SS17 7SU Thurrock
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Corringham & Fobbing. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Rachael Clarke Close, Stanford-le-Hope: 22 addresses
- Berkley Hill, Stanford-le-Hope: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Rachael Clarke Close, Stanford-le-Hope: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Rachael Clarke Close, Stanford-le-Hope: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Thurrock in 2026-27: Band D £2,255 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,503 | £1,754 | £2,004 | £2,255 | £2,756 | £3,257 | £3,758 | £4,509 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (52% of about 630 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
- Garage Site Lyndhurst Road Corringham Essex: up to 6 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- First Floor, Grover House, Grover Walk, Corringham, permissioned (340 m)
- The New Pompadour, St Johns Way, Corringham, SS17 7NA, permissioned (430 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 16 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 6 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 25 addresses are between 13 m and 15 m above sea level (14 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 | Stanford-Le-Hope 745,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km |
| Laindon 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km | |
| Basildon 2.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest Corringham Town Park | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Basildon Town Centre | 4.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Tilbury Ferry Terminal | 9.9 km |
| Car parks | RCP Parking - King Street | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Gordon Road Car Park | 450 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 18.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 42.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dr Devaraja Vc Practice | 700 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Unicare Pharmacy | 400 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 220 m |
| Hospital | Braintree Community Hospital | 3.6 km |
| Police station | Basildon Police Station | 5.2 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Eagle News, Corringham Cashzone | 380 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4.5 ha | 900 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 520 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.8 ha | 30 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,180 m² | 780 m |
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cobblers Mede Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km east |
| Northlands Wood | Wood | 2.1 km north |
| Great Sutton Wood | Wood | 2.3 km north-west |
| Old Hill | Hill | 2.4 km north-west |
| Earls Hope | Wetland | 2.5 km south |
| Shelly Bay | Tidal water | 4.3 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 25 |
11 of the postcode's 25 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 58% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 31% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Rachael Clarke Close.