SS3 9XD

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 0DJ 2.0 km
SS3 0BY 2.4 km
SS3 0DA 2.5 km
SS3 9XE 2.6 km
SS3 0DH 2.6 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS3 9XD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS3
Postcode sector
SS3 9
Latitude
51.567922
Longitude
0.853290
British National Grid easting
597,842
British National Grid northing
189,307

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Rochford · E07000075
Parish or community
E04004077
Output area
E00111345
Lower layer super output area
Rochford 010B · E01021921
Middle layer super output area
Rochford 010 · E02004572

Postcode source versions

Explore SS3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Great Wakering Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    4.0 km
  2. Barling Magna Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    4.9 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
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

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SS3 9 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+
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
0%
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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • WAKERING MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code F81089

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Police Lodge

    BCT · Great Wakering

    1.6 miles
  • Landwick Cottages

    BCT · Great Wakering

    1.6 miles
  • Morrins Close

    BCT · Great Wakering

    1.7 miles
  • Morrins Close

    BCT · Great Wakering

    1.8 miles
  • Glebe Close

    BCT · Great Wakering

    1.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rochford 010B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,797 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 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
0
Medium risk addresses
1
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

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Great Wakering Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 2.5 miles.

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