# SS7 3XW: area report for a postcode in Castle Point

SS7 3XW 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 3XW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point) › [SS7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss7) › [SS7 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss7-3)

## Around this postcode

- **26 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 44% on July. Castle Point 002E: 95 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5973,51.5638,SS73XW
- **Rayleigh, 2.8 km**: About 35 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5973,51.5638,SS73XW
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5973,51.5638,SS73XW
- **No property in SS7 3XW 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=0.5973,51.5638,SS73XW
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Castle Point 002E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5973,51.5638,SS73XW
- **£356,579 average price**: For the whole of Castle Point, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5973,51.5638,SS73XW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5973,51.5638,SS73XW
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 840 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5973,51.5638,SS73XW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SS7 3XW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5973,51.5638,SS73XW
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SS7 3XW**: Road 63 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5973,51.5638,SS73XW
- **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=0.5973,51.5638,SS73XW
- **10.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5973,51.5638,SS73XW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Deanes](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-deanes-e143639) | Secondary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | Attainment 8 of 32.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Cedar Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cedar-hall-school-e115457) | Special | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Westwood Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westwood-academy-e137030) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The King John School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-king-john-school-e136577) | Secondary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 51.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [USP College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/usp-college-e130681) | Sixth form and further education | 1 km (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Thundersley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thundersley-primary-school-e141626) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hadleigh Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hadleigh-junior-school-e145548) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 54% 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 | 1.6 km (21 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £248,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| June 2025 | £212,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| January 2026 | £380,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2025 | £405,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| February 2026 | £185,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| March 2024 | £510,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2025 | £450,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| August 2025 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: HADLEIGH PHARMACY (680 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (790 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Benfleet - Kiln Road (840 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 002E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.0** (2025). Castle Point 002E has a deprivation score of 11.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,919th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £430,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Castle Point 002E was £430,000 in 2025. Joint 7,186th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,500** (2021). Castle Point 002E had 1,500 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,238th 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: 93.2%** (January 2026). In Castle Point 002E, 93.2% 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: 51.5638, 0.5973

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=0.5973,51.5638,SS73XW

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