# SS2 6RQ: area report for a postcode in Southend-on-Sea

SS2 6RQ 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 6RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) › [SS2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss2) › [SS2 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss2-6)

## Around this postcode

- **37 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 3% on July. Southend-on-Sea 002E: 129 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.7007,51.5638,SS26RQ
- **Southend Airport, 620 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.7007,51.5638,SS26RQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 670 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.7007,51.5638,SS26RQ
- **No property in SS2 6RQ 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=0.7007,51.5638,SS26RQ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Southend-on-Sea 002E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.7007,51.5638,SS26RQ
- **£328,383 average price**: For the whole of Southend-on-Sea, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.7007,51.5638,SS26RQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.7007,51.5638,SS26RQ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.7007,51.5638,SS26RQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SS2 6RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.7007,51.5638,SS26RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at SS2 6RQ**: Road 44 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.7007,51.5638,SS26RQ
- **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=0.7007,51.5638,SS26RQ
- **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=0.7007,51.5638,SS26RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/prince-avenue-academy-and-nursery-e140672) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Earls Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/earls-hall-primary-school-e114720) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Southend High School for Boys](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southend-high-school-for-boys-e136443) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | Attainment 8 of 75.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Chase High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chase-high-school-e141741) | Secondary | 1.5 km (18 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 | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Southend YMCA Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southend-ymca-community-school-e139903) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Sutton House Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sutton-house-academy-e142940) | Special | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | – |
| [Victory Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/victory-park-academy-e142938) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £285,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £355,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| May 2026 | £133,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £235,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| November 2025 | £310,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2026 | £225,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £444,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| December 2024 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Southend Airport (620 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: DR SOORIAKUMARAN (680 m)
- Pharmacies: EARLS HALL PHARMACY (840 m); KALSONS CHEMIST (850 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Southend - Rochford Road (310 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Daily Rochford Road (340 m, Morrisons); Iceland Southend Food Warehouse (440 m, Iceland); Aldi Priory Crescent (980 m, Aldi)

## 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 002E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 44.0** (2025). Southend-on-Sea 002E has a deprivation score of 44.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,586th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £301,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Southend-on-Sea 002E was £301,500 in 2025. Joint 15,334th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,472** (2021). Southend-on-Sea 002E had 1,472 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,683rd 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: 99.6%** (January 2026). In Southend-on-Sea 002E, 99.6% 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: 51.5638, 0.7007

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=0.7007,51.5638,SS26RQ

## How to cite

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