SS3 8UT Southend-on-Sea
Live postcode, introduced October 1984. Ward: Shoeburyness. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Frobisher Way, Shoeburyness: 30 addresses
- Weaverdale, Shoeburyness: 2 addresses
- Barrington Close, Shoeburyness: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Frobisher Way, North Shoebury: 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 (44% of about 620 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
- Car Park Centurion Close, Shoeburyness, Essex, SS3 9UT: up to 9 homes, permissioned (780 m)
- 12 Bridge Cottages (Land Adjacent) North Shoebury Road, Shoeburyness, Essex, SS3 8UN: up to 5 homes, permissioned (790 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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.
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 | Shoeburyness 541,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km |
| Thorpe Bay 668,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Southend East 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 25 within 800 m; nearest Midsummer Meadow North Shoebury | 30 m |
| Ferry terminal | Wallasea Island Ferry Landing Canewdon | 9.0 km |
| Car parks | Thorpe Esplanade Car Park | 2.1 km |
| EV charging points | Seaway Car Park GeniePoint | 4.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 7.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 53.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dr Kumar & Ptnr - Shoebury Hc | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Asda Pharmacy | 410 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Drewsteignton (Dental Surgery) | 520 m |
| Hospital | Spire Wellesley Hospital | 4.2 km |
| Police station | Southend Police Station | 5.2 km |
| Cash machines | Chelmsford Star Coop West Road, Shoeburyness Cashzone | 1.4 km |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 37% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 41% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 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) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 37% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 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 Frobisher Way.