SS7 5HE

St Mary's · 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SS7 5HF 46 m
SS7 5HS 74 m
SS7 5HW 100 m
SS7 5HQ 103 m
SS7 5EY 118 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS7 5HE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS7
Postcode sector
SS7 5
Latitude
51.553624
Longitude
0.555143
British National Grid easting
577,238
British National Grid northing
186,953

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Castle Point · E07000069
Electoral ward
St Mary's · E05015699
Parish or community
E43000061
Westminster constituency
Castle Point · E14001154
Output area
E00109331
Lower layer super output area
Castle Point 007C · E01021522
Middle layer super output area
Castle Point 007 · E02004479

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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42 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
71, Richmond Avenue, Benfleet, SS7 5HE 29 November 2024 £465,000
45a, Richmond Avenue, Benfleet, SS7 5HE 7 November 2024 £420,000
31, Richmond Avenue, Benfleet, SS7 5HE 2 September 2022 £455,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
32
Secondary
6
  1. South Benfleet Primary School

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    335 m
  2. Kents Hill Infant Academy

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    949 m
  3. Kents Hill Junior School

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    949 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
828
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 387
  • Anti social behaviour 73
  • Criminal damage and arson 72
  • Other theft 71
  • Public order 54

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
123

72 female, 51 male

Postcode households
36
Residents per household
3.4
SS7 5 residents
11,603

Age bands in SS7 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

1,810 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

1,139 residents

Age 25 to 44
22%

2,458 residents

Age 45 to 64
27%

3,022 residents

Age 65 and over
24.7%

2,768 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SS7 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
95%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
95%
Gigabit-capable
95%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

20

within 5 km

  • BENFLEET SURGERY

    12 CONSTITUTION HILL, BENFLEET, SS7 1ED

    ODS code F81713

    453 m

  • HIGH ROAD FAMILY DOCTORS

    119 HIGH ROAD, BENFLEET, SS7 5LN

    ODS code F81618

    719 m

  • ESSEX WAY SURGERY

    34 ESSEX WAY, BENFLEET, SS7 1LT

    ODS code F81101

    1.2 km

  • DR KHAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code F81001

    2.0 km

  • ST GEORGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    91 RUSHBOTTOM LANE, BENFLEET, SS7 4EA

    ODS code F81142

    2.0 km

  • GRACE HOUSE SURGERY

    85 HART ROAD, THUNDERSLEY, BENFLEET, SS7 3PR

    ODS code F81032

    2.6 km

  • THIRD AVENUE HEALTH CENTRE

    THIRD AVENUE, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 9SU

    ODS code F81051

    3.3 km

  • ROSE VILLA SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81645

    3.6 km

  • DR JO ARAYOMI'S PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00758

    3.8 km

  • DR NASAH & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code F81158

    3.8 km

  • DR SIMS AND PARTNERS

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

    ODS code Y00469

    3.8 km

  • THE HOLLIES

    41 RECTORY ROAD, HADLEIGH, BENFLEET, SS7 2NA

    ODS code F81075

    3.8 km

  • CANVEY VILLAGE SURGERY

    391 LONG ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0JH

    ODS code F81700

    3.9 km

  • GHAURI PRACTICE

    1A HAWKESBURY ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0EX

    ODS code F81205

    4.1 km

  • MURREE MEDICAL GROUP

    201 RECTORY ROAD, PITSEA, BASILDON, SS13 1AJ

    ODS code F81031

    4.1 km

  • ARYAN MEDICAL CENTRE

    FELMORES END, BASILDON, SS13 1PN

    ODS code F81640

    4.4 km

  • FELMORES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F81186

    4.4 km

  • OAKLANDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81096

    4.5 km

  • THE COMMUNITY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F81740

    4.5 km

  • THE ISLAND SURGERY

    LONG ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0JA

    ODS code F81739

    4.5 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • South View Road

    BCT · South Benfleet

    0.1 miles
  • South View Road

    BCT · South Benfleet

    0.1 miles
  • Kents Hill Road

    BCT · South Benfleet

    0.2 miles
  • Cemetery Corner

    BCT · South Benfleet

    0.2 miles
  • High Road

    BCT · South Benfleet

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Castle Point 007C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,333 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
6 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
4
Medium risk addresses
4
Low risk addresses
16
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £455,000 from 3 recorded sales in SS7 5HE. 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

Published establishments

43 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 6 secondary schools. South Benfleet Primary School is the nearest published school at 335 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

828 published events cover 12 months, averaging 69 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 387 events.

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