SS3 0ET postcode in Great Wakering, Essex

SS3 0ET is a postcode in Great Wakering, in the Foulness and The Wakerings ward of Rochford. 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. Rochford: 90% Typical price £362,500 Homes sold in SS3 0, last 12 months. ▼ 2.2% on the year before Nearest station Shoeburyness 2.5 km in a straight line

Where SS3 0ET is, and what is near it

Map of SS3 0ET and what is near it Map of SS3 0ET: its centre point, with the 192 other postcodes in the SS3 0 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SS3 0AA: also in SS3 0SS3 0AB: also in SS3 0SS3 0AD: also in SS3 0SS3 0AE: also in SS3 0SS3 0AF: also in SS3 0SS3 0AG: also in SS3 0SS3 0AH: also in SS3 0SS3 0AJ: also in SS3 0SS3 0AL: also in SS3 0SS3 0AN: also in SS3 0SS3 0AQ: also in SS3 0SS3 0BD: also in SS3 0SS3 0BG: also in SS3 0SS3 0BH: also in SS3 0SS3 0BJ: also in SS3 0SS3 0BL: also in SS3 0SS3 0BN: also in SS3 0SS3 0BQ: also in SS3 0SS3 0BU: also in SS3 0SS3 0BW: also in SS3 0SS3 0DD: also in SS3 0SS3 0DG: also in SS3 0SS3 0DL: also in SS3 0SS3 0DN: also in SS3 0SS3 0DQ: also in SS3 0SS3 0DW: also in SS3 0SS3 0EA: also in SS3 0SS3 0EB: also in SS3 0SS3 0ED: also in SS3 0SS3 0EE: also in SS3 0SS3 0EF: also in SS3 0SS3 0EG: also in SS3 0SS3 0EH: also in SS3 0SS3 0EJ: also in SS3 0SS3 0EL: also in SS3 0SS3 0EN: also in SS3 0SS3 0EP: also in SS3 0SS3 0EQ: also in SS3 0SS3 0ER: also in SS3 0SS3 0ES: also in SS3 0SS3 0EU: also in SS3 0SS3 0EW: also in SS3 0SS3 0EX: also in SS3 0SS3 0EY: also in SS3 0SS3 0EZ: also in SS3 0SS3 0FA: also in SS3 0SS3 0FT: also in SS3 0SS3 0FU: also in SS3 0SS3 0HA: also in SS3 0SS3 0HB: also in SS3 0SS3 0HD: also in SS3 0SS3 0HE: also in SS3 0SS3 0HF: also in SS3 0SS3 0HG: also in SS3 0SS3 0HJ: also in SS3 0SS3 0HL: also in SS3 0SS3 0HN: also in SS3 0SS3 0HS: also in SS3 0SS3 0HT: also in SS3 0SS3 0HU: also in SS3 0SS3 0HW: also in SS3 0SS3 0HX: also in SS3 0SS3 0HY: also in SS3 0SS3 0HZ: also in SS3 0SS3 0JA: also in SS3 0SS3 0JF: also in SS3 0SS3 0JG: also in SS3 0SS3 0RH: also in SS3 0 4 places, 1.7–2.8 kmThorpe Hall School 3.1 kmThorpe Bay station 3.3 kmGreat Wakering SS3 0ET Map of SS3 0ET and what is near it Map of SS3 0ET: its centre point, with the 192 other postcodes in the SS3 0 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 4 places, 1.7–2.8 kmThorpe Hall School 3.1 kmGreat Wakering SS3 0ET
  • SS3 0ET
  • Other postcodes in SS3 0: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.5531, longitude 0.8022)

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 SS3 0ET?

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. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SS3 0ET?

Every home and business at SS3 0ET can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

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

Rochford: 90%

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

Rochford: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Rochford.

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 SS3 0ET?

Rochford District Council gives bin days for each home rather than each postcode. BinDayBuddy finds yours from your house number, from the council's own system.

Find the bin days for your home on BinDayBuddy

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 SS3 0ET 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 SS3 0ET.

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 Rochford

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SS3 0ET: 5,527 properties in Rochford are at high risk (12.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Rochford

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 SS3 0ET 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 SS3 0ET?

Homes in SS3 0 sold for a typical £362,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 87 sales, down 2.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£362,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£370,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £455,000 23 sales
  • Semi-detached £364,000 38 sales
  • Terraced £316,250 20 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £153,500 6 sales

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

Across the whole SS3 district: a typical £350,000 from 286 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 SS3 0ET

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in SS3 0ET from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 27 April 2026. 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 SS3 0ET

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at SS3 0ET. 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 SS3 0ET?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 840 homes in the neighbourhood around SS3 0ET. The largest share of them, 43%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (34%). 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 SS3 0ET

Band D in Rochford for 2026‑27: £2,363. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,576 (band A) to £2,889 (band E); band C, the most common, is £2,101.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (4%)£1,576
Band Babout 220 (26%)£1,838
Band Cabout 360 (43%)£2,101
Band Dabout 180 (21%)£2,363
Band Eabout 50 (6%)£2,889
Band Fwithheld£3,414
Band Gfewer than 5£3,939
Band Hfewer than 5£4,727

When the homes were built

  1. 6% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 11% 1919 to 1939
  4. 34% 1945 to 1964
  5. 20% 1965 to 1982
  6. 14% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 14% 2020 or later

2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Rochford 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 SS3 0ET is in (ONS area E01021922), 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 SS3 0ET?

The nearest open schools to SS3 0ET, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SS3 0ET, 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 SS3 0ET?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SS3 0ET is Shoeburyness Rail Station, 2.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Shoeburyness Rail Station Railway station 2.5 kmCycle
  • Thorpe Bay Rail Station Railway station 3.3 kmCycle

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Lee Lotts, 40 m away.

More stations near SS3 0ET, 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 SS3 0ET?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SS3 0ET, 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 SS3 0ET?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SS3 0ET, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Lidl Charging point · 2 chargers 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 SS3 0ET?

The nearest to the centre of SS3 0ET, 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 SS3 0ET?

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 SS3 0ET?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SS3 0ET, 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 SS3 0ET?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SS3 0ET, 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 SS3 0ET?

The nearest vets to the centre of SS3 0ET 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 SS3 0ET in a conservation area?

The centre of SS3 0ET is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 SS3 0ET?

Police.uk records 40 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SS3 0ET in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences16 reports
Anti-social behaviour6 reports
Other theft6 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Vehicle crime4 reports
Public order3 reports

Also: bicycle theft 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 SS3 0ET

Ward
Foulness and The Wakerings
Parish
Great Wakering
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Great Wakering
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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