SS7 2EL

Hadleigh St James · Castle Point · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Benfleet
Local authority
Castle Point
Constituency
Castle Point
Postcode district
SS7
Postcode sector
SS7 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SS7 2EH 65 m
SS7 2EG 103 m
SS7 2EQ 123 m
SS7 2EF 129 m
SS7 2EN 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS7 2EL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS7
Postcode sector
SS7 2
Latitude
51.551210
Longitude
0.624165
British National Grid easting
582,032
British National Grid northing
186,854

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Castle Point · E07000069
Parish or community
E43000061
Westminster constituency
Castle Point · E14001154
Output area
E00109309
Lower layer super output area
Castle Point 005A · E01021517
Middle layer super output area
Castle Point 005 · E02004477

Postcode source versions

Explore SS7

44 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
19, Heather Drive, Benfleet, SS7 2EL 10 April 2026 £515,000
5, Heather Drive, Benfleet, SS7 2EL 27 March 2026 £410,000
24, Heather Drive, Benfleet, SS7 2EL 7 February 2025 £396,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
58
Primary
37
Secondary
12
  1. Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School

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    693 m
  2. Hadleigh Junior School

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    769 m
  3. Belfairs Academy

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
672
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 302
  • Anti social behaviour 67
  • Criminal damage and arson 60
  • Vehicle crime 55
  • Burglary 46

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
67

35 female, 32 male

Postcode households
29
Residents per household
2.3
SS7 2 residents
9,825

Age bands in SS7 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.4%

1,459 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

919 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.8%

2,213 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

2,694 residents

Age 65 and over
28.2%

2,864 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SS7 2 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

  • HIGHLANDS SURGERY

    1629-1643 LONDON ROAD, LEIGH-ON-SEA, SS9 2SQ

    ODS code F81112

    983 m

  • THE HOLLIES

    41 RECTORY ROAD, HADLEIGH, BENFLEET, SS7 2NA

    ODS code F81075

    1.0 km

  • THE LEIGH SURGERY

    194 ELMSLEIGH DRIVE, LEIGH-ON-SEA, SS9 4JQ

    ODS code F81696

    2.3 km

  • THE PALL MALL SURGERY

    LEIGH PCC, 918 LONDON ROAD, LEIGH ON SEA, SS9 3NG

    ODS code F81144

    2.8 km

  • DR KRISHNAN & PTNR - KENT ELMS HC

    KENT ELMS HEALTH CENTRE, 1 RAYLEIGH ROAD, EASTWOOD, LEIGH-ON-SEA, SS9 5UU

    ODS code F81046

    3.1 km

  • DR MALIK - KENT ELMS HC

    KENT ELMS HEALTH CENTRE, 1 RAYLEIGH RD, EASTWOOD, LEIGH-ON-SEA, SS9 5UU

    ODS code F81223

    3.1 km

  • EASTWOOD GROUP PRACTICE

    1 RAYLEIGH ROAD, EASTWOOD, LEIGH-ON-SEA, SS9 5UU

    ODS code F81128

    3.1 km

  • GRACE HOUSE SURGERY

    85 HART ROAD, THUNDERSLEY, BENFLEET, SS7 3PR

    ODS code F81032

    3.6 km

  • SCOTT PARK SURGERY

    205 WESTERN APPROACHES, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS2 6XY

    ODS code F81744

    3.9 km

  • AUDLEY MILLS SURGERY

    57 EASTWOOD ROAD, RAYLEIGH, SS6 7JF

    ODS code F81123

    3.9 km

  • ESSEX WAY SURGERY

    34 ESSEX WAY, BENFLEET, SS7 1LT

    ODS code F81101

    4.1 km

  • OAKLANDS SURGERY

    CENTRAL CANVEY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, LONG ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0JA

    ODS code F81096

    4.1 km

  • THE COMMUNITY PRACTICE

    CENTRAL CANVEY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, LONG ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0JA

    ODS code F81740

    4.1 km

  • THE ISLAND SURGERY

    LONG ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0JA

    ODS code F81739

    4.1 km

  • HIGH ROAD FAMILY DOCTORS

    119 HIGH ROAD, BENFLEET, SS7 5LN

    ODS code F81618

    4.3 km

  • BENFLEET SURGERY

    12 CONSTITUTION HILL, BENFLEET, SS7 1ED

    ODS code F81713

    4.4 km

  • THE VALKYRIE SURGERY

    VALKYRIE ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 50 VALKYRIE ROAD, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA, SS0 8BU

    ODS code F81097

    4.8 km

  • WESTCLIFF MEDICAL CENTRE

    GROUND FLOOR, VALKYRIE PCC, 50 VALKYRIE ROAD, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA, SS0 8BU

    ODS code F81207

    4.8 km

  • THIRD AVENUE HEALTH CENTRE

    THIRD AVENUE, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 9SU

    ODS code F81051

    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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Woodfield Road

    BCT · Hadleigh

    0.1 miles
  • Woodfield Road

    BCT · Hadleigh

    0.1 miles
  • Tattersall Gardens

    BCT · Leigh-on-Sea

    0.2 miles
  • Tattersall Gardens

    BCT · Leigh-on-Sea

    0.2 miles
  • Broughton Road

    BCT · Hadleigh

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Castle Point 005A, 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

28,692 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
7 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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £410,000 from 5 recorded sales in SS7 2EL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Castle Point is £362,602 in June 2026, down 1.1% year on year.

Schools

58 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 12 secondary schools. Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 693 m.

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

Recorded crime

672 published events cover 12 months, averaging 56 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 302 events.

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