SS2 6GU

St Laurence · Southend-on-Sea · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Southend-On-Sea
Local authority
Southend-on-Sea
Postcode district
SS2
Postcode sector
SS2 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SS2 6GQ 64 m
SS2 6SP 107 m
SS0 0RL 123 m
SS2 6RU 139 m
SS0 0NW 161 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS2 6GU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS2
Postcode sector
SS2 6
Latitude
51.559404
Longitude
0.695511
British National Grid easting
586,944
British National Grid northing
187,945

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Southend-on-Sea · E06000033
Parish or community
E43000028
Westminster constituency
Southend West and Leigh · E14001502
Output area
E00080222
Lower layer super output area
Southend-on-Sea 002F · E01015868
Middle layer super output area
Southend-on-Sea 002 · E02003280

Postcode source versions

Explore SS2

22 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Bell Walk, Southend-On-Sea, SS2 6GU 22 October 2018 £380,000
1, Bell Walk, Southend-On-Sea, SS2 6GU 11 January 2018 £409,000
3, Bell Walk, Southend-On-Sea, SS2 6GU 1 October 2013 £290,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
61
Primary
33
Secondary
12
  1. Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery

    Academy sponsor led

    170 m
  2. Earls Hall Primary School

    Community school

    434 m
  3. Southend High School for Boys

    Academy converter

    620 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,824
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,248
  • Shoplifting 351
  • Anti social behaviour 199
  • Criminal damage and arson 179
  • Vehicle crime 177

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

13 female, 9 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.8
SS2 6 residents
13,505

Age bands in SS2 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

2,361 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

1,341 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.2%

3,873 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.6%

3,258 residents

Age 65 and over
18.3%

2,434 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SS2 6 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

24

within 5 km

  • DR SOORIAKUMARAN

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

    ODS code F81092

    288 m

  • DR F KHAN CARNAVON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81003

    1.7 km

  • DR NAVIN KUMAR

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

    ODS code F81147

    1.7 km

  • WEST ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81164

    1.7 km

  • SAS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX STP

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

    ODS code Y06389

    1.9 km

  • SCOTT PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81744

    2.2 km

  • DR KRISHNAN & PTNR - KENT ELMS HC

    KENT ELMS HEALTH CENTRE, 1 RAYLEIGH ROAD, EASTWOOD, LEIGH-ON-SEA, SS9 5UU

    ODS code F81046

    2.2 km

  • DR MALIK - KENT ELMS HC

    KENT ELMS HEALTH CENTRE, 1 RAYLEIGH RD, EASTWOOD, LEIGH-ON-SEA, SS9 5UU

    ODS code F81223

    2.2 km

  • EASTWOOD GROUP PRACTICE

    1 RAYLEIGH ROAD, EASTWOOD, LEIGH-ON-SEA, SS9 5UU

    ODS code F81128

    2.2 km

  • THE VALKYRIE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81097

    2.3 km

  • WESTCLIFF MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F81207

    2.3 km

  • SOUTHEND MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F81159

    2.3 km

  • THE QUEENSWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81081

    2.3 km

  • ST LUKE'S HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02707

    2.5 km

  • THE PALL MALL SURGERY

    LEIGH PCC, 918 LONDON ROAD, LEIGH ON SEA, SS9 3NG

    ODS code F81144

    2.6 km

  • DR PUZEY,DR KOTHARI AND DR NANDA

    THE PUZEY FAMILY PRACTICE, SOUTHWELL HOUSE, BACK LANE, ROCHFORD, SS4 1AY

    ODS code F81007

    2.6 km

  • WARRIOR SQUARE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81656

    2.6 km

  • THE LEIGH SURGERY

    194 ELMSLEIGH DRIVE, LEIGH-ON-SEA, SS9 4JQ

    ODS code F81696

    2.8 km

  • NORTH AVENUE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81176

    3.1 km

  • THE PRACTICE LEECON WAY

    1 LEECON WAY, ASHINGTON GARDENS, ROCHFORD, SS4 1TU

    ODS code F81675

    3.2 km

Showing 20 of 24 matching practices.

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

  • The Bell Northside

    BCT · Prittlewell

    0.0 miles
  • The Bell Northside

    BCT · Prittlewell

    0.0 miles
  • Rochford Road

    BCT · Prittlewell

    0.1 miles
  • Rochford Road

    BCT · Prittlewell

    0.1 miles
  • The Bell Southside

    BCT · Prittlewell

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southend-on-Sea 002F, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,282 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
4 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

61 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 12 secondary schools. Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery is the nearest published school at 170 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,824 published events cover 12 months, averaging 235.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,248 events.

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