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
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
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thundersley GlenCastle Point | 498 | 93 | £420,000 |
| Hadleigh NorthCastle Point | 697 | 90 | £470,000 |
| Benfleet AppletonCastle Point | 1,383 | 80 | £405,000 |
| New ThundersleyCastle Point | 1,547 | 77 | £395,000 |
| Benfleet NorthCastle Point | 1,911 | 72 | £368,500 |
| South BenfleetCastle Point | 2,000 | 71 | £400,000 |
| Great Wakering & FoulnessRochford | 3,234 | 53 | £375,000 |
| Hadleigh SouthCastle Point | 3,487 | 49 | £347,500 |
| Felmore & Bowers GiffordBasildon | 5,441 | 21 | £305,000 |
People living in SS7 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 16% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 14%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 16% |
| Managers & directors | 14% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Administrative | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 13% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Elementary | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
Ethnic group
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.