this district

  • SOUTHEND COASTAL SURGERIES - THORPE BAY

    99 TYRONE ROAD, THORPE BAY, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 3HD

    ODS code F81121

  • SOUTHEND MEDICAL CENTRE

    50-52 LONDON ROAD, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 1NX

    ODS code F81159

  • THE PRACTICE NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE

    32 NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, SOUTHEND ON SEA, SS1 2TH

    ODS code Y02177

  • THE QUEENSWAY SURGERY

    QUEENSWAY SURGERY, 75 QUEENSWAY, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 2AB

    ODS code F81081

  • WARRIOR SQUARE SURGERY

    61 WARRIOR SQUARE, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 2JJ

    ODS code F81656

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £280,500 from 2,400 recorded sales in SS1. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Southend-on-Sea is £325,586 in June 2026, up 3.7% year on year.

Schools

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

4,600 published events cover 12 months, averaging 383 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,906 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.