Southend-on-Sea City Council

What broadband can you get in Southend-on-Sea?

Across Southend-on-Sea, 98% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 98% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in Southend-on-Sea?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,265 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in Southend-on-Sea are at risk of flooding?

Across Southend-on-Sea, the Environment Agency puts 469 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 243 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In Southend-on-Sea the Environment Agency counts 2,281 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (2.5% of all its properties), 1,905 at medium risk (2.1%) and 7,495 at low risk (8.1%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Postcode districts with postcodes in Southend-on-Sea

• SS0 postcode districtAll 737 of its postcodes in use are in Southend-on-Sea.
• SS1 postcode districtAll 692 of its postcodes in use are in Southend-on-Sea.
• SS2 postcode district701 of its 711 postcodes in use are in Southend-on-Sea.
• SS3 postcode district403 of its 609 postcodes in use are in Southend-on-Sea.
• SS9 postcode district1,020 of its 1,052 postcodes in use are in Southend-on-Sea.
• SS22 postcode districtAll 3 of its postcodes in use are in Southend-on-Sea.
• SS99 postcode districtAll 84 of its postcodes in use are in Southend-on-Sea.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode area

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Southend-on-Sea.