# SS1 1LH: area report for a postcode in Southend-on-Sea

SS1 1LH 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 SS1 1LH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) › [SS1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss1) › [SS1 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss1-1)

## Around this postcode

- **269 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 4% on July. Southend-on-Sea 015B: 873 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.7129,51.5380,SS11LH
- **Southend Central, 130 m**: About 2 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.7129,51.5380,SS11LH
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.7129,51.5380,SS11LH
- **No property in SS1 1LH 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=0.7129,51.5380,SS11LH
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Southend-on-Sea 015B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.7129,51.5380,SS11LH
- **£328,383 average price**: For the whole of Southend-on-Sea, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.7129,51.5380,SS11LH
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.7129,51.5380,SS11LH
- **10 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.7129,51.5380,SS11LH
- **93.8% can get gigabit broadband at SS1 1LH**: Superfast for 93.8%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.7129,51.5380,SS11LH
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SS1 1LH**: Road 45 dB, rail 59 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.7129,51.5380,SS11LH
- **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=0.7129,51.5380,SS11LH
- **11.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.7129,51.5380,SS11LH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [1Up Collective CIC](https://openindex.co.uk/school/1up-collective-cic-e152829) | Special | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [South Essex College of Further and Higher Education](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-essex-college-of-further-and-higher-education-e130672) | Sixth form and further education | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/porters-grange-primary-school-and-nursery-e142683) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Barons Court Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barons-court-primary-school-and-nursery-e150392) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, March 2023 | 91% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Helen's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-helens-catholic-primary-school-e146015) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-prittlewell-cofe-primary-school-e115145) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Beis Chinuch Lebonos Westcliff](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beis-chinuch-lebonos-westcliff-e149301) | Independent | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school-e145678) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2023 | £82,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| February 2026 | £97,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| January 2025 | £200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| July 2024 | £165,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| January 2025 | £139,950 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| February 2025 | £195,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| February 2026 | £138,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| March 2026 | £315,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Southend Central (130 m, 2 minutes on foot); Southend Victoria (400 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: WARRIOR SQUARE SURGERY (300 m); SOUTHEND MEDICAL CENTRE (380 m); THE QUEENSWAY SURGERY (430 m); SAS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX STP (730 m)
- Pharmacies: SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (280 m); BOOTS (300 m); QUEENSWAY PHARMACY (310 m); BOOTS (410 m); SOUTHEND PHARMACY (430 m)
- Dental practices: SOUTHCHURCH ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (210 m); DENTAL SURGERY (210 m); CONSERVATION DENTAL CENTRE (220 m); WARRIOR HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE (300 m); ROYAL MEWS DENTAL PRACTICE (400 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Southend (210 m, Marks and Spencer); Iceland York Road Southend (260 m, Iceland); Tesco Southend (330 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Southend (400 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Southend (610 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 015B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 57.2** (2025). Southend-on-Sea 015B has a deprivation score of 57.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,298th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £175,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Southend-on-Sea 015B was £175,000 in 2025. Joint 4,219th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,113** (2021). Southend-on-Sea 015B had 2,113 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,771st 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: 93.8%** (January 2026). In Southend-on-Sea 015B, 93.8% 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.

## SS1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £360,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SS1 was £360,500 in 2025. 745th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 28,502** (2021). SS1 had 28,502 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 996th 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 SS1 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: 97.9%** (January 2026). In SS1, 97.9% 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: 51.5380, 0.7129

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

## Your MP

- [Southend East and Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/southend-east-and-rochford): Mr Bayo Alaba (Independent), 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=0.7129,51.5380,SS11LH

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