SS2 6UB

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
SS0 0JB 78 m
SS0 0JA 94 m
SS0 0EY 104 m
SS2 6UA 141 m
SS0 0JE 143 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS2 6UB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS2
Postcode sector
SS2 6
Latitude
51.563719
Longitude
0.667685
British National Grid easting
584,998
British National Grid northing
188,354

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
E00080213
Lower layer super output area
Southend-on-Sea 002B · E01015864
Middle layer super output area
Southend-on-Sea 002 · E02003280

Postcode source versions

Explore SS2

15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Kent Elms Close, Southend-On-Sea, SS2 6UB 16 June 2023 £320,000
9, Kent Elms Close, Southend-On-Sea, SS2 6UB 10 February 2022 £425,000
10, Kent Elms Close, Southend-On-Sea, SS2 6UB 2 June 2021 £305,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
62
Primary
36
Secondary
13
  1. Kingsdown School

    Academy special converter

    179 m
  2. The Eastwood Academy

    Academy converter

    180 m
  3. Eastwood Primary School & Nursery

    Academy converter

    228 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,450
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 668
  • Vehicle crime 120
  • Anti social behaviour 116
  • Other theft 115
  • Criminal damage and arson 97

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28

14 female, 14 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.3
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

25

within 5 km

  • DR KRISHNAN & PTNR - KENT ELMS HC

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

    ODS code F81046

    246 m

  • DR MALIK - KENT ELMS HC

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

    ODS code F81223

    246 m

  • EASTWOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F81128

    246 m

  • SCOTT PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81744

    832 m

  • THE LEIGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81696

    1.2 km

  • THE PALL MALL SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81144

    1.8 km

  • DR SOORIAKUMARAN

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

    ODS code F81092

    2.3 km

  • HIGHLANDS SURGERY

    1629-1643 LONDON ROAD, LEIGH-ON-SEA, SS9 2SQ

    ODS code F81112

    2.7 km

  • THE VALKYRIE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81097

    3.2 km

  • WESTCLIFF MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F81207

    3.2 km

  • DR F KHAN CARNAVON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81003

    3.2 km

  • DR NAVIN KUMAR

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

    ODS code F81147

    3.2 km

  • WEST ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81164

    3.2 km

  • DR PUZEY,DR KOTHARI AND DR NANDA

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

    ODS code F81007

    3.3 km

  • THE PRACTICE LEECON WAY

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

    ODS code F81675

    3.4 km

  • SAS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX STP

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

    ODS code Y06389

    3.6 km

  • SOUTHEND MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F81159

    3.9 km

  • THE QUEENSWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81081

    4.0 km

  • THE HOLLIES

    41 RECTORY ROAD, HADLEIGH, BENFLEET, SS7 2NA

    ODS code F81075

    4.1 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    THE JONES FAMILY PRACTICE, 55 SOUTHEND ROAD, HOCKLEY, SS5 4PZ

    ODS code F81125

    4.2 km

Showing 20 of 25 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

  • Kent Elms Corner North

    BCT · Leigh-on-Sea

    0.1 miles
  • Kent Elms Corner North

    BCT · Leigh-on-Sea

    0.1 miles
  • Brendon Way

    BCT · Prittlewell

    0.1 miles
  • David Lloyd

    BCT · Eastwood

    0.1 miles
  • Kent Elms Corner South

    BCT · Leigh-on-Sea

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,439 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
7 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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £372,500 from 2 recorded sales in SS2 6UB. 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

62 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 13 secondary schools. Kingsdown School is the nearest published school at 179 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,450 published events cover 12 months, averaging 120.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 668 events.

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