SS2 postcode area · Southend-on-Sea

The SS2 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Rochford, Southend-on-Sea. Area Scores range from 4 to 57 across them. Every full SS2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The SS2 district contains both ends of the scale: Rochford Outer & Hawkwell East at 58 out of 100 (#2,898 of 6,856 in England) against Kursaal at 5, a 53-point gap between neighbouring areas. 4 of the 9 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £225,000 in Kursaal to £452,500 in Southchurch — a 2.0× gap within the SS2 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Rochford and Southend-on-Sea — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,840a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime136per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)40

Owner-occupied56%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the SS2 district

£320,000median home sold over the past year · +18.5% over 5 years · +5.8% over the year · 472 sales

Detached£400,000

Semi-detached£350,000

Terraced£320,000

Flat£196,500

Southend-on-Sea£343,000

East of England£348,000

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Rochford Outer & Hawkwell EastRochford	2,898	58	£350,000
Great Wakering & FoulnessRochford	3,234	53	£375,000
PrittlewellSouthend-on-Sea	3,665	46	£368,750
EastwoodSouthend-on-Sea	3,892	43	£337,500
St LukesSouthend-on-Sea	4,543	34	£325,000
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

People living in SS2 Census 2021

Residents96,008

Median age (est.)40

Density1,090per km²

No qualifications21%

Degree or above25%

No car or van28%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 28%45–64 26%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 15%Private rent 29%

Households

One person 35%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 13%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups

Professional	18%
Associate professional	13%
Managers & directors	11%
Caring & leisure	11%
Skilled trades	11%
Administrative	11%
Elementary	11%
Sales & customer service	8%
Process & plant	7%

Ethnic group

White 86%Asian 6%Black 4%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 46% · Christian 41% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 14%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in SS2

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SS2 district.

Eastwood Rochford

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SS2.

SS22 SS0 SS1 SS3 SS9 SS4 SS99 SS5

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.