# SS1 3LQ: area report for a postcode in Southend-on-Sea

SS1 3LQ 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 3LQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) › [SS1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss1) › [SS1 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss1-3)

## Around this postcode

- **15 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 12% on July. Southend-on-Sea 016E: 104 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.7640,51.5304,SS13LQ
- **Thorpe Bay, 810 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.7640,51.5304,SS13LQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.7640,51.5304,SS13LQ
- **No property in SS1 3LQ 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=0.7640,51.5304,SS13LQ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Southend-on-Sea 016E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.7640,51.5304,SS13LQ
- **£328,383 average price**: For the whole of Southend-on-Sea, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.7640,51.5304,SS13LQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 620 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.7640,51.5304,SS13LQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 650 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.7640,51.5304,SS13LQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SS1 3LQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.7640,51.5304,SS13LQ
- **Low road and rail noise at SS1 3LQ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.7640,51.5304,SS13LQ
- **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=0.7640,51.5304,SS13LQ
- **9.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.7640,51.5304,SS13LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thorpedene-primary-school-and-nursery-e143336) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Shoeburyness High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shoeburyness-high-school-e137733) | Secondary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | Attainment 8 of 38.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/richmond-avenue-primary-and-nursery-school-e144878) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bournes Green Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bournes-green-junior-school-e144877) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bournes Green Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bournes-green-infant-school-e143339) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | – |
| [Hinguar Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hinguar-community-primary-school-e143333) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Southchurch High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southchurch-high-school-e143144) | Secondary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 44.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Greenways Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenways-primary-school-e143338) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £730,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2026 | £915,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| December 2025 | £765,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2025 | £685,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2026 | £270,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| September 2025 | £775,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| August 2025 | £968,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| January 2026 | £615,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Thorpe Bay (810 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: SOUTHEND COASTAL SURGERIES - THORPE BAY (620 m)
- Pharmacies: BANSALS PHARMACY (650 m); HOWELLS & HARRISON (680 m)
- Dental practices: SMILES ON BROADWAY (650 m); STATION ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (740 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Southend on Sea (650 m, Spar); Tesco Thorpe Bay Express (670 m, Tesco)

## 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 016E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.4** (2025). Southend-on-Sea 016E has a deprivation score of 4.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,205th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £667,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Southend-on-Sea 016E was £667,500 in 2025. Joint 1,856th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,501** (2021). Southend-on-Sea 016E had 1,501 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,299th least 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: 97.6%** (January 2026). In Southend-on-Sea 016E, 97.6% 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.

## 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: 51.5304, 0.7640

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=0.7640,51.5304,SS13LQ

## How to cite

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