SS1 postcode area
The SS1 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Southend-on-Sea. Area Scores range from 4 to 84 across them.
In summary
There is a sharp split within the SS1 district: Thorpe Bay scores 84 out of 100 (#1,067 of 6,856 nationally) while Kursaal sits at 5 — neighbours on the map, 80 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 5 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £225,000 in Kursaal to £485,000 in Thorpe Bay — a 2.2× gap within the SS1 district.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorpe BaySouthend-on-Sea | 1,067 | 84 | £485,000 |
| West ShoeburySouthend-on-Sea | 4,687 | 32 | £375,000 |
| SouthchurchSouthend-on-Sea | 5,043 | 26 | £452,500 |
| Southend CentralSouthend-on-Sea | 5,948 | 13 | £235,000 |
| VictoriaSouthend-on-Sea | 6,195 | 10 | £238,750 |
| KursaalSouthend-on-Sea | 6,538 | 5 | £225,000 |
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around SS1.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.