SS postcode area: Southend-on-Sea
The SS postcode area is known as the Southend-on-Sea area. It is every postcode that begins SS followed by a number. It has 19 districts and 11,987 postcodes in use, across 6 councils.
Homes in the SS area sold for a typical £360,000 in the 12 months to August 2026. By district, that runs from £305,000 in SS13 (Basildon) to £430,000 in SS5 (Hockley and Hawkwell).
For the town itself, see Southend-on-Sea postcodes.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The name is the one the area is commonly known by; it is not part of the ONS data. See all our data sources
Where it is
Latitude 51.5629
Longitude 0.5957
This is the middle of the postcodes in the SS area. An area can be many miles across, and we do not draw its boundary.
Open this area on OpenStreetMapSource: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it
What do homes cost in the SS area?
Homes in the SS area sold for a typical £360,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 6,027 sales, down 0.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £362,000
- 12 months to August 2026
- £360,000
▼ down 0.6% on the 12 months before
Standard sales of homes at market value at the area's postcodes. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Each district below has its own, and each postcode page the figure for its sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How do the SS districts compare?
A district is the first half of a postcode. Each row gives its typical home price, how many of its postcodes can get gigabit broadband for every home, and how many have a home at flood risk. Each opens the district.
- SS0 postcode district: Southend-on-SeaSouthend-on-Sea 737 postcodes Typical price£312,500 Gigabit, every home644 of 730 At flood risk31 of 737
- SS1 postcode district: Southend-on-SeaSouthend-on-Sea 692 postcodes Typical price£360,000 Gigabit, every home529 of 602 At flood risk83 of 692
- SS2 postcode district: Southend-on-SeaSouthend-on-Sea, Rochford 711 postcodes Typical price£320,000 Gigabit, every home623 of 687 At flood risk30 of 711
- SS3 postcode district: Southend-on-SeaSouthend-on-Sea, Rochford 609 postcodes Typical price£350,000 Gigabit, every home506 of 590 At flood risk124 of 609
- SS4 postcode district: RochfordRochford 591 postcodes Typical price£370,000 Gigabit, every home486 of 555 At flood risk100 of 591
- SS5 postcode district: Hockley and HawkwellRochford 545 postcodes Typical price£430,000 Gigabit, every home410 of 535 At flood risk24 of 545
- SS6 postcode district: RayleighRochford, Castle Point, Basildon 747 postcodes Typical price£417,500 Gigabit, every home520 of 726 At flood risk24 of 747
- SS7 postcode district: Thundersley and South BenfleetCastle Point, Basildon 1,120 postcodes Typical price£400,000 Gigabit, every home816 of 1,094 At flood risk56 of 1,120
- SS8 postcode district: Canvey IslandCastle Point 903 postcodes Typical price£325,000 Gigabit, every home705 of 890 At flood risk888 of 903
- SS9 postcode district: Southend-on-SeaSouthend-on-Sea, Rochford, Castle Point 1,052 postcodes Typical price£405,000 Gigabit, every home929 of 1,041 At flood risk56 of 1,052
- SS11 postcode district: WickfordBasildon, Chelmsford, Rochford 476 postcodes Typical price£405,000 Gigabit, every home340 of 461 At flood risk67 of 476
- SS12 postcode district: WickfordBasildon 403 postcodes Typical price£375,000 Gigabit, every home307 of 398 At flood risk86 of 403
- SS13 postcode district: BasildonBasildon 495 postcodes Typical price£305,000 Gigabit, every home328 of 491 At flood risk24 of 495
- SS14 postcode district: BasildonBasildon 735 postcodes Typical price£325,000 Gigabit, every home576 of 678 At flood risk6 of 735
- SS15 postcode district: BasildonBasildon 640 postcodes Typical price£332,000 Gigabit, every home497 of 627 At flood risk9 of 640
- SS16 postcode district: BasildonBasildon, Thurrock 658 postcodes Typical price£345,000 Gigabit, every home489 of 655 At flood risk6 of 658
- SS17 postcode district: Stanford-le-HopeThurrock, Basildon 786 postcodes Typical price£365,000 Gigabit, every home593 of 770 At flood risk91 of 786
- SS22 postcode district: Southend-on-SeaSouthend-on-Sea 3 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales At flood riskNone listed
- SS99 postcode district: Southend-on-SeaSouthend-on-Sea 84 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home4 of 4 At flood riskNone listed
Prices: HM Land Registry, files dated 28 September 2026; the bar is set against the dearest district. Gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, counting postcodes. Flood: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026, postcodes in England with a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea. How we use them
One row for every district in the area. "No place listed" means no town or village is large enough to list for it.
Places in the SS area
Towns and villages with postcodes in the SS area, each with the typical price of a home there where at least 5 sold.
Councils in the SS area
How many of the area's postcodes fall under each council.
- Southend-on-Sea3,640 postcodes
- Basildon3,236 postcodes
- Rochford2,139 postcodes
- Castle Point2,045 postcodes
- Thurrock789 postcodes
- Chelmsford138 postcodes
Near the SS area
The postcode areas whose centre points are nearest to this one's, nearest first.
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