SS99 postcode area · Southend-on-Sea

The SS99 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Basildon, Southend-on-Sea. Area Scores range from 4 to 46 across them. Every full SS99 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The SS99 district contains both ends of the scale: Prittlewell at 46 out of 100 (#3,665 of 6,856 in England) against Kursaal at 5, a 42-point gap between neighbouring areas. 3 of the 5 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. Median prices range from £225,000 in Kursaal to £368,750 in Prittlewell. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Basildon and Southend-on-Sea — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,074a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime154per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)38

Owner-occupied52%

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

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Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
PrittlewellSouthend-on-Sea	3,665	46	£368,750
EastwoodSouthend-on-Sea	3,892	43	£337,500
Whitmore Way & FremnellsBasildon	4,886	29	£325,000
VictoriaSouthend-on-Sea	6,195	10	£238,750
KursaalSouthend-on-Sea	6,538	5	£225,000

People living in SS99 Census 2021

Residents56,168

Median age (est.)38

Density4,860per km²

No qualifications22%

Degree or above25%

No car or van30%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 11%25–44 29%45–64 25%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 20%Private rent 28%

Households

One person 34%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 14%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Elementary 12% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups

Professional	17%
Elementary	12%
Associate professional	12%
Caring & leisure	11%
Skilled trades	11%
Administrative	11%
Managers & directors	10%
Sales & customer service	9%
Process & plant	7%

Ethnic group

White 83%Asian 7%Black 5%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 45% · Christian 41% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 16%

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 SS99

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SS99 district.

Eastwood

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SS99.

SS9 SS0 SS22 SS2 SS4 SS7 SS5 SS1

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.