SS2 6YD

St Laurence · Southend-on-Sea · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Southend-on-Sea
Postcode district
SS2
Postcode sector
SS2 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SS2 6XH 77 m
SS2 6YF 86 m
SS2 6YB 104 m
SS2 6SZ 145 m
SS2 6XG 162 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS2 6YD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1988
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS2
Postcode sector
SS2 6
Latitude
51.566999
Longitude
0.699654
British National Grid easting
587,200
British National Grid northing
188,800

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
E00080237
Lower layer super output area
Southend-on-Sea 002E · E01015867
Middle layer super output area
Southend-on-Sea 002 · E02003280

Postcode source versions

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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

    896 m
  2. Earls Hall Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km
  3. Southend High School for Boys

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,110
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 503
  • Anti social behaviour 93
  • Public order 90
  • Shoplifting 80
  • Other theft 73

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

26

within 5 km straight-line

  • DR SOORIAKUMARAN

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

    ODS code F81092

    1.0 km

  • DR PUZEY,DR KOTHARI AND DR NANDA

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

    ODS code F81007

    1.7 km

  • SCOTT PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81744

    2.1 km

  • THE PRACTICE LEECON WAY

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

    ODS code F81675

    2.3 km

  • DR F KHAN CARNAVON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81003

    2.5 km

  • DR NAVIN KUMAR

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

    ODS code F81147

    2.5 km

  • WEST ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81164

    2.5 km

  • DR KRISHNAN & PTNR - KENT ELMS HC

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

    ODS code F81046

    2.5 km

  • DR MALIK - KENT ELMS HC

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

    ODS code F81223

    2.5 km

  • EASTWOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F81128

    2.5 km

  • SAS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX STP

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

    ODS code Y06389

    2.6 km

  • ST LUKE'S HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02707

    2.7 km

  • THE QUEENSWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81081

    3.0 km

  • SOUTHEND MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F81159

    3.1 km

  • THE VALKYRIE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81097

    3.1 km

  • WESTCLIFF MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F81207

    3.1 km

  • WARRIOR SQUARE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81656

    3.3 km

  • THE LEIGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81696

    3.3 km

  • THE PALL MALL SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81144

    3.3 km

  • NORTH AVENUE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81176

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 26 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Holiday Inn Southend Airport

    BCT · Prittlewell

    0.0 miles
  • Holiday Inn Southend Airport

    BCT · Prittlewell

    0.0 miles
  • Warners Bridge

    BCT · Prittlewell

    0.1 miles
  • Warners Bridge

    BCT · Prittlewell

    0.1 miles
  • Harp House Rdbt

    BCT · Prittlewell

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,593 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
6 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.

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 896 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,110 published events cover 12 months, averaging 92.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 503 events.

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