# SS0 0QJ: area report for a postcode in Southend-on-Sea

SS0 0QJ is a postcode in Southend-on-Sea.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Southend-on-Sea. Open the map at SS0 0QJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) › [SS0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss0) › [SS0 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss0-0)

## Around this postcode

- **29 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 15% on July. Southend-on-Sea 004C: 67 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.6887,51.5559,SS00QJ
- **Prittlewell, 1.6 km**: About 20 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.6887,51.5559,SS00QJ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.6887,51.5559,SS00QJ
- **No property in SS0 0QJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.6887,51.5559,SS00QJ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Southend-on-Sea 004C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.6887,51.5559,SS00QJ
- **£328,383 average price**: For the whole of Southend-on-Sea, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.6887,51.5559,SS00QJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.6887,51.5559,SS00QJ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.6887,51.5559,SS00QJ
- **96% can get gigabit broadband at SS0 0QJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.6887,51.5559,SS00QJ
- **Low road and rail noise at SS0 0QJ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.6887,51.5559,SS00QJ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.6887,51.5559,SS00QJ
- **12.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.6887,51.5559,SS00QJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Earls Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/earls-hall-primary-school-e114720) | Primary | 180 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chase High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chase-high-school-e141741) | Secondary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 38.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Lancaster School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lancaster-school-e144693) | Special | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Southend High School for Boys](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southend-high-school-for-boys-e136443) | Secondary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | Attainment 8 of 75.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/prince-avenue-academy-and-nursery-e140672) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Westborough School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-westborough-school-e145010) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Thomas More High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-more-high-school-e137310) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 52.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Westcliff High School for Boys Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westcliff-high-school-for-boys-academy-e136272) | Secondary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 77.2 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £470,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2023 | £212,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| July 2025 | £390,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2026 | £486,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2025 | £165,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| June 2024 | £310,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| March 2025 | £197,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| May 2026 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: DR SOORIAKUMARAN (720 m)
- Pharmacies: KALSONS CHEMIST (480 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (520 m); ATEX PHARMACY (760 m); EARLS HALL PHARMACY (830 m); BRIDGWATER PHARMACY (920 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Southend Extra (640 m, Tesco); Morrisons Daily Rochford Road (890 m, Morrisons); Spar - Westcliff On Sea (930 m, Spar); Co-op Southend - Rochford Road (940 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £328,383** (July 2026). Southend-on-Sea’s average house price was £328,383 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £41,554** (2025). Full-time workers living in Southend-on-Sea earned a median of £41,554 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 106th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.9×** (2025). A home in Southend-on-Sea costs 7.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 138th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 24.0** (2025). Southend-on-Sea has a deprivation score of 24.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 89th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Southend-on-Sea 004C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 19.7** (2025). Southend-on-Sea 004C has a deprivation score of 19.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,906th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £365,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Southend-on-Sea 004C was £365,000 in 2025. Joint 10,681st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,929** (2021). Southend-on-Sea 004C had 1,929 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,610th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.1%** (January 2026). In Southend-on-Sea 004C, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## SS0 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £315,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SS0 was £315,000 in 2025. Joint 994th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 43,443** (2021). SS0 had 43,443 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 345th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in SS0 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.6%** (January 2026). In SS0, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea)
- Centre: 51.5559, 0.6887

Council: [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Southend West and Leigh](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/southend-west-and-leigh): David Burton-Sampson (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.6887,51.5559,SS00QJ

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