SS3 9HP Southend-on-Sea
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: West Shoebury. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Admirals Walk, Shoeburyness: 14 addresses
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 D (38% 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: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, grade II*
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land Between Barge Pier Road And Ness Road Barge Pier Road/Ness Road, Shoeburyness, Essex: up to 172 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- 22 (The Eagle Working Mans Club) Seaview Road, Shoeburyness, Essex, SS3 9DX: up to 8 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- Unit 6 New Garrison Road, Shoeburyness, Essex, SS3 9BF: up to 6 homes, permissioned (630 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 1 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 | 1.2 km |
| Thorpe Bay 668,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Southend East 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 24 within 800 m; nearest Waterford Road Shoeburyness | 130 m |
| Ferry terminal | Wallasea Island Ferry Landing Canewdon | 10.8 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Thorpe Esplanade Car Park | 780 m |
| EV charging points | Seaway Car Park GeniePoint | 4.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 7.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 54.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dr Kumar & Ptnr - Shoebury Hc | 700 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Shoebury Pharmacy West Road | 410 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 350 m |
| Hospital | Spire Wellesley Hospital | 4.7 km |
| Police station | Southend Police Station | 5.2 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 350 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Gunners Park 32 ha | 240 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,010 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 790 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest St Andrews Road Allotments 8,000 m² | 490 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 38 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 8 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 Admirals Walk.