SS2 5LN postcode in Southend-on-Sea, England

SS2 5LN is a postcode in Southend-on-Sea, in the Kursaal 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 £290,000 Homes sold in SS2 5, last 12 months. ▲ 3.6% on the year before Nearest station Southend East 650 m in a straight line

Where SS2 5LN is, and what is near it

Map of SS2 5LN and what is near it Map of SS2 5LN: its centre point, with the 193 other postcodes in the SS2 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices and 14 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SS2 5AB: also in SS2 5SS2 5AE: also in SS2 5SS2 5AG: also in SS2 5SS2 5AH: also in SS2 5SS2 5AL: also in SS2 5SS2 5AR: also in SS2 5SS2 5AS: also in SS2 5SS2 5AT: also in SS2 5SS2 5AU: also in SS2 5SS2 5AW: also in SS2 5SS2 5AX: also in SS2 5SS2 5AY: also in SS2 5SS2 5AZ: also in SS2 5SS2 5BE: also in SS2 5SS2 5BG: also in SS2 5SS2 5BH: also in SS2 5SS2 5BJ: also in SS2 5SS2 5BQ: also in SS2 5SS2 5BS: also in SS2 5SS2 5BU: also in SS2 5SS2 5BY: also in SS2 5SS2 5BZ: also in SS2 5SS2 5DD: also in SS2 5SS2 5DH: also in SS2 5SS2 5DJ: also in SS2 5SS2 5DL: also in SS2 5SS2 5DN: also in SS2 5SS2 5DP: also in SS2 5SS2 5DQ: also in SS2 5SS2 5DR: also in SS2 5SS2 5DZ: also in SS2 5SS2 5ER: also in SS2 5SS2 5ES: also in SS2 5SS2 5ET: also in SS2 5SS2 5EU: also in SS2 5SS2 5EW: also in SS2 5SS2 5EX: also in SS2 5SS2 5FR: also in SS2 5SS2 5FU: also in SS2 5SS2 5FY: also in SS2 5SS2 5GD: also in SS2 5SS2 5GF: also in SS2 5SS2 5HD: also in SS2 5SS2 5HF: also in SS2 5SS2 5HH: also in SS2 5SS2 5HJ: also in SS2 5SS2 5HL: also in SS2 5SS2 5HQ: also in SS2 5SS2 5HR: also in SS2 5SS2 5HS: also in SS2 5SS2 5HT: also in SS2 5SS2 5HU: also in SS2 5SS2 5HX: also in SS2 5SS2 5HY: also in SS2 5SS2 5HZ: also in SS2 5SS2 5JA: also in SS2 5SS2 5JB: also in SS2 5SS2 5JD: also in SS2 5SS2 5JE: also in SS2 5SS2 5JF: also in SS2 5SS2 5JG: also in SS2 5SS2 5JH: also in SS2 5SS2 5JJ: also in SS2 5SS2 5JL: also in SS2 5SS2 5JN: also in SS2 5SS2 5JP: also in SS2 5SS2 5JQ: also in SS2 5SS2 5JW: also in SS2 5SS2 5LP: also in SS2 5SS2 5LS: also in SS2 5SS2 5LT: also in SS2 5SS2 5LU: also in SS2 5SS2 5LW: also in SS2 5SS2 5NA: also in SS2 5SS2 5ND: also in SS2 5SS2 5NY: also in SS2 5SS2 5NZ: also in SS2 5SS2 5PA: also in SS2 5SS2 5PB: also in SS2 5SS2 5PE: also in SS2 5SS2 5PF: also in SS2 5SS2 5PQ: also in SS2 5SS2 5PY: also in SS2 5SS2 5QQ: also in SS2 5SS2 5SA: also in SS2 5SS2 5SB: also in SS2 5SS2 5SD: also in SS2 5SS2 5SG: also in SS2 5SS2 5SP: also in SS2 5SS2 5SR: also in SS2 5SS2 5TB: also in SS2 5 2 schools, 1.3 kmVictoria SS2 5LN Map of SS2 5LN and what is near it Map of SS2 5LN: its centre point, with the 193 other postcodes in the SS2 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices and 14 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Victoria SS2 5LN
  • SS2 5LN
  • Other postcodes in SS2 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 14 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 51.5415, longitude 0.7235)

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 SS2 5LN?

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 SS2 5LN?

Every home and business at SS2 5LN 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 SS2 5LN?

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 SS2 5LN 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 SS2 5LN.

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 SS2 5LN: 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 SS2 5LN 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 SS2 5LN?

Homes in SS2 5 sold for a typical £290,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 93 sales, up 3.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£290,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£280,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £415,000 5 sales
  • Semi-detached £335,000 25 sales
  • Terraced £312,500 29 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £173,000 34 sales

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

Across the whole SS2 district: a typical £320,000 from 405 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 SS2 5LN

HM Land Registry records 5 standard sales of homes in SS2 5LN from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 22 May 2026. The middle sale was £270,000, from £197,000 to £380,000. Across SS2 5, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £290,000. 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

What council tax band are homes near SS2 5LN?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 750 homes in the neighbourhood around SS2 5LN. The largest share of them, 41%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1900 to 1918 than in any other period (70%). 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 SS2 5LN

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 £2,265 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,510.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 310 (41%)£1,510
Band Babout 160 (21%)£1,762
Band Cabout 270 (36%)£2,013
Band Dabout 10 (1%)£2,265
Band Ewithheld£2,769
Band Ffewer than 5£3,272
Band Gwithheld£3,775
Band Hfewer than 5£4,530

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. 70% 1900 to 1918
  3. 15% 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 4% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1945 to 1964, 2010 to 2019, 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 SS2 5LN is in (ONS area E01015843), 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 SS2 5LN?

The nearest open schools to SS2 5LN, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SS2 5LN, 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 SS2 5LN?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SS2 5LN is Southend East Rail Station, 650 metres away in a straight line.

  • Southend East Rail Station Railway station 650 mWalk
  • Southend Victoria Rail Station Railway station 850 mWalk

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

14 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Bournemouth Park Road South, 115 m away.

More stations near SS2 5LN, 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 SS2 5LN?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SS2 5LN, 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 SS2 5LN?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SS2 5LN, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Blink Charging point · No details mapped 1.0 kmWalk

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 SS2 5LN?

The nearest to the centre of SS2 5LN, 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 SS2 5LN?

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 SS2 5LN?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SS2 5LN, 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 SS2 5LN?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SS2 5LN, 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 SS2 5LN?

The nearest vets to the centre of SS2 5LN 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 SS2 5LN in a conservation area?

The centre of SS2 5LN 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 SS2 5LN?

Police.uk records 1,014 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SS2 5LN in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences395 reports
Anti-social behaviour196 reports
Public order72 reports
Shoplifting66 reports
Criminal damage and arson59 reports
Drugs55 reports

Also: other theft 50, vehicle crime 45, burglary 15, robbery 14, other crime 14, theft from the person 11, bicycle theft 11, possession of weapons 11.

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 SS2 5LN

Ward
Kursaal
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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