SS7 1BS

Tarpots · Castle Point · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Benfleet
Ward
Tarpots
Local authority
Castle Point
Constituency
Castle Point
Postcode district
SS7
Postcode sector
SS7 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SS7 1BH 99 m
SS7 1BJ 127 m
SS7 5PX 137 m
SS7 5XS 139 m
SS7 5XT 154 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS7 1BS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS7
Postcode sector
SS7 1
Latitude
51.563262
Longitude
0.563085
British National Grid easting
577,751
British National Grid northing
188,044

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Castle Point · E07000069
Electoral ward
Tarpots · E05015701
Parish or community
E43000061
Westminster constituency
Castle Point · E14001154
Output area
E00109114
Lower layer super output area
Castle Point 003C · E01021478
Middle layer super output area
Castle Point 003 · E02004475

Postcode source versions

Explore SS7

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
63, Bowers Road, Benfleet, SS7 1BS 10 October 2003 £189,995
59, Bowers Road, Benfleet, SS7 1BS 31 July 2002 £153,000
59, Bowers Road, Benfleet, SS7 1BS 26 June 1997 £71,495

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
47
Primary
35
Secondary
7
  1. Holy Family Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    71 m
  2. Kents Hill Infant Academy

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    257 m
  3. Kents Hill Junior School

    Academy converter

    257 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,179
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 492
  • Criminal damage and arson 119
  • Anti social behaviour 99
  • Other theft 84
  • Vehicle crime 78

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
15

9 female, 6 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
3.8
SS7 1 residents
9,864

Age bands in SS7 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.5%

1,409 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

995 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.7%

1,963 residents

Age 45 to 64
29%

2,626 residents

Age 65 and over
22.8%

2,070 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SS7 1 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
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

19

within 5 km

  • BENFLEET SURGERY

    12 CONSTITUTION HILL, BENFLEET, SS7 1ED

    ODS code F81713

    925 m

  • DR KHAN & PARTNERS

    RUSHBOTTOM LANE SURGERY, 91 RUSHBOTTOM LANE, BENFLEET, SS7 4EA

    ODS code F81001

    1.3 km

  • ST GEORGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    91 RUSHBOTTOM LANE, BENFLEET, SS7 4EA

    ODS code F81142

    1.3 km

  • GRACE HOUSE SURGERY

    85 HART ROAD, THUNDERSLEY, BENFLEET, SS7 3PR

    ODS code F81032

    1.5 km

  • HIGH ROAD FAMILY DOCTORS

    119 HIGH ROAD, BENFLEET, SS7 5LN

    ODS code F81618

    1.6 km

  • ESSEX WAY SURGERY

    34 ESSEX WAY, BENFLEET, SS7 1LT

    ODS code F81101

    2.0 km

  • THE HOLLIES

    41 RECTORY ROAD, HADLEIGH, BENFLEET, SS7 2NA

    ODS code F81075

    3.4 km

  • AUDLEY MILLS SURGERY

    57 EASTWOOD ROAD, RAYLEIGH, SS6 7JF

    ODS code F81123

    3.9 km

  • ROSE VILLA SURGERY

    6 RECTORY PARK DRIVE, PITSEA, BASILDON, SS13 3DW

    ODS code F81645

    3.9 km

  • MURREE MEDICAL GROUP

    201 RECTORY ROAD, PITSEA, BASILDON, SS13 1AJ

    ODS code F81031

    4.0 km

  • DR JO ARAYOMI'S PRACTICE

    DIPPLE MEDICAL CENTRE, WICKFORD AVENUE, BASILDON, SS13 3HQ

    ODS code Y00758

    4.0 km

  • DR NASAH & PARTNERS

    DIPPLE MEDICAL CENTRE, SOUTH WING, WICKFORD AVE, PITSEA, SS13 3HQ

    ODS code F81158

    4.0 km

  • DR SIMS AND PARTNERS

    DIPPLE MEDICAL CENTRE, WICKFORD AVENUE, BASILDON, SS13 3HQ

    ODS code Y00469

    4.0 km

  • WILLIAM HARVEY SURGERY

    83 LONDON ROAD, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9HR

    ODS code F81065

    4.1 km

  • THIRD AVENUE HEALTH CENTRE

    THIRD AVENUE, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 9SU

    ODS code F81051

    4.2 km

  • ARYAN MEDICAL CENTRE

    FELMORES END, BASILDON, SS13 1PN

    ODS code F81640

    4.2 km

  • FELMORES MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE FELMORES SURGERY, FELMORES END, BASILDON, SS13 1PN

    ODS code F81186

    4.2 km

  • ROBERT FREW MEDICAL CENTRE

    SILVA ISLAND WAY, WICKFORD, SS12 9NR

    ODS code F81036

    4.7 km

  • CANVEY VILLAGE SURGERY

    391 LONG ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0JH

    ODS code F81700

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bowers Road

    BCT · South Benfleet

    0.1 miles
  • Bowers Road

    BCT · South Benfleet

    0.1 miles
  • Kents Hill Road North

    BCT · South Benfleet

    0.2 miles
  • Kents Hill Road North

    BCT · South Benfleet

    0.2 miles
  • Kents Hill Road North

    BCT · South Benfleet

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Castle Point 003C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,749 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
8 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
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

47 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 7 secondary schools. Holy Family Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 71 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,179 published events cover 12 months, averaging 98.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 492 events.

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