# SS7 2RQ: area report for a postcode in Castle Point

SS7 2RQ 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 2RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point) › [SS7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss7) › [SS7 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss7-2)

## Around this postcode

- **33 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 38% on July. Castle Point 006C: 84 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.6085,51.5554,SS72RQ
- **Leigh-On-Sea, 2.7 km**: About 34 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.6085,51.5554,SS72RQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.6085,51.5554,SS72RQ
- **No property in SS7 2RQ 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=0.6085,51.5554,SS72RQ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Castle Point 006C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.6085,51.5554,SS72RQ
- **£356,579 average price**: For the whole of Castle Point, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.6085,51.5554,SS72RQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.6085,51.5554,SS72RQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.6085,51.5554,SS72RQ
- **94.9% can get gigabit broadband at SS7 2RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.6085,51.5554,SS72RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at SS7 2RQ**: Road 44 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.6085,51.5554,SS72RQ
- **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=0.6085,51.5554,SS72RQ
- **12.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.6085,51.5554,SS72RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hadleigh Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hadleigh-junior-school-e145548) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Westwood Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westwood-academy-e137030) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hadleigh-infant-and-nursery-school-e137027) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | – |
| [The King John School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-king-john-school-e136577) | Secondary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 51.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Deanes](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-deanes-e143639) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | Attainment 8 of 32.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [USP College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/usp-college-e130681) | Sixth form and further education | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Cedar Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cedar-hall-school-e115457) | Special | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £220,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| February 2026 | £330,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| March 2026 | £400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2026 | £405,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2026 | £465,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| April 2023 | £207,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| August 2024 | £425,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE HOLLIES (140 m)
- Pharmacies: MORRISONS PHARMACY (130 m); ASIF'S NEW PHARMACY (200 m); BOOTS (200 m); DAYNITE PHARMACY (370 m); HADLEIGH PHARMACY (720 m)
- Dental practices: HOLLIES SURGERY LIMITED (140 m); DENTAL SURGERY (370 m); DENTAL SURGERY (700 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Hadleigh Southend-On-Sea (150 m, Morrisons); Iceland Hadleigh (260 m, Iceland); Lidl Hadleigh Southend-On-Sea (420 m, Lidl)

## 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 006C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.1** (2025). Castle Point 006C has a deprivation score of 14.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,408th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £385,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Castle Point 006C was £385,000 in 2025. Joint 9,448th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,533** (2021). Castle Point 006C had 1,533 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,727th 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: 93.8%** (January 2026). In Castle Point 006C, 93.8% 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.

## 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: 51.5554, 0.6085

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=0.6085,51.5554,SS72RQ

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