# SS9

Postcode district covering Leigh-on-Sea, Eastwood and The Birches, in Southend-on-Sea.

SS9 is a postcode district covering Leigh-on-Sea, Eastwood and The Birches, in Southend-on-Sea. Median sale price £409,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code SS9. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [SS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SS9 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss9#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss9#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss9#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss9#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=SS9) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in SS9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=SS9) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 864 homes were sold in SS9 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=SS9) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for SS9.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=SS9) (Census 2021, England and Wales): SS9 had 50,309 usual residents at the census.

## How SS9 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | SS9 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £409,000 | 3rd most expensive | 17 postcode districts, SS · 2025 |
| Population | 50,309 | 2nd most populated | 18 postcode districts, SS · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 18 postcode districts, SS · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 97.7% | 4th highest | 18 postcode districts, SS · Jan 2026 |

## Is SS9 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SS9 at a rate of 49.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 91.5 per 1,000 people across the SS postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 232 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SS9.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,094), other crime (479) and anti-social behaviour (274).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SS9 was 44.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in SS9, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SS9 has no single figure. Of its 31 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 7 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in SS9

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Rochford 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford/neighbourhood/e01021946) | 1,485 | 41.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 62.0% |
| [Southend-on-Sea 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/neighbourhood/e01015833) | 1,564 | 12.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.9% |
| [Southend-on-Sea 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/neighbourhood/e01015834) | 1,434 | 58.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.9% |
| [Southend-on-Sea 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/neighbourhood/e01015835) | 1,747 | 71.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.4% |
| [Southend-on-Sea 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/neighbourhood/e01015836) | 1,509 | 43.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% |
| [Southend-on-Sea 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/neighbourhood/e01015837) | 1,738 | 42.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.1% |
| [Southend-on-Sea 001F](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/neighbourhood/e01015838) | 1,460 | 17.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.1% |
| [Southend-on-Sea 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/neighbourhood/e01015864) | 1,444 | 44.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.8% |
| [Southend-on-Sea 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/neighbourhood/e01015814) | 1,378 | 42.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.7% |
| [Southend-on-Sea 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/neighbourhood/e01015815) | 1,632 | 21.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.4% |
| [Southend-on-Sea 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/neighbourhood/e01015816) | 1,575 | 65.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.8% |
| [Southend-on-Sea 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/neighbourhood/e01015817) | 1,665 | 38.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.9% |
| [Southend-on-Sea 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/neighbourhood/e01015818) | 1,711 | 43.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.5% |
| [Southend-on-Sea 003F](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/neighbourhood/e01015819) | 1,481 | 67.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Southend-on-Sea 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/neighbourhood/e01015820) | 1,690 | 96.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.9% |
| [Southend-on-Sea 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/neighbourhood/e01015821) | 1,658 | 65.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.9% |
| [Southend-on-Sea 005F](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/neighbourhood/e01015825) | 1,634 | 83.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.0% |
| [Southend-on-Sea 005G](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/neighbourhood/e01015826) | 1,428 | 25.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Southend-on-Sea 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/neighbourhood/e01015908) | 1,637 | 19.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.2% |
| [Southend-on-Sea 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/neighbourhood/e01015909) | 1,545 | 32.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Southend-on-Sea 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/neighbourhood/e01015910) | 1,569 | 46.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.0% |
| [Southend-on-Sea 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/neighbourhood/e01015911) | 1,295 | 30.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.7% |
| [Southend-on-Sea 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/neighbourhood/e01015912) | 1,584 | 12.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Southend-on-Sea 008F](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/neighbourhood/e01015913) | 1,741 | 60.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.7% |
| [Southend-on-Sea 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/neighbourhood/e01015845) | 1,615 | 34.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% |
| [Southend-on-Sea 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/neighbourhood/e01015846) | 1,733 | 45.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.4% |
| [Southend-on-Sea 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/neighbourhood/e01015847) | 1,603 | 61.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.5% |
| [Southend-on-Sea 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/neighbourhood/e01015848) | 1,659 | 123.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 87.9% |
| [Southend-on-Sea 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/neighbourhood/e01015849) | 1,702 | 106.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.9% |
| [Southend-on-Sea 011F](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/neighbourhood/e01015850) | 1,579 | 23.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.9% |
| [Southend-on-Sea 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/neighbourhood/e01015829) | 1,560 | 48.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.9% |

## Your MP

- [Southend West and Leigh](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/southend-west-and-leigh): David Burton-Sampson (Labour), MP since July 2024. 96% of the people here.
- [Rayleigh and Wickford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rayleigh-and-wickford): Mr Mark Francois (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 1.6% of the people here.
- [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/castle-point): Rebecca Harris (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 1.0% of the people here.
- [Southend East and Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/southend-east-and-rochford): Mr Bayo Alaba (Independent), MP since July 2024. 1.0% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in SS9

[Belfairs](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/belfairs), [Blenheim Park](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/blenheim-park), [Eastwood Park](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/eastwood-park), [Leigh](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/leigh), [West Leigh](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/west-leigh)

## Postcode sectors in SS9

[SS9 0 (2 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss9-0), [SS9 1 (179 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss9-1), [SS9 2 (211 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss9-2), [SS9 3 (210 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss9-3), [SS9 4 (208 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss9-4), [SS9 5 (242 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss9-5)

## Council

[Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea)

## Towns in SS9

[Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea)

## Postcode districts next to SS9

[SS0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss0), [SS2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss2), [SS4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss4), [SS5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss5), [SS6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss6), [SS7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss7), [SS8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss8)

## Nearest rail stations

[Leigh-On-Sea (1.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.6404,51.5413), [Chalkwell (2.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.6706,51.5387), [Westcliff (3.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.6915,51.5373), [Prittlewell (4.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.7107,51.5507)

## More in the SS postcode area

[All SS postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## SS9 in brief

SS9 is a postcode district covering Leigh-on-Sea, Eastwood and The Birches, in Southend-on-Sea.
About 50,938 people lived in SS9 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £409,000 in 2025 across 864 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 49.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SS9 was £409,000 in 2025.
SS9 had 50,309 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in SS9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In SS9, 97.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: SS9
- Postcode area: [SS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss)
- Constituency: [Southend West and Leigh †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/southend-west-and-leigh)
- Council: [Southend-on-Sea †](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea)
- Area: 12.67 km²
- People, mid-2024: 50,938*
- Neighbourhoods: 31
- Output areas: 168

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[SS7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss7), [SS0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss0), [SS4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss4), [SS6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss6), [SS2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss2), [SS5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss5)

## Latest updates for SS9

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/SS9

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss9, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss9#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508848. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss9