SS0 8LP postcode in Southend-on-Sea, England

SS0 8LP is a postcode in Southend-on-Sea, in the Chalkwell ward. It is in the Southend West and Leigh parliamentary constituency and the Essex police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Southend-on-Sea: 98% Typical price £318,750 Homes sold in SS0 8, last 12 months. ▼ 6.2% on the year before Nearest station Westcliff 800 m in a straight line

Where SS0 8LP is, and what is near it

Map of SS0 8LP and what is near it Map of SS0 8LP: its centre point, with the 133 other postcodes in the SS0 8 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SS0 8AA: also in SS0 8SS0 8AB: also in SS0 8SS0 8AD: also in SS0 8SS0 8AE: also in SS0 8SS0 8AF: also in SS0 8SS0 8AG: also in SS0 8SS0 8AH: also in SS0 8SS0 8AJ: also in SS0 8SS0 8AL: also in SS0 8SS0 8AN: also in SS0 8SS0 8AP: also in SS0 8SS0 8AQ: also in SS0 8SS0 8AT: also in SS0 8SS0 8AW: also in SS0 8SS0 8BA: also in SS0 8SS0 8BB: also in SS0 8SS0 8BD: also in SS0 8SS0 8BE: also in SS0 8SS0 8BG: also in SS0 8SS0 8BH: also in SS0 8SS0 8BJ: also in SS0 8SS0 8BL: also in SS0 8SS0 8BN: also in SS0 8SS0 8BP: also in SS0 8SS0 8BS: also in SS0 8SS0 8BT: also in SS0 8SS0 8BU: also in SS0 8SS0 8BW: also in SS0 8SS0 8BY: also in SS0 8SS0 8BZ: also in SS0 8SS0 8DA: also in SS0 8SS0 8DB: also in SS0 8SS0 8DD: also in SS0 8SS0 8DE: also in SS0 8SS0 8DF: also in SS0 8SS0 8DG: also in SS0 8SS0 8DS: also in SS0 8SS0 8DU: also in SS0 8SS0 8DY: also in SS0 8SS0 8DZ: also in SS0 8SS0 8EA: also in SS0 8SS0 8EF: also in SS0 8SS0 8EG: also in SS0 8SS0 8EH: also in SS0 8SS0 8EN: also in SS0 8SS0 8EP: also in SS0 8SS0 8ER: also in SS0 8SS0 8ET: also in SS0 8SS0 8EU: also in SS0 8SS0 8EW: also in SS0 8SS0 8EX: also in SS0 8SS0 8EZ: also in SS0 8SS0 8FF: also in SS0 8SS0 8FG: also in SS0 8SS0 8FL: also in SS0 8SS0 8FN: also in SS0 8SS0 8FP: also in SS0 8SS0 8FQ: also in SS0 8SS0 8HE: also in SS0 8SS0 8HF: also in SS0 8SS0 8HN: also in SS0 8SS0 8HP: also in SS0 8SS0 8HR: also in SS0 8SS0 8HS: also in SS0 8SS0 8HT: also in SS0 8SS0 8HU: also in SS0 8SS0 8HW: also in SS0 8SS0 8HX: also in SS0 8SS0 8HY: also in SS0 8SS0 8JB: also in SS0 8SS0 8JH: also in SS0 8SS0 8JJ: also in SS0 8SS0 8JL: also in SS0 8SS0 8JN: also in SS0 8SS0 8JP: also in SS0 8SS0 8JQ: also in SS0 8SS0 8JR: also in SS0 8SS0 8JT: also in SS0 8SS0 8LA: also in SS0 8SS0 8LB: also in SS0 8SS0 8LD: also in SS0 8SS0 8LE: also in SS0 8SS0 8LF: also in SS0 8SS0 8LG: also in SS0 8SS0 8LH: also in SS0 8SS0 8LJ: also in SS0 8SS0 8LL: also in SS0 8SS0 8LQ: also in SS0 8SS0 8LR: also in SS0 8SS0 8LS: also in SS0 8SS0 8LT: also in SS0 8SS0 8LW: also in SS0 8SS0 8NA: also in SS0 8SS0 8NB: also in SS0 8SS0 8NE: also in SS0 8SS0 8NF: also in SS0 8SS0 8NG: also in SS0 8SS0 8NJ: also in SS0 8SS0 8NL: also in SS0 8SS0 8NN: also in SS0 8SS0 8NP: also in SS0 8SS0 8NQ: also in SS0 8SS0 8NR: also in SS0 8SS0 8NS: also in SS0 8SS0 8NT: also in SS0 8SS0 8NU: also in SS0 8SS0 8NX: also in SS0 8SS0 8NY: also in SS0 8SS0 8NZ: also in SS0 8SS0 8PA: also in SS0 8SS0 8PB: also in SS0 8SS0 8PD: also in SS0 8SS0 8PH: also in SS0 8SS0 8PJ: also in SS0 8SS0 8PL: also in SS0 8SS0 8PN: also in SS0 8SS0 8PP: also in SS0 8SS0 8PR: also in SS0 8SS0 8PS: also in SS0 8SS0 8PT: also in SS0 8SS0 8PU: also in SS0 8SS0 8PX: also in SS0 8SS0 8PY: also in SS0 8SS0 8PZ: also in SS0 8SS0 8QA: also in SS0 8SS0 8SP: also in SS0 8 Chase High School 1.1 kmChalkwell SS0 8LP Map of SS0 8LP and what is near it Map of SS0 8LP: its centre point, with the 133 other postcodes in the SS0 8 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Chase High School 1.1 kmChalkwell SS0 8LP
  • SS0 8LP
  • Other postcodes in SS0 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.5428, longitude 0.6845)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SS0 8LP?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SS0 8LP?

Every home and business at SS0 8LP can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Southend-on-Sea: 98%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Southend-on-Sea: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Southend-on-Sea.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at SS0 8LP?

BinDayBuddy does not read Southend-on-Sea City Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Southend-on-Sea City Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is SS0 8LP at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SS0 8LP.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Southend-on-Sea

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SS0 8LP: 2,281 properties in Southend-on-Sea are at high risk (2.5% of all its properties). All the figures for Southend-on-Sea

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.

Flood warnings

The centre of SS0 8LP is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SS0 8LP?

Homes in SS0 8 sold for a typical £318,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 96 sales, down 6.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£318,750 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£340,000
12 months to August 2026
£318,750

▼ down 6.2% on the 12 months before

Detached£1,050,000 15 sales
Semi-detached£620,000 12 sales
Terraced 3 sales, too few to price
Flat or maisonette£277,500 66 sales

Across the whole SS0 district: a typical £312,500 from 435 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in SS0 8LP

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in SS0 8LP from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 25 November 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

Food hygiene ratings at SS0 8LP

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at SS0 8LP. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SS0 8LP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 860 homes in the neighbourhood around SS0 8LP. The largest share of them, 29%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1900 to 1918 than in any other period (25%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SS0 8LP

Band D in Southend-on-Sea for 2026‑27: £2,265. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,510 (band A) to £3,775 (band G); band B, the most common, is £1,762.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 80 (9%)£1,510
Band Babout 250 (29%)£1,762
Band Cabout 230 (27%)£2,013
Band Dabout 90 (10%)£2,265
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£2,769
Band Fabout 80 (9%)£3,272
Band Gabout 120 (14%)£3,775
Band Hwithheld£4,530

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. 25% 1900 to 1918
  3. 20% 1919 to 1939
  4. 25% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. 9% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Southend-on-Sea before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: 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

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SS0 8LP is in (ONS area E01015832), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near SS0 8LP?

The nearest open schools to SS0 8LP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SS0 8LP, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to SS0 8LP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SS0 8LP is Westcliff Rail Station, 800 metres away in a straight line.

  • Westcliff Rail Station Railway station 800 mWalk
  • Chalkwell Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Westcliff Library, 324 m away.

More stations near SS0 8LP, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SS0 8LP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SS0 8LP, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SS0 8LP?

0 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SS0 8LP, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.0 kmCycle
  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.0 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.0 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SS0 8LP?

The nearest to the centre of SS0 8LP, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to SS0 8LP?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near SS0 8LP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SS0 8LP, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near SS0 8LP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SS0 8LP, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SS0 8LP?

The nearest vets to the centre of SS0 8LP on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is SS0 8LP in a conservation area?

The centre of SS0 8LP is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near SS0 8LP?

Police.uk records 531 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SS0 8LP in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences206 reports
Anti-social behaviour86 reports
Shoplifting60 reports
Other theft36 reports
Public order30 reports
Vehicle crime26 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 23, drugs 15, burglary 11, other crime 11, robbery 10, bicycle theft 9, possession of weapons 6, theft from the person 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SS0 8LP

Ward
Chalkwell
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Southend-on-Sea
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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