SS1 3SW postcode in Southend-on-Sea, England

SS1 3SW is a postcode in Southend-on-Sea, in the Southchurch ward. It is in the Southend East and Rochford 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 £570,000 Homes sold in SS1 3, last 12 months. ▼ 4.6% on the year before Nearest station Thorpe Bay 650 m in a straight line

Where SS1 3SW is, and what is near it

Map of SS1 3SW and what is near it Map of SS1 3SW: its centre point, with the 213 other postcodes in the SS1 3 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SS1 3AP: also in SS1 3SS1 3AR: also in SS1 3SS1 3AS: also in SS1 3SS1 3AT: also in SS1 3SS1 3BS: also in SS1 3SS1 3BT: also in SS1 3SS1 3DA: also in SS1 3SS1 3DB: also in SS1 3SS1 3DD: also in SS1 3SS1 3DE: also in SS1 3SS1 3DF: also in SS1 3SS1 3DG: also in SS1 3SS1 3DH: also in SS1 3SS1 3DJ: also in SS1 3SS1 3DP: also in SS1 3SS1 3DQ: also in SS1 3SS1 3DR: also in SS1 3SS1 3DT: also in SS1 3SS1 3DU: also in SS1 3SS1 3DY: also in SS1 3SS1 3DZ: also in SS1 3SS1 3EA: also in SS1 3SS1 3EB: also in SS1 3SS1 3ED: also in SS1 3SS1 3EE: also in SS1 3SS1 3EF: also in SS1 3SS1 3EG: also in SS1 3SS1 3EH: also in SS1 3SS1 3EJ: also in SS1 3SS1 3EL: also in SS1 3SS1 3EQ: also in SS1 3SS1 3ES: also in SS1 3SS1 3EU: also in SS1 3SS1 3EX: also in SS1 3SS1 3EY: also in SS1 3SS1 3EZ: also in SS1 3SS1 3HA: also in SS1 3SS1 3HB: also in SS1 3SS1 3HD: also in SS1 3SS1 3HH: also in SS1 3SS1 3HQ: also in SS1 3SS1 3JA: also in SS1 3SS1 3JD: also in SS1 3SS1 3JE: also in SS1 3SS1 3JS: also in SS1 3SS1 3JT: also in SS1 3SS1 3JU: also in SS1 3SS1 3JX: also in SS1 3SS1 3JY: also in SS1 3SS1 3LU: also in SS1 3SS1 3PA: also in SS1 3SS1 3PB: also in SS1 3SS1 3PD: also in SS1 3SS1 3PE: also in SS1 3SS1 3PF: also in SS1 3SS1 3PG: also in SS1 3SS1 3PH: also in SS1 3SS1 3PJ: also in SS1 3SS1 3PL: also in SS1 3SS1 3PQ: also in SS1 3SS1 3PR: also in SS1 3SS1 3QB: also in SS1 3SS1 3QD: also in SS1 3SS1 3QE: also in SS1 3SS1 3QF: also in SS1 3SS1 3QG: also in SS1 3SS1 3QH: also in SS1 3SS1 3QP: also in SS1 3SS1 3QQ: also in SS1 3SS1 3QR: also in SS1 3SS1 3QS: also in SS1 3SS1 3QT: also in SS1 3SS1 3QU: also in SS1 3SS1 3RJ: also in SS1 3SS1 3RL: also in SS1 3SS1 3RN: also in SS1 3SS1 3RP: also in SS1 3SS1 3RR: also in SS1 3SS1 3RS: also in SS1 3SS1 3RW: also in SS1 3SS1 3SB: also in SS1 3SS1 3SD: also in SS1 3SS1 3SE: also in SS1 3SS1 3SF: also in SS1 3SS1 3SG: also in SS1 3SS1 3SH: also in SS1 3SS1 3SJ: also in SS1 3SS1 3SL: also in SS1 3SS1 3SN: also in SS1 3SS1 3SP: also in SS1 3SS1 3SQ: also in SS1 3SS1 3SR: also in SS1 3SS1 3SS: also in SS1 3SS1 3ST: also in SS1 3SS1 3SU: also in SS1 3SS1 3SX: also in SS1 3SS1 3SY: also in SS1 3SS1 3SZ: also in SS1 3SS1 3TA: also in SS1 3 2 places, 800 m–1.0 kmThorpe Hall School 950 mNorth Avenue Surgery 1.5 kmSouthend East station 1.5 kmThorpe SS1 3SW Map of SS1 3SW and what is near it Map of SS1 3SW: its centre point, with the 213 other postcodes in the SS1 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 2 places, 800 m–1.0 kmSchool 900 mThorpe Hall School 950 mThorpe SS1 3SW
  • SS1 3SW
  • Other postcodes in SS1 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 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 51.5395, longitude 0.7531)

