SS3 9SS

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SS3 9ST 302 m
SS3 9SR 358 m
SS3 9SU 364 m
SS3 9TN 419 m
SS3 9SZ 442 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS3 9SS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS3
Postcode sector
SS3 9
Latitude
51.536968
Longitude
0.806530
British National Grid easting
594,734
British National Grid northing
185,740

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
E00080295
Lower layer super output area
Southend-on-Sea 013A · E01015876
Middle layer super output area
Southend-on-Sea 013 · E02003291

Postcode source versions

Explore SS3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
12
Secondary
3
  1. Friars Primary School and Nursery

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    862 m
  2. St George's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km
  3. Hinguar Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
709
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 345
  • Anti social behaviour 86
  • Vehicle crime 71
  • Criminal damage and arson 49
  • Other theft 41

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SS3 9 residents
16,253

Age bands in SS3 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.7%

3,003 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

1,775 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.9%

3,847 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

4,405 residents

Age 65 and over
19%

3,048 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
50%
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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • DR KUMAR & PTNR - SHOEBURY HC

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

    ODS code F81613

    1.5 km

  • SHOEBURY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F81649

    1.5 km

  • WAKERING MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code F81089

    2.1 km

  • SOUTHEND COASTAL SURGERIES - THORPE BAY

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

    ODS code F81121

    3.4 km

  • CENTRAL SURGERY - SOUTHCHURCH BLVD

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

    ODS code F81086

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Constable Way

    BCT · North Shoebury

    0.2 miles
  • Constable Way

    BCT · North Shoebury

    0.2 miles
  • Blackgate Road Camp Site

    BCT · North Shoebury

    0.3 miles
  • Picasso Way

    BCT · North Shoebury

    0.3 miles
  • Picasso Way

    BCT · North Shoebury

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,468 of 33,755

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

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
2
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

18 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools. Friars Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 862 m.

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

Recorded crime

709 published events cover 12 months, averaging 59.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 345 events.

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