SS17 8LY postcode in Horndon on the Hill, Thurrock

SS17 8LY is a postcode in Horndon on the Hill, in the Orsett, Horndon & Bulphan ward of Thurrock. It is in the South Basildon and East Thurrock 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. Thurrock: 93% Typical price £380,000 Homes sold in SS17 8, last 12 months. ▼ 1.3% on the year before Nearest station Stanford-le-Hope 1.8 km in a straight line

Where SS17 8LY is, and what is near it

Map of SS17 8LY and what is near it Map of SS17 8LY: its centre point, with the 186 other postcodes in the SS17 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SS17 8BA: also in SS17 8SS17 8LA: also in SS17 8SS17 8LB: also in SS17 8SS17 8LD: also in SS17 8SS17 8LE: also in SS17 8SS17 8LF: also in SS17 8SS17 8LG: also in SS17 8SS17 8LH: also in SS17 8SS17 8LL: also in SS17 8SS17 8LN: also in SS17 8SS17 8LP: also in SS17 8SS17 8LQ: also in SS17 8SS17 8LR: also in SS17 8SS17 8LS: also in SS17 8SS17 8LU: also in SS17 8SS17 8LW: also in SS17 8SS17 8LX: also in SS17 8SS17 8LZ: also in SS17 8SS17 8NA: also in SS17 8SS17 8ND: also in SS17 8SS17 8NE: also in SS17 8SS17 8NF: also in SS17 8SS17 8NG: also in SS17 8SS17 8NH: also in SS17 8SS17 8NJ: also in SS17 8SS17 8NL: also in SS17 8SS17 8NN: also in SS17 8SS17 8NP: also in SS17 8SS17 8NQ: also in SS17 8SS17 8NR: also in SS17 8SS17 8NS: also in SS17 8SS17 8NT: also in SS17 8SS17 8NU: also in SS17 8SS17 8NW: also in SS17 8SS17 8NX: also in SS17 8SS17 8PD: also in SS17 8SS17 8PE: also in SS17 8SS17 8PF: also in SS17 8SS17 8PG: also in SS17 8SS17 8PH: also in SS17 8SS17 8PJ: also in SS17 8SS17 8PL: also in SS17 8SS17 8PN: also in SS17 8SS17 8PQ: also in SS17 8SS17 8PS: also in SS17 8SS17 8PT: also in SS17 8SS17 8PU: also in SS17 8SS17 8PW: also in SS17 8SS17 8PX: also in SS17 8SS17 8PY: also in SS17 8SS17 8PZ: also in SS17 8SS17 8QA: also in SS17 8SS17 8QR: also in SS17 8SS17 8QS: also in SS17 8SS17 8QU: also in SS17 8SS17 8QW: also in SS17 8SS17 8QX: also in SS17 8SS17 8QY: also in SS17 8SS17 8QZ: also in SS17 8SS17 8RA: also in SS17 8SS17 8RB: also in SS17 8SS17 8RE: also in SS17 8SS17 8RF: also in SS17 8SS17 8RG: also in SS17 8SS17 8RH: also in SS17 8SS17 8RJ: also in SS17 8SS17 8RL: also in SS17 8SS17 8RP: also in SS17 8SS17 8RR: also in SS17 8SS17 8RW: also in SS17 8 2 places, 1.8–2.4 kmSchool 2.0 kmEast Tilbury station 4.5 kmThe Homesteads & Stanford-le-Hope North SS17 8LY Map of SS17 8LY and what is near it Map of SS17 8LY: its centre point, with the 186 other postcodes in the SS17 8 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 500 m. 3 places, 1.8–2.4 kmThe Homesteads & Stanford-le-Hope North SS17 8LY
  • SS17 8LY
  • Other postcodes in SS17 8: 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 51.5249, longitude 0.4034)

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 SS17 8LY?

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 SS17 8LY?

Every home and business at SS17 8LY can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

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

Thurrock: 93%

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

Thurrock: 99%

The line marks the figure across Thurrock.

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 SS17 8LY?

BinDayBuddy does not read Thurrock Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Thurrock 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 SS17 8LY 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 SS17 8LY.

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 Thurrock

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SS17 8LY: 26,330 properties in Thurrock are at high risk (31% of all its properties). All the figures for Thurrock

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 SS17 8LY 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 SS17 8LY?

Homes in SS17 8 sold for a typical £380,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 91 sales, down 1.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£380,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£385,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 1.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £610,000 17 sales
  • Semi-detached £400,000 39 sales
  • Terraced £348,000 30 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £200,000 5 sales

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

Across the whole SS17 district: a typical £365,000 from 393 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 SS17 8LY

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SS17 8LY 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 SS17 8LY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 650 homes in the neighbourhood around SS17 8LY. The largest share of them, 38%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (38%). 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 SS17 8LY

Band D in Thurrock for 2026‑27: £2,255. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,503 (band A) to £3,758 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,255.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (2%)£1,503
Band Babout 40 (6%)£1,754
Band Cabout 90 (14%)£2,004
Band Dabout 250 (38%)£2,255
Band Eabout 130 (20%)£2,756
Band Fabout 80 (12%)£3,257
Band Gabout 50 (8%)£3,758
Band Hwithheld£4,509

When the homes were built

  1. 6% Before 1900
  2. 5% 1900 to 1918
  3. 14% 1919 to 1939
  4. 38% 1945 to 1964
  5. 27% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Thurrock 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 SS17 8LY is in (ONS area E01015980), 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 SS17 8LY?

The nearest open schools to SS17 8LY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SS17 8LY, 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 SS17 8LY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SS17 8LY is Stanford-le-Hope Rail Station, 1.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Stanford-le-Hope Rail Station Railway station 1.8 kmCycle
  • East Tilbury Rail Station Railway station 4.5 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 Victoria Road, 154 m away.

More stations near SS17 8LY, 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 SS17 8LY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SS17 8LY, 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 SS17 8LY?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SS17 8LY, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.9 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 SS17 8LY?

The nearest to the centre of SS17 8LY, 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 SS17 8LY?

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 SS17 8LY?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SS17 8LY, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Cedar House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2021, over 3 years old · Phone 01375 768505 2.3 kmCycle
  • The Homesteads Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01375 402444 2.3 kmCycle
  • Collins House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01375 652987 3.1 kmCycle

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 SS17 8LY?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SS17 8LY, 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 SS17 8LY?

The nearest vets to the centre of SS17 8LY 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 SS17 8LY in a conservation area?

The centre of SS17 8LY 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 SS17 8LY?

Police.uk records 14 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SS17 8LY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences7 reports
Vehicle crime4 reports
Public order1 report
Burglary1 report
Other theft1 report

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 SS17 8LY

Ward
Orsett, Horndon & Bulphan
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Horndon on the Hill
Rural or urban
Larger rural, 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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SS17 8LX40 mSS17 8LZ90 mSS17 8LH100 mSS17 8LU100 mSS17 8NU120 mSS17 8LW140 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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