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 SS1 3SW?

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 SS1 3SW?

Every home and business at SS1 3SW 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 SS1 3SW?

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 SS1 3SW 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 SS1 3SW.

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 SS1 3SW: 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 SS1 3SW is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 14:26 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 14:26 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SS1 3SW?

Homes in SS1 3 sold for a typical £570,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 117 sales, down 4.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£570,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£597,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £687,500 61 sales
  • Semi-detached £516,000 20 sales
  • Terraced £410,000 5 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £252,500 31 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SS1 district: a typical £360,000 from 279 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 SS1 3SW

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SS1 3SW from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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

What council tax band are homes near SS1 3SW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 590 homes in the neighbourhood around SS1 3SW. The largest share of them, 34%, are in council tax band F. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (53%). 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 SS1 3SW

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 £1,762 (band B) to £3,775 (band G); band F, the most common, is £3,272.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,510
Band Babout 10 (2%)£1,762
Band Cabout 40 (7%)£2,013
Band Dabout 100 (17%)£2,265
Band Eabout 160 (27%)£2,769
Band Fabout 200 (34%)£3,272
Band Gabout 80 (14%)£3,775
Band Hwithheld£4,530

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 29% 1919 to 1939
  4. 12% 1945 to 1964
  5. 53% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2000 to 2009, 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 SS1 3SW is in (ONS area E01015883), rounded by the VOA.

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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 SS1 3SW?

The nearest open schools to SS1 3SW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SS1 3SW, 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 SS1 3SW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SS1 3SW is Thorpe Bay Rail Station, 650 metres away in a straight line.

  • Thorpe Bay Rail Station Railway station 650 mWalk
  • Southend East Rail Station Railway station 1.5 kmCycle

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Thorpe Hall Avenue, 201 m away.

More stations near SS1 3SW, 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 SS1 3SW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SS1 3SW, 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 SS1 3SW?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SS1 3SW, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Lidl Charging point · 2 chargers 2.4 kmCycle
  • Blink Charging point · No details mapped 2.8 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 SS1 3SW?

The nearest to the centre of SS1 3SW, 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 SS1 3SW?

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 SS1 3SW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SS1 3SW, 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 SS1 3SW?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SS1 3SW, 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 SS1 3SW?

The nearest vets to the centre of SS1 3SW 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 SS1 3SW in a conservation area?

The centre of SS1 3SW 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 SS1 3SW?

Police.uk records 198 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SS1 3SW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences80 reports
Anti-social behaviour42 reports
Shoplifting14 reports
Vehicle crime13 reports
Criminal damage and arson9 reports
Other theft9 reports

Also: drugs 9, public order 7, other crime 6, burglary 3, possession of weapons 3, robbery 2, theft from the person 1.

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 SS1 3SW

Ward
Southchurch
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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

SS1 3SP80 mSS1 3SN110 mSS1 3EJ120 mSS1 3ST160 mSS1 3SR170 mSS1 3EL180 m
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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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