SS3 9TU

Foulness and The Wakerings · Rochford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Rochford
Postcode district
SS3
Postcode sector
SS3 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SS3 9TX 76 m
SS3 8TX 229 m
SS3 8TS 232 m
SS3 8TR 240 m
SS3 8TY 277 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS3 9TU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS3
Postcode sector
SS3 9
Latitude
51.545760
Longitude
0.790122
British National Grid easting
593,559
British National Grid northing
186,674

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Rochford · E07000075
Parish or community
E04004078
Output area
E00111347
Lower layer super output area
Rochford 010E · E01021924
Middle layer super output area
Rochford 010 · E02004572

Postcode source versions

Explore SS3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
16
Secondary
4
  1. Friars Primary School and Nursery

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    873 m
  2. St George's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    990 m
  3. Great Wakering Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,258
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 647
  • Anti social behaviour 133
  • Criminal damage and arson 90
  • Public order 80
  • Vehicle crime 75

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.

GP practices

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • WAKERING MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code F81089

    931 m

  • DR KUMAR & PTNR - SHOEBURY HC

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

    ODS code F81613

    1.8 km

  • SHOEBURY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F81649

    1.8 km

  • SOUTHEND COASTAL SURGERIES - THORPE BAY

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

    ODS code F81121

    2.5 km

  • CENTRAL SURGERY - SOUTHCHURCH BLVD

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

    ODS code F81086

    3.5 km

  • NORTH AVENUE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81176

    3.8 km

  • ST LUKE'S HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02707

    4.3 km

  • THE PRACTICE NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE

    32 NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, SOUTHEND ON SEA, SS1 2TH

    ODS code Y02177

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Poynters Lane

    BCT · North Shoebury

    0.2 miles
  • Star Lane

    BCT · North Shoebury

    0.2 miles
  • Mountbatten Drive

    BCT · North Shoebury

    0.3 miles
  • Ravendale Way

    BCT · North Shoebury

    0.3 miles
  • Midsummer Meadow

    BCT · North Shoebury

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rochford 010E, 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

22,704 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
9 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

25 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 4 secondary schools. Friars Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 873 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,258 published events cover 12 months, averaging 104.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 647 events.

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