Property market
The five-year median is £435,000 from 1 recorded sale in SS2 4ED. 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.
SS2 4ED
St. Luke's · Southend-on-Sea · England
Updated September 2026
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- Post town
- Southend-On-Sea
- Ward
- St. Luke's
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Constituency
- Southend West and Leigh
- Postcode district
- SS2
- Postcode sector
- SS2 4
Nearby postcodes
Complete postcode fields and official codes
- Postcode
- SS2 4ED
- Status
- Current
- Introduced
- 1 January 1980
- Terminated
- Not published
- Postcode area
- SS
- Postcode district
- SS2
- Postcode sector
- SS2 4
- Latitude
- 51.545881
- Longitude
- 0.731883
- British National Grid easting
- 589,521
- British National Grid northing
- 186,535
Statistical and administrative geographies
- Country
- England · E92000001
- Region
- East of England · E12000006
- Local authority district
- Southend-on-Sea · E06000033
- Electoral ward
- St. Luke's · E05002221
- Parish or community
- E43000028
- Westminster constituency
- Southend West and Leigh · E14001502
- Output area
- E00080246
- Lower layer super output area
- Southend-on-Sea 006D · E01015872
- Middle layer super output area
- Southend-on-Sea 006 · E02003284
Postcode source versions
- Ordnance Survey: Code-Point Open Version 2026-08 · Current postcode units in Great Britain · OGL-3.0
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory Version 2026-08 · United Kingdom; Northern Ireland excluded pending rights review; Crown Dependencies outside product scope · OGL-3.0 with third-party rights
- Ordnance Survey: Boundary-Line Version 2026-05 · Local-authority boundaries in Great Britain · OS OpenData Licence
Explore SS2
Property
32 recorded
sales at this postcode
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 293, Central Avenue, Southend-On-Sea, SS2 4ED | 20 August 2021 | £435,000 |
| 293, Central Avenue, Southend-On-Sea, SS2 4ED | 28 April 2017 | £240,000 |
| 267, Central Avenue, Southend-On-Sea, SS2 4ED | 16 February 2016 | £242,500 |
Schools
Within 3.1 miles of this postcode
- Open schools
- 53
- Primary
- 29
- Secondary
- 10
- 380 m
Hamstel Infant School and Nursery
Academy converter
- 380 m
Hamstel Junior School
Academy converter
- 648 m
St Nicholas School
Academy special converter
Recorded crime
Within 1 mile of this postcode
- Published events
- 7,449
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 3,432
- Shoplifting 689
- Criminal damage and arson 532
- Public order 512
- Anti social behaviour 510
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- Postcode residents
- 71
- Postcode households
- 28
- Residents per household
- 2.5
- SS2 4 residents
- 16,363
40 female, 31 male
Age bands in SS2 4
Wider postcode sector- Age 0 to 14
- 20%
- Age 15 to 24
- 10.7%
- Age 25 to 44
- 26.6%
- Age 45 to 64
- 26.7%
- Age 65 and over
- 16%
3,435 residents
1,833 residents
4,567 residents
4,587 residents
2,749 residents
This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SS2 4 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
20
within 5 km
NORTH AVENUE SURGERY
332 NORTH AVENUE, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS2 4EQ
ODS code F81176
245 m
ST LUKE'S HEALTH CENTRE
PANTILE AVENUE, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS2 4BD
ODS code Y02707
597 m
CENTRAL SURGERY - SOUTHCHURCH BLVD
27 SOUTHCHURCH BOULEVARD, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS2 4UB
ODS code F81086
673 m
WARRIOR SQUARE SURGERY
61 WARRIOR SQUARE, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 2JJ
ODS code F81656
1.3 km
THE QUEENSWAY SURGERY
QUEENSWAY SURGERY, 75 QUEENSWAY, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 2AB
ODS code F81081
1.3 km
THE PRACTICE NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE
32 NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, SOUTHEND ON SEA, SS1 2TH
ODS code Y02177
1.4 km
SAS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX STP
SUITE 7, SKYLINE PLAZA, VICTORIA AVENUE, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS2 6BB
ODS code Y06389
1.7 km
SOUTHEND MEDICAL CENTRE
50-52 LONDON ROAD, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 1NX
ODS code F81159
1.7 km
DR F KHAN CARNAVON ROAD SURGERY
CARNARVON ROAD SURGERY, 1ST FLOOR, 183-195 NORTH ROAD, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA, SS0 7AF
ODS code F81003
2.1 km
DR NAVIN KUMAR
183-195 NORTH ROAD, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA, SS0 7AF
ODS code F81147
2.1 km
WEST ROAD SURGERY
NORTH ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 183-195 NORTH ROAD, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA, SS0 7AF
ODS code F81164
2.1 km
SOUTHEND COASTAL SURGERIES - THORPE BAY
99 TYRONE ROAD, THORPE BAY, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 3HD
ODS code F81121
2.2 km
DR SOORIAKUMARAN
3 PRINCE AVENUE, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS2 6RL
ODS code F81092
2.7 km
THE VALKYRIE SURGERY
VALKYRIE ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 50 VALKYRIE ROAD, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA, SS0 8BU
ODS code F81097
2.9 km
WESTCLIFF MEDICAL CENTRE
GROUND FLOOR, VALKYRIE PCC, 50 VALKYRIE ROAD, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA, SS0 8BU
ODS code F81207
2.9 km
DR KUMAR & PTNR - SHOEBURY HC
SHOEBURY HEALTH CENTRE, CAMPFIELD ROAD, SHOEBURYNESS, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS3 9BX
ODS code F81613
4.3 km
SHOEBURY PRACTICE
SHOEBURY HEALTH CENTRE, CAMPFIELD ROAD, SHOEBURYNESS, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS3 9BX
ODS code F81649
4.3 km
WAKERING MEDICAL CTR.
274 HIGH STREET, GREAT WAKERING, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS3 0HX
ODS code F81089
4.4 km
DR PUZEY,DR KOTHARI AND DR NANDA
THE PUZEY FAMILY PRACTICE, SOUTHWELL HOUSE, BACK LANE, ROCHFORD, SS4 1AY
ODS code F81007
4.4 km
THE PALL MALL SURGERY
LEIGH PCC, 918 LONDON ROAD, LEIGH ON SEA, SS9 3NG
ODS code F81144
4.8 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.
Nearby transport
- 0.1 miles
Lonsdale Road
BCT · Southchurch
- 0.1 miles
Westbury Road
BCT · Southchurch
- 0.1 miles
Lonsdale Road
BCT · Southchurch
- 0.1 miles
Westbury Road
BCT · Southchurch
- 0.2 miles
North Avenue
BCT · Southchurch
Relative deprivation
English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southend-on-Sea 006D, 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
5 of 10
Overall England rank
15,819 of 33,755
- Income
- 5 of 10
- Employment
- 4 of 10
- Education and skills
- 4 of 10
- Health and disability
- 5 of 10
- Crime
- 5 of 10
- Housing and services
- 9 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
- 2
- Medium risk addresses
- 2
- Low risk addresses
- 3
- 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
53 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 10 secondary schools. Hamstel Infant School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 380 m.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Recorded crime
7,449 published events cover 12 months, averaging 620.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,432 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.