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SS3 postcode area · Southend-on-Sea

The SS3 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Rochford, Southend-on-Sea. Area Scores range from 9 to 52 across them. Every full SS3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The SS3 district contains both ends of the scale: Great Wakering & Foulness at 53 out of 100 (#3,234 of 6,856 in England) against Victoria at 10, a 43-point gap between neighbouring areas. 4 of the 5 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 £238,750 in Victoria to £452,500 in Southchurch — a 1.9× gap within the SS3 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£40,703a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime111per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied58%

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 SS3 district

£350,000median home sold over the past year · +16.7% over 5 years · +3.2% over the year · 324 sales
Detached£470,000
Semi-detached£356,000
Terraced£315,000
Flat£202,500
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 →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Great Wakering & FoulnessRochford 3,23453 £375,000
West ShoeburySouthend-on-Sea 4,68732 £375,000
SouthchurchSouthend-on-Sea 5,04326 £452,500
ShoeburynessSouthend-on-Sea 5,06426 £315,000
VictoriaSouthend-on-Sea 6,19510 £238,750

People living in SS3 Census 2021

Residents52,883
Median age (est.)41
Density731per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above24%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 26%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 20%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 14%Other: 15%
One person 32%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 14%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors12%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary11%
Skilled trades10%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 88%Asian: 5%Black: 3%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 88%Asian 5%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 46% · Christian 42% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 12%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SS3.

SS1 SS2 SS22 SS0 SS4 SS9 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.