# SS7 1LQ: area report for a postcode in Castle Point

SS7 1LQ 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 SS7 1LQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point) › [SS7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss7) › [SS7 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss7-1)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 20% on July. Castle Point 007A: 79 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5697,51.5481,SS71LQ
- **Benfleet, 720 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5697,51.5481,SS71LQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 880 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5697,51.5481,SS71LQ
- **No property in SS7 1LQ 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=0.5697,51.5481,SS71LQ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Castle Point 007A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5697,51.5481,SS71LQ
- **£356,579 average price**: For the whole of Castle Point, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5697,51.5481,SS71LQ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5697,51.5481,SS71LQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5697,51.5481,SS71LQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SS7 1LQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5697,51.5481,SS71LQ
- **Low road and rail noise at SS7 1LQ**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5697,51.5481,SS71LQ
- **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=0.5697,51.5481,SS71LQ
- **11.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5697,51.5481,SS71LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [South Benfleet Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-benfleet-primary-school-e137029) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kents Hill Infant Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kents-hill-infant-academy-e137395) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | – |
| [Kents Hill Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kents-hill-junior-school-e137631) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holy Family Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-family-catholic-primary-school-e145995) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 43% 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 (23 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The King John School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-king-john-school-e136577) | Secondary | 2 km (24 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 51.6 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £557,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2023 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| January 2025 | £510,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2025 | £1,200,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2026 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| December 2025 | £510,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| November 2025 | £700,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| January 2026 | £490,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Benfleet (720 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ESSEX WAY SURGERY (430 m); HIGH ROAD FAMILY DOCTORS (490 m); BENFLEET SURGERY (970 m)
- Pharmacies: ELORA PHARMACY (490 m); BENFLEET PHARMACY (960 m)
- Dental practices: BELLE VUE DENTAL PRACTICE (600 m); DENTAL BEAUTY BENFLEET CLINIC (640 m); DENTAL SURGERY (870 m); SOUTH BENFLEET DENTAL CARE (870 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - South Benfleet (420 m, Spar); Co-op Benfleet (950 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 007A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.8** (2025). Castle Point 007A has a deprivation score of 6.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,854th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £440,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Castle Point 007A was £440,000 in 2025. Joint 6,767th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,749** (2021). Castle Point 007A had 1,749 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,597th 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: 96.9%** (January 2026). In Castle Point 007A, 96.9% 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.

## SS7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £400,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SS7 was £400,000 in 2025. Joint 587th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 50,629** (2021). SS7 had 50,629 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 201st 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 SS7 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: 91.7%** (January 2026). In SS7, 91.7% 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: [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point)
- Centre: 51.5481, 0.5697

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=0.5697,51.5481,SS71LQ

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