SS3 8BF

Shoeburyness · Southend-on-Sea · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Southend-on-Sea
Postcode district
SS3
Postcode sector
SS3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SS3 8XL 49 m
SS3 8UE 123 m
SS3 8XN 134 m
SS3 8XJ 144 m
SS3 8UU 159 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS3 8BF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS3
Postcode sector
SS3 8
Latitude
51.541363
Longitude
0.781387
British National Grid easting
592,972
British National Grid northing
186,162

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Southend-on-Sea · E06000033
Parish or community
E43000028
Output area
E00080283
Lower layer super output area
Southend-on-Sea 013C · E01015878
Middle layer super output area
Southend-on-Sea 013 · E02003291

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
16
Secondary
4
  1. St George's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    543 m
  2. Friars Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    957 m
  3. Bournes Green Infant School

    Academy converter

    970 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,892
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 928
  • Anti social behaviour 185
  • Criminal damage and arson 136
  • Vehicle crime 129
  • Shoplifting 113

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SS3 8 residents
5,293

Age bands in SS3 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18%

998 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

566 residents

Age 25 to 44
24%

1,331 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.6%

1,532 residents

Age 65 and over
20.3%

1,125 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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • DR KUMAR & PTNR - SHOEBURY HC

    SHOEBURY HEALTH CENTRE, CAMPFIELD ROAD, SHOEBURYNESS, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS3 9BX

    ODS code F81613

    1.3 km

  • SHOEBURY PRACTICE

    SHOEBURY HEALTH CENTRE, CAMPFIELD ROAD, SHOEBURYNESS, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS3 9BX

    ODS code F81649

    1.3 km

  • WAKERING MEDICAL CTR.

    274 HIGH STREET, GREAT WAKERING, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS3 0HX

    ODS code F81089

    1.6 km

  • SOUTHEND COASTAL SURGERIES - THORPE BAY

    99 TYRONE ROAD, THORPE BAY, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 3HD

    ODS code F81121

    1.8 km

  • CENTRAL SURGERY - SOUTHCHURCH BLVD

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

    ODS code F81086

    2.9 km

  • NORTH AVENUE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81176

    3.3 km

  • THE PRACTICE NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE

    32 NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, SOUTHEND ON SEA, SS1 2TH

    ODS code Y02177

    3.6 km

  • ST LUKE'S HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02707

    3.8 km

  • WARRIOR SQUARE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81656

    4.5 km

  • THE QUEENSWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81081

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • St Marys Church

    BCT · North Shoebury

    0.1 miles
  • St Marys Church

    BCT · North Shoebury

    0.1 miles
  • Shoebury Asda

    BCT · North Shoebury

    0.1 miles
  • Shoebury Asda

    BCT · North Shoebury

    0.1 miles
  • Midsummer Meadow

    BCT · North Shoebury

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southend-on-Sea 013C, 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

18,722 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
8 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

26 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 4 secondary schools. St George's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 543 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,892 published events cover 12 months, averaging 157.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 928 events.

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