SS0 9DE Southend-on-Sea
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Prittlewell. Region: East of England.
Streets
- West Road, Southend-on-Sea: 75 addresses
- Tudor Road, Southend-on-Sea: 2 addresses
- Salisbury Avenue, 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 C (37% of about 760 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
- 215 - 215A North Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 7AF: up to 9 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- 105 - 107 Shakespeare Drive, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 9AE: up to 8 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- Victoria Avenue Opportunity Site: up to 1,100 homes, not permissioned (660 m)
- Baxter Avenue Opportunity Site: up to 550 homes, not permissioned (690 m)
- 459 London Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 9LG: up to 6 homes, permissioned (760 m)
- 177 London Road, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, SS1 1PW: up to 8 homes, permissioned (790 m)
- 152 (First And Second Floor) Hamlet Court Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 7LJ: up to 6 homes, permissioned (830 m)
- 13 - 15 (The Royal Bank Of Scotland) London Road, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, SS1 1PE: 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, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 78 addresses are between 29 m and 35 m above sea level (30 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 | Prittlewell 362,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 750 m |
| Southend Victoria 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Westcliff 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 34 within 800 m; nearest Blue Boar Prittlewell | 300 m |
| Ferry terminal | Wallasea Island Ferry Landing Canewdon | 10.6 km |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest Civic Centre North Surface Car Park | 530 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 670 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 2.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 49.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dr F Khan Carnavon Road Surgery | 260 m |
| Pharmacies | 14 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Haveela Pharmacy | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 230 m |
| Hospital | Southend Private Hospital | 320 m |
| Police station | Essex Police | 300 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays Bank Cash Machine | 300 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Churchill Gardens 1.8 ha | 340 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Priory Park 18 ha | 460 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,900 m² | 430 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 380 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Springfield Drive Allotments 4.6 ha | 800 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 20 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 360 m north-east. 13 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 360 m north-east |
| Prittlewell Priory | Listed building, Grade I | 770 m north |
| Prittlewell Priory | Scheduled monument | 780 m north-east |
| Shrubbery Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Cliffs | Cliff or slope | 1.5 km south |
| The Shrubbery | Wood | 1.7 km south-east |
| Westcliff Bay | Beach | 2.0 km south-west |
| Chalkwell Oaze | Wetland | 2.1 km south-west |
| Chalkwell Beach | Beach | 2.4 km south-west |
| Three Shells Beach | Beach | 2.4 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 28 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 43 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 78 |
74 of the postcode's 78 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 39% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 60% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 West Road.