SS1 3AF

Thorpe · Southend-on-Sea · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Thorpe
Local authority
Southend-on-Sea
Postcode district
SS1
Postcode sector
SS1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SS1 3AQ 10 m
SS1 3AG 40 m
SS1 3AD 46 m
SS1 3AJ 90 m
SS1 3AL 114 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS1 3AF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS1
Postcode sector
SS1 3
Latitude
51.530901
Longitude
0.743661
British National Grid easting
590,400
British National Grid northing
184,900

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
E00080343
Lower layer super output area
Southend-on-Sea 016C · E01015891
Middle layer super output area
Southend-on-Sea 016 · E02003294

Postcode source versions

Explore SS1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
22
Secondary
7
  1. Greenways Primary School

    Academy converter

    526 m
  2. Southend High School for Girls

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  3. Southchurch High School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,469
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,105
  • Anti social behaviour 204
  • Shoplifting 178
  • Criminal damage and arson 165
  • Vehicle crime 157

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SS1 3 residents
9,010

Age bands in SS1 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.1%

1,147 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

763 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.1%

1,419 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

2,418 residents

Age 65 and over
34.6%

3,042 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.

GP practices

18

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE PRACTICE NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE

    32 NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, SOUTHEND ON SEA, SS1 2TH

    ODS code Y02177

    936 m

  • SOUTHEND COASTAL SURGERIES - THORPE BAY

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

    ODS code F81121

    1.1 km

  • CENTRAL SURGERY - SOUTHCHURCH BLVD

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

    ODS code F81086

    1.3 km

  • NORTH AVENUE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81176

    1.8 km

  • WARRIOR SQUARE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81656

    2.1 km

  • THE QUEENSWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81081

    2.4 km

  • ST LUKE'S HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02707

    2.4 km

  • SOUTHEND MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F81159

    2.6 km

  • SAS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX STP

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

    ODS code Y06389

    2.9 km

  • DR KUMAR & PTNR - SHOEBURY HC

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

    ODS code F81613

    3.0 km

  • SHOEBURY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F81649

    3.0 km

  • DR F KHAN CARNAVON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81003

    3.3 km

  • DR NAVIN KUMAR

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

    ODS code F81147

    3.3 km

  • WEST ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81164

    3.3 km

  • THE VALKYRIE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81097

    3.8 km

  • WESTCLIFF MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F81207

    3.8 km

  • WAKERING MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code F81089

    4.3 km

  • DR SOORIAKUMARAN

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

    ODS code F81092

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Halfway House PH

    BCT · Southchurch

    0.1 miles
  • Halfway House PH

    BCT · Southchurch

    0.1 miles
  • Lifstan Way South

    BCT · Southchurch

    0.1 miles
  • Lifstan Way South

    BCT · Southchurch

    0.2 miles
  • Roslin Hotel

    BCT · Thorpe Bay

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southend-on-Sea 016C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,772 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

39 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 7 secondary schools. Greenways Primary School is the nearest published school at 526 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,469 published events cover 12 months, averaging 205.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,105 events.

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