# SS2 5JU: area report for a postcode in Southend-on-Sea

SS2 5JU 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 5JU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) › [SS2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss2) › [SS2 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss2-5)

## Around this postcode

- **64 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 19% on July. Southend-on-Sea 006F: 153 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.7153,51.5501,SS25JU
- **Prittlewell, 330 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.7153,51.5501,SS25JU
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.7153,51.5501,SS25JU
- **No property in SS2 5JU 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=0.7153,51.5501,SS25JU
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Southend-on-Sea 006F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.7153,51.5501,SS25JU
- **£326,132 average price**: For the whole of Southend-on-Sea, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.7153,51.5501,SS25JU
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 850 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.7153,51.5501,SS25JU
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.7153,51.5501,SS25JU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SS2 5JU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.7153,51.5501,SS25JU
- **Low road and rail noise at SS2 5JU**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.7153,51.5501,SS25JU
- **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=0.7153,51.5501,SS25JU
- **10.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.7153,51.5501,SS25JU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sutton House Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sutton-house-academy-e142940) | Special | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | – |
| [Victory Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/victory-park-academy-e142938) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | – |
| [Southend YMCA Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southend-ymca-community-school-e139903) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Bournemouth Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bournemouth-park-academy-e143966) | Primary | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Temple Sutton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/temple-sutton-primary-school-e144694) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 56% 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 | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [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 | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Beis Chinuch Lebonos Westcliff](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beis-chinuch-lebonos-westcliff-e149301) | Independent | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £345,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2026 | £205,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| June 2023 | £225,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| October 2025 | £78,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| July 2024 | £195,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| August 2025 | £88,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| January 2026 | £200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| February 2024 | £390,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Prittlewell (330 m, 4 minutes on foot); Southend Victoria (990 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: SAS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX STP (850 m); THE QUEENSWAY SURGERY (930 m); ST LUKE'S HEALTH CENTRE (970 m)
- Pharmacies: MURRAY MILLER PHARMACY (310 m); RAYS PHARMACY (850 m); SOUTHEND PHARMACY (930 m)
- Dental practices: BAXTER AVENUE (DENTAL SURGERY) (890 m)
- Supermarkets: Farmfoods Southend Eastern Avenue (580 m, Farmfoods); Iceland Greyhound RP Southend (590 m, Iceland); Lidl Central Southend Southend-On-Sea (620 m, Lidl); Budgens - Beaumont Court (810 m, Budgens); Aldi Priory Crescent (870 m, Aldi)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £326,132** (August 2026). Southend-on-Sea’s average house price was £326,132 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). No change in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 7.8×** (2025). A home in Southend-on-Sea costs 7.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 140th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 006F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.8** (2025). Southend-on-Sea 006F has a deprivation score of 20.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,039th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £332,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Southend-on-Sea 006F was £332,500 in 2025. Joint 12,884th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,747** (2021). Southend-on-Sea 006F had 1,747 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,672nd 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: 98.6%** (January 2026). In Southend-on-Sea 006F, 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.

## 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: 51.5501, 0.7153

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), August 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=0.7153,51.5501,SS25JU

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