SS0 0DS Southend-on-Sea
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Blenheim Park. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Bridgwater Drive, Southend-on-Sea: 32 addresses
- Treecot Drive, Leigh-on-Sea: 2 addresses
- Cockethurst Close, Southend-on-Sea: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Southend-on-Sea in 2026-27: Band D £2,265 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,510 | £1,762 | £2,013 | £2,265 | £2,769 | £3,272 | £3,775 | £4,530 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (64% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 520 - 524 (Besafe Ltd) Prince Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0ER: up to 9 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- 573 Prince Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0JL: up to 8 homes, permissioned (520 m)
- 191 (Grove Court) Southbourne Grove, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0AA: up to 7 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 35 addresses are between 32 m and 38 m above sea level (37 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chalkwell 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km |
| Southend Airport 232,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Westcliff 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 52 within 800 m; nearest Dulverton Avenue Leigh-on-Sea | 50 m |
| Ferry terminal | Wallasea Island Ferry Landing Canewdon | 11.2 km |
| Car parks | Southend Hospital Car Park A | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 2.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 47.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dr Krishnan & Ptnr - Kent Elms Hc | 730 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Bridgwater Pharmacy | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 9-11 Rayleigh Road | 730 m |
| Hospital | Southend Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Essex Police | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest JPW Store Costcutter Cashzone | 470 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Blenheim Park 9.5 ha | 390 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,760 m² | 500 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Cockethurst Recreation Ground 1.8 ha | 790 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Bridgwater Drive Allotments 5,050 m² | 100 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 10 hectares in all.
Landmarks
3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Owlshall Wood | Wood | 760 m west |
| Leigh Cliffs | Cliff or slope | 2.3 km south |
| Bell Wharf Beach | Beach | 2.5 km south-west |
| Old Oyster Bed | Wetland | 2.9 km south-west |
| Oakwood Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km west |
| Plumtree Hill | Hill | 4.7 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| Under 55 | 30 | 35 | 14 |
5 of the postcode's 35 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 21 from aircraft, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 25% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Bridgwater Drive.