SS17 8PW

Orsett, Horndon & Bulphan · Thurrock · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Thurrock
Postcode district
SS17
Postcode sector
SS17 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SS17 8PS 135 m
RM16 3BH 432 m
SS17 8PN 537 m
SS17 8PF 670 m
RM16 3BE 673 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS17 8PW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS17
Postcode sector
SS17 8
Latitude
51.517218
Longitude
0.391765
British National Grid easting
566,045
British National Grid northing
182,522

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Thurrock · E06000034
Parish or community
E43000029
Output area
E00080787
Lower layer super output area
Thurrock 004C · E01015979
Middle layer super output area
Thurrock 004 · E02003299

Postcode source versions

Explore SS17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
16
Secondary
6
  1. Horndon-On-the-Hill CofE Primary School

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    1.4 km
  2. Orsett Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.0 km
  3. St Clere's School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
343
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 134
  • Violence and sexual offences 62
  • Vehicle crime 28
  • Other theft 25
  • Burglary 19

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

4 female, 4 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.7
SS17 8 residents
8,968

Age bands in SS17 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

1,505 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

995 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.4%

2,175 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

2,468 residents

Age 65 and over
23.2%

2,161 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SS17 8 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+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Gigabit-capable
66.7%
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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • HORNDON-ON-THE-HILL SURGERY

    HIGH ROAD, HORNDON-ON-THE-HILL, STANFORD-LE-HOPE, SS17 8LB

    ODS code F81198

    1.2 km

  • ORSETT SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, 63 ROWLEY ROAD, ORSETT, GRAYS, RM16 3ET

    ODS code F81137

    1.9 km

  • HASSENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SOUTHEND ROAD, STANFORD-LE-HOPE, SS17 0PH

    ODS code F81153

    2.5 km

  • NEERA MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 WHARF ROAD, STANFORD-LE-HOPE, SS17 0BY

    ODS code F81177

    2.5 km

  • DR DEVARAJA VC PRACTICE

    7 THE SORRELLS, STANFORD-LE-HOPE, SS17 7DZ

    ODS code F81697

    3.6 km

  • THE RIGG-MILNER MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 BATA AVENUE, EAST TILBURY, TILBURY, RM18 8SD

    ODS code F81082

    4.5 km

  • SOUTHEND ROAD SURGERY

    114 GIFFORDS CROSS ROAD, CORRINGHAM, STANFORD-LE-HOPE, SS17 7QQ

    ODS code F81088

    4.7 km

  • STIFFORD CLAYS MEDICAL CENTRE

    CRAMMAVILL STREET, STIFFORD CLAYS, GRAYS, RM16 2AP

    ODS code F81192

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Recreation Ground

    BCT · Horndon on the Hill

    0.4 miles
  • Recreation Ground

    BCT · Horndon on the Hill

    0.4 miles
  • Sandown Road

    BCT · Orsett

    0.6 miles
  • Sandown Road

    BCT · Orsett

    0.6 miles
  • Gordon Road

    BCT · Horndon on the Hill

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Thurrock 004C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,959 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
7 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
0
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

Schools

24 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 6 secondary schools. Horndon-On-the-Hill CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

343 published events cover 12 months, averaging 28.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 134 events.

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