SS9 2SH

West Leigh · Southend-on-Sea · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leigh-On-Sea
Local authority
Southend-on-Sea
Postcode district
SS9
Postcode sector
SS9 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SS9 2SL 46 m
SS9 2UL 58 m
SS9 2UT 64 m
SS9 2UW 82 m
SS9 3PW 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS9 2SH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS9
Postcode sector
SS9 2
Latitude
51.548344
Longitude
0.634877
British National Grid easting
582,786
British National Grid northing
186,562

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
E00080469
Lower layer super output area
Southend-on-Sea 008F · E01015913
Middle layer super output area
Southend-on-Sea 008 · E02003286

Postcode source versions

Explore SS9

29 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Scott House, 1677, Flat 9, London Road, Leigh-On-Sea, SS9 2SH 22 August 2025 £240,000
Scott House, 1677, Flat 1, London Road, Leigh-On-Sea, SS9 2SH 7 June 2024 £203,000
Scott House, 1677, Flat 10, London Road, Leigh-On-Sea, SS9 2SH 13 September 2021 £235,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
56
Primary
34
Secondary
12
  1. Belfairs Academy

    Academy converter

    425 m
  2. St. Michael's School

    Other independent school

    472 m
  3. West Leigh Infant School

    Community school

    893 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
922
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 406
  • Anti social behaviour 99
  • Vehicle crime 80
  • Criminal damage and arson 66
  • Public order 57

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

11 female, 12 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
1.6
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SS9 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

21

within 5 km

  • HIGHLANDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81112

    177 m

  • THE LEIGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81696

    1.7 km

  • THE HOLLIES

    41 RECTORY ROAD, HADLEIGH, BENFLEET, SS7 2NA

    ODS code F81075

    1.9 km

  • THE PALL MALL SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81144

    2.0 km

  • DR KRISHNAN & PTNR - KENT ELMS HC

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

    ODS code F81046

    2.7 km

  • DR MALIK - KENT ELMS HC

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

    ODS code F81223

    2.7 km

  • EASTWOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F81128

    2.7 km

  • SCOTT PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81744

    3.5 km

  • THE VALKYRIE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81097

    4.0 km

  • WESTCLIFF MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F81207

    4.0 km

  • GRACE HOUSE SURGERY

    85 HART ROAD, THUNDERSLEY, BENFLEET, SS7 3PR

    ODS code F81032

    4.4 km

  • OAKLANDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81096

    4.4 km

  • THE COMMUNITY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F81740

    4.4 km

  • THE ISLAND SURGERY

    LONG ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0JA

    ODS code F81739

    4.4 km

  • AUDLEY MILLS SURGERY

    57 EASTWOOD ROAD, RAYLEIGH, SS6 7JF

    ODS code F81123

    4.5 km

  • DR SOORIAKUMARAN

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

    ODS code F81092

    4.6 km

  • DR F KHAN CARNAVON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81003

    4.7 km

  • DR NAVIN KUMAR

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

    ODS code F81147

    4.7 km

  • WEST ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81164

    4.7 km

  • ESSEX WAY SURGERY

    34 ESSEX WAY, BENFLEET, SS7 1LT

    ODS code F81101

    4.8 km

Showing 20 of 21 matching practices.

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

  • Medway Crescent

    BCT · Leigh-on-Sea

    0.1 miles
  • Canvey Road

    BCT · Leigh-on-Sea

    0.1 miles
  • Canvey Road

    BCT · Leigh-on-Sea

    0.1 miles
  • Thames Drive

    BCT · Leigh-on-Sea

    0.1 miles
  • Olive Avenue

    BCT · Leigh-on-Sea

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

23,935 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
2 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

Property market

The five-year median is £235,000 from 3 recorded sales in SS9 2SH. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Southend-on-Sea is £325,586 in June 2026, up 3.7% year on year.

Schools

56 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 12 secondary schools. Belfairs Academy is the nearest published school at 425 m.

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

Recorded crime

922 published events cover 12 months, averaging 76.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 406 events.

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