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SS2

UK postcode district

Part of Southend-on-Sea

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,002
Current units
711
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
8

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
East of England
Local authority codes
2
Terminated postcode units
291

Postcode sectors in SS2

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3 sectors

Property

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22,308 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
80, Oaken Grange Drive, Southend-On-Sea, SS2 6RD 27 July 2026 £408,000
71, South Avenue, Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5JA 27 July 2026 £290,000
306a, Central Avenue, Southend-On-Sea, SS2 4EE 22 July 2026 £210,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
13
Primary
5
Secondary
3

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
5,326
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,263
  • Shoplifting 793
  • Criminal damage and arson 372
  • Public order 360
  • Anti social behaviour 347

Census 2021

Population and age profile

SS2 usual residents
39,129
Age-profile population
39,051

Age bands in SS2

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
19.2%
7,484 residents
Age 15 to 24
10.7%
4,162 residents
Age 25 to 44
28.2%
11,025 residents
Age 45 to 64
25.7%
10,033 residents
Age 65 and over
16.3%
6,347 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 687 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, 661 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 623 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

6

in this district

  • CENTRAL SURGERY - SOUTHCHURCH BLVD

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

    ODS code F81086

  • DR SOORIAKUMARAN

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

    ODS code F81092

  • NORTH AVENUE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81176

  • SAS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX STP

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

    ODS code Y06389

  • SCOTT PARK SURGERY

    205 WESTERN APPROACHES, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS2 6XY

    ODS code F81744

  • ST LUKE'S HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02707

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £290,500 from 3,081 recorded sales in SS2. 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

13 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 3 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

5,326 published events cover 12 months, averaging 444 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,263 events.

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