SS1 2SQ

Thorpe · Southend-on-Sea · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Southend-On-Sea
Ward
Thorpe
Local authority
Southend-on-Sea
Postcode district
SS1
Postcode sector
SS1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SS1 2SH 59 m
SS1 2UG 125 m
SS1 2UB 128 m
SS1 2UQ 138 m
SS1 2UJ 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS1 2SQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS1
Postcode sector
SS1 2
Latitude
51.536008
Longitude
0.735286
British National Grid easting
589,798
British National Grid northing
185,446

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Southend-on-Sea · E06000033
Electoral ward
Thorpe · E05002224
Parish or community
E43000028
Output area
E00080364
Lower layer super output area
Southend-on-Sea 016D · E01015892
Middle layer super output area
Southend-on-Sea 016 · E02003294

Postcode source versions

Explore SS1

31 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
281, Woodgrange Drive, Southend-On-Sea, SS1 2SQ 14 November 2025 £520,000
261, Woodgrange Drive, Southend-On-Sea, SS1 2SQ 31 January 2025 £310,000
287, Woodgrange Drive, Southend-On-Sea, SS1 2SQ 11 November 2022 £546,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
25
Secondary
9
  1. Greenways Primary School

    Academy converter

    475 m
  2. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    755 m
  3. Southend High School for Girls

    Academy converter

    941 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,334
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,819
  • Shoplifting 637
  • Anti social behaviour 489
  • Drugs 422
  • Criminal damage and arson 398

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
58

28 female, 30 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
2.9
SS1 2 residents
15,477

Age bands in SS1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.8%

3,028 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.4%

1,745 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.4%

4,648 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.8%

3,935 residents

Age 65 and over
12.6%

1,924 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SS1 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

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%

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 Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

18

within 5 km

  • THE PRACTICE NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE

    32 NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, SOUTHEND ON SEA, SS1 2TH

    ODS code Y02177

    456 m

  • CENTRAL SURGERY - SOUTHCHURCH BLVD

    27 SOUTHCHURCH BOULEVARD, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS2 4UB

    ODS code F81086

    750 m

  • NORTH AVENUE SURGERY

    332 NORTH AVENUE, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS2 4EQ

    ODS code F81176

    1.2 km

  • WARRIOR SQUARE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81656

    1.4 km

  • SOUTHEND COASTAL SURGERIES - THORPE BAY

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

    ODS code F81121

    1.6 km

  • THE QUEENSWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81081

    1.6 km

  • ST LUKE'S HEALTH CENTRE

    PANTILE AVENUE, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS2 4BD

    ODS code Y02707

    1.7 km

  • SOUTHEND MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F81159

    1.9 km

  • SAS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX STP

    SUITE 7, SKYLINE PLAZA, VICTORIA AVENUE, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS2 6BB

    ODS code Y06389

    2.1 km

  • DR F KHAN CARNAVON ROAD SURGERY

    CARNARVON ROAD SURGERY, 1ST FLOOR, 183-195 NORTH ROAD, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA, SS0 7AF

    ODS code F81003

    2.5 km

  • DR NAVIN KUMAR

    183-195 NORTH ROAD, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA, SS0 7AF

    ODS code F81147

    2.5 km

  • WEST ROAD SURGERY

    NORTH ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 183-195 NORTH ROAD, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA, SS0 7AF

    ODS code F81164

    2.5 km

  • THE VALKYRIE SURGERY

    VALKYRIE ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 50 VALKYRIE ROAD, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA, SS0 8BU

    ODS code F81097

    3.1 km

  • WESTCLIFF MEDICAL CENTRE

    GROUND FLOOR, VALKYRIE PCC, 50 VALKYRIE ROAD, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA, SS0 8BU

    ODS code F81207

    3.1 km

  • DR SOORIAKUMARAN

    3 PRINCE AVENUE, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS2 6RL

    ODS code F81092

    3.5 km

  • DR KUMAR & PTNR - SHOEBURY HC

    SHOEBURY HEALTH CENTRE, CAMPFIELD ROAD, SHOEBURYNESS, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS3 9BX

    ODS code F81613

    3.7 km

  • SHOEBURY PRACTICE

    SHOEBURY HEALTH CENTRE, CAMPFIELD ROAD, SHOEBURYNESS, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS3 9BX

    ODS code F81649

    3.7 km

  • WAKERING MEDICAL CTR.

    274 HIGH STREET, GREAT WAKERING, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS3 0HX

    ODS code F81089

    4.5 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Marlborough Road

    BCT · Southchurch

    0.0 miles
  • Marlborough Road

    BCT · Southchurch

    0.1 miles
  • Kensington Road

    BCT · Southchurch

    0.1 miles
  • Kensington Road

    BCT · Southchurch

    0.1 miles
  • Lifstan Way

    BCT · Southchurch

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southend-on-Sea 016D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,651 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £522,500 from 4 recorded sales in SS1 2SQ. 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

46 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 9 secondary schools. Greenways Primary School is the nearest published school at 475 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,334 published events cover 12 months, averaging 527.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,819 events.

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