# SS9 1HN: area report for a postcode in Southend-on-Sea

SS9 1HN 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 SS9 1HN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) › [SS9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss9) › [SS9 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss9-1)

## Around this postcode

- **16 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. Southend-on-Sea 012C: 49 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.6689,51.5425,SS91HN
- **Chalkwell, 440 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.6689,51.5425,SS91HN
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.6689,51.5425,SS91HN
- **No property in SS9 1HN 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=0.6689,51.5425,SS91HN
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Southend-on-Sea 012C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.6689,51.5425,SS91HN
- **£328,383 average price**: For the whole of Southend-on-Sea, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.6689,51.5425,SS91HN
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.6689,51.5425,SS91HN
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.6689,51.5425,SS91HN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SS9 1HN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.6689,51.5425,SS91HN
- **Low road and rail noise at SS9 1HN**: Road 44 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.6689,51.5425,SS91HN
- **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=0.6689,51.5425,SS91HN
- **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=0.6689,51.5425,SS91HN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Saint Pierre School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saint-pierre-school-e115408) | Independent | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Chalkwell Hall Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chalkwell-hall-infant-school-e114719) | Primary | 440 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | – |
| [Chalkwell Hall Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chalkwell-hall-junior-school-e151654) | Primary | 440 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | – |
| [Estuary High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/estuary-high-school-e134940) | Special | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-lourdes-catholic-primary-school-e144987) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Leigh North Street Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-north-street-primary-school-e114774) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2022 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Darlinghurst Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/darlinghurst-academy-e140536) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, January 2025 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Westcliff High School for Boys Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westcliff-high-school-for-boys-academy-e136272) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 77.2 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £135,375 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £450,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| May 2026 | £180,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| February 2026 | £720,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2023 | £291,250 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| August 2024 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2025 | £760,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2024 | £680,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Chalkwell (440 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE PALL MALL SURGERY (660 m)
- Pharmacies: LEIGH ROAD PHARMACY (130 m); ELMS PHARMACY LTD (660 m); DERIX HEALTHCARE PHARMACY (700 m); RELIANCE PHARMACY (780 m)
- Dental practices: CHALKWELL DENTAL PRACTICE (330 m); DENTAL SURGERY (470 m); 286-288 (510 m); DENTISTRY FOR YOU - LEIGH ON SEA (510 m); THE RIDGEWAY (DENTAL SURGERY) (550 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Leigh on Sea - Leigh Rd (130 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Road Leigh On Sea Express (610 m, Tesco); Iceland Leigh-on-Sea (780 m, Iceland); Aldi Westcliff Southend-On-Sea (900 m, Aldi); Co-op Leigh On Sea - The Broadway (920 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 012C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.9** (2025). Southend-on-Sea 012C has a deprivation score of 11.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,989th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £447,400** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Southend-on-Sea 012C was £447,400 in 2025. 6,550th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,560** (2021). Southend-on-Sea 012C had 1,560 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,234th 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Southend-on-Sea 012C, 99.9% 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.

## SS9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £409,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SS9 was £409,000 in 2025. Joint 565th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 50,309** (2021). SS9 had 50,309 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 205th 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 SS9 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: 97.7%** (January 2026). In SS9, 97.7% 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: 51.5425, 0.6689

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=0.6689,51.5425,SS91HN

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