# SS9 4NH: area report for a postcode in Southend-on-Sea

SS9 4NH 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 4NH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) › [SS9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss9) › [SS9 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss9-4)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 42% on July. Southend-on-Sea 003F: 68 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.6492,51.5577,SS94NH
- **Leigh-On-Sea, 1.9 km**: About 24 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.6492,51.5577,SS94NH
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.6492,51.5577,SS94NH
- **No property in SS9 4NH 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=0.6492,51.5577,SS94NH
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Southend-on-Sea 003F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.6492,51.5577,SS94NH
- **£328,383 average price**: For the whole of Southend-on-Sea, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.6492,51.5577,SS94NH
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.6492,51.5577,SS94NH
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.6492,51.5577,SS94NH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SS9 4NH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.6492,51.5577,SS94NH
- **Low road and rail noise at SS9 4NH**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.6492,51.5577,SS94NH
- **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=0.6492,51.5577,SS94NH
- **10.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.6492,51.5577,SS94NH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Fairways Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairways-primary-school-e114841) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Blenheim Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blenheim-primary-school-e143337) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The St Christopher School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-st-christopher-school-e138044) | Special | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | – |
| [Belfairs Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/belfairs-academy-e138174) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 45.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [West Leigh Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-leigh-infant-school-e114780) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | – |
| [West Leigh Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-leigh-junior-school-e142753) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Eastwood Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-eastwood-academy-e137284) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | Attainment 8 of 51.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St. Michael's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-school-e115401) | Independent | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £357,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2023 | £415,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| April 2025 | £315,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2026 | £415,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2025 | £520,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2025 | £440,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| March 2025 | £530,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| April 2026 | £450,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE LEIGH SURGERY (540 m)
- Pharmacies: BELFAIRS PHARMACY (180 m); ELMSLEIGH PHARMACY (490 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL HEALTH & AESTHETICS (180 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Eastwood - Eastwood Road North (130 m, The Co-operative Group); Sainsburys Leigh On Sea London Road Local (1 km, Sainsburys)

## 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 003F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 25.1** (2025). Southend-on-Sea 003F has a deprivation score of 25.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,018th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £370,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Southend-on-Sea 003F was £370,000 in 2025. Joint 10,375th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,481** (2021). Southend-on-Sea 003F had 1,481 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,193rd 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Southend-on-Sea 003F, 100.0% 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: 51.5577, 0.6492

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=0.6492,51.5577,SS94NH

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