SS9 2LJ

West Leigh · Southend-on-Sea · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Southend-on-Sea
Postcode district
SS9
Postcode sector
SS9 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SS9 2LB 4 m
SS9 2JY 63 m
SS9 2LD 96 m
SS9 2LF 96 m
SS9 2BE 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS9 2LJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS9
Postcode sector
SS9 2
Latitude
51.545726
Longitude
0.646467
British National Grid easting
583,600
British National Grid northing
186,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Southend-on-Sea · E06000033
Parish or community
E04001128
Westminster constituency
Southend West and Leigh · E14001502
Output area
E00080472
Lower layer super output area
Southend-on-Sea 008B · E01015909
Middle layer super output area
Southend-on-Sea 008 · E02003286

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
30
Secondary
11
  1. West Leigh Infant School

    Community school

    234 m
  2. West Leigh Junior School

    Academy converter

    234 m
  3. St. Michael's School

    Other independent school

    387 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,441
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 636
  • Anti social behaviour 140
  • Burglary 106
  • Vehicle crime 106
  • Criminal damage and arson 106

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SS9 2 residents
8,640

Age bands in SS9 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.9%

1,548 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

745 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.9%

2,239 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

2,378 residents

Age 65 and over
20.1%

1,735 residents

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.

GP practices

21

within 5 km straight-line

  • HIGHLANDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81112

    680 m

  • THE PALL MALL SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81144

    1.2 km

  • THE LEIGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81696

    1.3 km

  • DR KRISHNAN & PTNR - KENT ELMS HC

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

    ODS code F81046

    2.4 km

  • DR MALIK - KENT ELMS HC

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

    ODS code F81223

    2.4 km

  • EASTWOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F81128

    2.4 km

  • THE HOLLIES

    41 RECTORY ROAD, HADLEIGH, BENFLEET, SS7 2NA

    ODS code F81075

    2.7 km

  • THE VALKYRIE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81097

    3.2 km

  • WESTCLIFF MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F81207

    3.2 km

  • SCOTT PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81744

    3.3 km

  • DR F KHAN CARNAVON ROAD SURGERY

    CARNARVON ROAD SURGERY, 1ST FLOOR, 183-195 NORTH ROAD, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA, SS0 7AF

    ODS code F81003

    3.8 km

  • DR NAVIN KUMAR

    183-195 NORTH ROAD, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA, SS0 7AF

    ODS code F81147

    3.8 km

  • WEST ROAD SURGERY

    NORTH ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 183-195 NORTH ROAD, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA, SS0 7AF

    ODS code F81164

    3.8 km

  • DR SOORIAKUMARAN

    3 PRINCE AVENUE, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS2 6RL

    ODS code F81092

    3.9 km

  • SAS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX STP

    SUITE 7, SKYLINE PLAZA, VICTORIA AVENUE, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS2 6BB

    ODS code Y06389

    4.3 km

  • SOUTHEND MEDICAL CENTRE

    50-52 LONDON ROAD, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 1NX

    ODS code F81159

    4.4 km

  • THE QUEENSWAY SURGERY

    QUEENSWAY SURGERY, 75 QUEENSWAY, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 2AB

    ODS code F81081

    4.7 km

  • OAKLANDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81096

    4.8 km

  • THE COMMUNITY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F81740

    4.8 km

  • THE ISLAND SURGERY

    LONG ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0JA

    ODS code F81739

    4.8 km

Showing 20 of 21 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Grange Road

    BCT · Leigh-on-Sea

    0.1 miles
  • Grange Road

    BCT · Leigh-on-Sea

    0.1 miles
  • Salisbury Road

    BCT · Leigh-on-Sea

    0.1 miles
  • Salisbury Road

    BCT · Leigh-on-Sea

    0.1 miles
  • West Leigh Schools

    BCT · Leigh-on-Sea

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southend-on-Sea 008B, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,168 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
10 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

53 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 11 secondary schools. West Leigh Infant School is the nearest published school at 234 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,441 published events cover 12 months, averaging 120.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 636 events.

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