# SS6 7GX: area report for a postcode in Castle Point

SS6 7GX is a postcode in Castle Point.

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 Castle Point. Open the map at SS6 7GX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point) › [SS6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss6) › [SS6 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss6-7)

## Around this postcode

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 47% on July. Castle Point 002A: 31 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5930,51.5771,SS67GX
- **Rayleigh, 1.4 km**: About 18 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5930,51.5771,SS67GX
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5930,51.5771,SS67GX
- **No property in SS6 7GX 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=0.5930,51.5771,SS67GX
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Castle Point 002A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5930,51.5771,SS67GX
- **£356,579 average price**: For the whole of Castle Point, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5930,51.5771,SS67GX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5930,51.5771,SS67GX
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5930,51.5771,SS67GX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SS6 7GX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5930,51.5771,SS67GX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SS6 7GX**: Road 63 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5930,51.5771,SS67GX
- **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=0.5930,51.5771,SS67GX
- **12.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5930,51.5771,SS67GX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cedar Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cedar-hall-school-e115457) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [The Deanes](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-deanes-e143639) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | Attainment 8 of 32.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Rayleigh Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rayleigh-primary-school-e139543) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Thundersley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thundersley-primary-school-e141626) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kingston Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingston-primary-school-e137220) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Glebe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glebe-primary-school-e145110) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [USP College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/usp-college-e130681) | Sixth form and further education | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Wyburns Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wyburns-primary-school-e145349) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2022 | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2024 | £345,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| October 2025 | £377,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| June 2026 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2025 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| November 2024 | £459,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| March 2025 | £320,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| October 2025 | £475,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 240 m |
| December 2025 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 270 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: DENTAL PRACTICE (890 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Rayleigh Weir (560 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £356,579** (July 2026). Castle Point’s average house price was £356,579 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 4.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £41,745** (2025). Full-time workers living in Castle Point earned a median of £41,745 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 105th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.5×** (2025). A home in Castle Point costs 8.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 105th 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: 17.6** (2025). Castle Point has a deprivation score of 17.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 130th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Castle Point 002A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.2** (2025). Castle Point 002A has a deprivation score of 14.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,516th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £359,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Castle Point 002A was £359,750 in 2025. Joint 11,144th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,409** (2021). Castle Point 002A had 1,409 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,597th 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: 95.5%** (January 2026). In Castle Point 002A, 95.5% 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.

## SS6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £422,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SS6 was £422,000 in 2025. Joint 519th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 32,382** (2021). SS6 had 32,382 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 787th 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 SS6 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: 83.8%** (January 2026). In SS6, 83.8% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point)
- Centre: 51.5771, 0.5930

Council: [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/castle-point): Rebecca Harris (Conservative), 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=0.5930,51.5771,SS67GX

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