# SS2 4XL: area report for a postcode in Southend-on-Sea

SS2 4XL 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 SS2 4XL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) › [SS2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss2) › [SS2 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss2-4)

## Around this postcode

- **38 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 16% on July. Southend-on-Sea 009F: 70 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.7470,51.5472,SS24XL
- **Southend East, 1.4 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.7470,51.5472,SS24XL
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.7470,51.5472,SS24XL
- **No property in SS2 4XL 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=0.7470,51.5472,SS24XL
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Southend-on-Sea 009F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.7470,51.5472,SS24XL
- **£328,383 average price**: For the whole of Southend-on-Sea, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.7470,51.5472,SS24XL
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 760 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.7470,51.5472,SS24XL
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.7470,51.5472,SS24XL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SS2 4XL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.7470,51.5472,SS24XL
- **Low road and rail noise at SS2 4XL**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.7470,51.5472,SS24XL
- **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=0.7470,51.5472,SS24XL
- **10.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.7470,51.5472,SS24XL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Nicholas School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-nicholas-school-e144691) | Special | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Southend High School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southend-high-school-for-girls-e136444) | Secondary | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2024 | Attainment 8 of 74.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Southchurch High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southchurch-high-school-e143144) | Secondary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 44.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Hamstel Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hamstel-junior-school-e143335) | Primary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hamstel Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hamstel-infant-school-and-nursery-e143340) | Primary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | – |
| [Thorpe Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thorpe-hall-school-e115402) | Independent | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Alleyn Court Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alleyn-court-preparatory-school-e115403) | Independent | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Cecil Jones Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cecil-jones-academy-e147185) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | Attainment 8 of 35.4 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £475,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £290,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2026 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| September 2025 | £310,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| May 2026 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| July 2026 | £415,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| February 2026 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| January 2026 | £450,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CENTRAL SURGERY - SOUTHCHURCH BLVD (760 m); NORTH AVENUE SURGERY (820 m)
- Pharmacies: VINODS PHARMACY (750 m); BOOTS (980 m)
- Supermarkets: Budgens Dillon's Convenience (400 m, Budgens)

## 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 009F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 18.9** (2025). Southend-on-Sea 009F has a deprivation score of 18.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,540th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £460,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Southend-on-Sea 009F was £460,500 in 2025. Joint 5,971st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,499** (2021). Southend-on-Sea 009F had 1,499 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,184th 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: 98.8%** (January 2026). In Southend-on-Sea 009F, 98.8% 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.

## SS2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £316,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SS2 was £316,000 in 2025. 993rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 37,833** (2021). SS2 had 37,833 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 524th 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 SS2 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: 98.7%** (January 2026). In SS2, 98.7% 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: 51.5472, 0.7470

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=0.7470,51.5472,SS24XL

## How to cite

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