SS7 3DS

Thundersley South · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SS7 1FL 58 m
SS7 1FN 84 m
SS7 3DR 100 m
SS7 1FJ 136 m
SS7 1FP 150 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS7 3DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS7
Postcode sector
SS7 3
Latitude
51.563877
Longitude
0.590796
British National Grid easting
579,669
British National Grid northing
188,180

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
E00180461
Lower layer super output area
Castle Point 002C · E01021511
Middle layer super output area
Castle Point 002 · E02004474

Postcode source versions

Explore SS7

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Plot 2, Wensley Road, Benfleet, SS7 3DS 16 November 2020 £755,000
Fernleigh, Wensley Road, Benfleet, SS7 3DS 21 April 2016 £650,000
St Leonards, Wensley Road, Benfleet, SS7 3DS 5 November 2015 £400,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
32
Secondary
8
  1. Cedar Hall School

    Foundation special school

    485 m
  2. USP College

    Further education

    559 m
  3. Thundersley Primary School

    Academy converter

    698 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
864
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 375
  • Shoplifting 113
  • Criminal damage and arson 75
  • Anti social behaviour 55
  • Public order 53

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

13 female, 10 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.1
SS7 3 residents
10,784

Age bands in SS7 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.2%

1,699 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

1,109 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.8%

2,437 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

3,082 residents

Age 65 and over
25.6%

2,868 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SS7 3 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+
57.1%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
57.1%
Gigabit-capable
57.1%
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

16

within 5 km

  • GRACE HOUSE SURGERY

    85 HART ROAD, THUNDERSLEY, BENFLEET, SS7 3PR

    ODS code F81032

    883 m

  • THE HOLLIES

    41 RECTORY ROAD, HADLEIGH, BENFLEET, SS7 2NA

    ODS code F81075

    1.7 km

  • BENFLEET SURGERY

    12 CONSTITUTION HILL, BENFLEET, SS7 1ED

    ODS code F81713

    2.3 km

  • HIGH ROAD FAMILY DOCTORS

    119 HIGH ROAD, BENFLEET, SS7 5LN

    ODS code F81618

    2.5 km

  • AUDLEY MILLS SURGERY

    57 EASTWOOD ROAD, RAYLEIGH, SS6 7JF

    ODS code F81123

    2.6 km

  • ESSEX WAY SURGERY

    34 ESSEX WAY, BENFLEET, SS7 1LT

    ODS code F81101

    2.7 km

  • DR KHAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code F81001

    3.1 km

  • ST GEORGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    91 RUSHBOTTOM LANE, BENFLEET, SS7 4EA

    ODS code F81142

    3.1 km

  • WILLIAM HARVEY SURGERY

    83 LONDON ROAD, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9HR

    ODS code F81065

    3.3 km

  • HIGHLANDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81112

    3.7 km

  • DOWNHALL PARK SURGERY

    49 RAWRETH LANE, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9QD

    ODS code F81704

    4.4 km

  • THIRD AVENUE HEALTH CENTRE

    THIRD AVENUE, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 9SU

    ODS code F81051

    4.6 km

  • THE LEIGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81696

    4.6 km

  • OAKLANDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81096

    4.9 km

  • THE COMMUNITY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F81740

    4.9 km

  • THE ISLAND SURGERY

    LONG ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0JA

    ODS code F81739

    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

  • Shipwrights Drive North

    BCT · South Benfleet

    0.3 miles
  • Warren Chase

    BCT · South Benfleet

    0.3 miles
  • Warren Chase

    BCT · South Benfleet

    0.3 miles
  • Shipwrights Drive North

    BCT · South Benfleet

    0.3 miles
  • Queensmere

    BCT · Thundersley

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Castle Point 002C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

27,004 of 33,755

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

46 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 8 secondary schools. Cedar Hall School is the nearest published school at 485 m.

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

Recorded crime

864 published events cover 12 months, averaging 72 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 375 events.

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