SS9 postcode area · Southend-on-Sea
The SS9 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Castle Point, Rochford, Southend-on-Sea. Area Scores range from 9 to 97 across them. Every full SS9 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The SS9 district contains both ends of the scale: West Leigh at 97 out of 100 (#190 of 6,856 in England) against Victoria at 10, an 88-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. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £238,750 in Victoria to £630,000 in West Leigh — a 2.6× gap within the SS9 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Castle Point, Rochford and Southend-on-Sea — 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 SS9 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| West LeighSouthend-on-Sea | 190 | 97 | £630,000 |
| Rayleigh South EastRochford | 300 | 96 | £430,000 |
| Hadleigh NorthCastle Point | 697 | 90 | £470,000 |
| Thorpe BaySouthend-on-Sea | 1,067 | 84 | £485,000 |
| LeighSouthend-on-Sea | 1,307 | 81 | £375,000 |
| Eastwood ParkSouthend-on-Sea | 1,479 | 78 | £369,000 |
| BelfairsSouthend-on-Sea | 2,452 | 64 | £386,000 |
| Rochford Outer & Hawkwell EastRochford | 2,898 | 58 | £350,000 |
| ChalkwellSouthend-on-Sea | 3,844 | 44 | £316,250 |
| EastwoodSouthend-on-Sea | 3,892 | 43 | £337,500 |
| Blenheim ParkSouthend-on-Sea | 4,111 | 40 | £380,000 |
| VictoriaSouthend-on-Sea | 6,195 | 10 | £238,750 |
People living in SS9 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 20% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 15%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 20% |
| Associate professional | 15% |
| Managers & directors | 15% |
| Administrative | 12% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Elementary | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 45% · No religion 44% · Muslim 2%
Born outside the UK: 9%
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 SS9
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SS9 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around SS9.
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.