SS7 postcode area · Castle Point

The SS7 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Basildon, Castle Point, Rochford. Area Scores range from 20 to 92 across them. Every full SS7 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The SS7 district contains both ends of the scale: Thundersley Glen at 93 out of 100 (#498 of 6,856 in England) against Felmore & Bowers Gifford at 21, a 72-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 6 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £305,000 in Felmore & Bowers Gifford to £470,000 in Hadleigh North. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Basildon, Castle Point and Rochford — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£43,319a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime52per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied81%

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 SS7 district

£395,000median home sold over the past year · +12.9% over 5 years · +2.6% over the year · 730 sales
Detached£517,500
Semi-detached£385,000
Terraced£347,500
Flat£235,000
Castle Point£365,000
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
Thundersley GlenCastle Point 49893 £420,000
Hadleigh NorthCastle Point 69790 £470,000
Benfleet AppletonCastle Point 1,38380 £405,000
New ThundersleyCastle Point 1,54777 £395,000
Benfleet NorthCastle Point 1,91172 £368,500
South BenfleetCastle Point 2,00071 £400,000
Great Wakering & FoulnessRochford 3,23453 £375,000
Hadleigh SouthCastle Point 3,48749 £347,500
Felmore & Bowers GiffordBasildon 5,44121 £305,000

People living in SS7 Census 2021

Residents67,743
Median age (est.)46
Density686per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above21%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 27%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 7%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 10%Other: 19%
One person 26%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 10%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional14%
Administrative13%
Skilled trades13%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 2%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 94%Asian 2%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 44% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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 SS7

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SS7 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SS7.

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.