SS3 8AN postcode in Southend-on-Sea, England

SS3 8AN is a postcode in Southend-on-Sea, in the West Shoebury 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 £360,000 Homes sold in SS3 8, last 12 months. ▲ 4.3% on the year before Nearest station Thorpe Bay 700 m in a straight line

Where SS3 8AN is, and what is near it

Map of SS3 8AN and what is near it Map of SS3 8AN: its centre point, with the 102 other postcodes in the SS3 8 sector, 4 schools (1 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 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SS3 8AB: also in SS3 8SS3 8AD: also in SS3 8SS3 8AE: also in SS3 8SS3 8AF: also in SS3 8SS3 8AG: also in SS3 8SS3 8AH: also in SS3 8SS3 8AJ: also in SS3 8SS3 8AL: also in SS3 8SS3 8AP: also in SS3 8SS3 8AQ: also in SS3 8SS3 8AR: also in SS3 8SS3 8AS: also in SS3 8SS3 8AT: also in SS3 8SS3 8AU: also in SS3 8SS3 8AW: also in SS3 8SS3 8AX: also in SS3 8SS3 8AY: also in SS3 8SS3 8AZ: also in SS3 8SS3 8BA: also in SS3 8SS3 8BB: also in SS3 8SS3 8BD: also in SS3 8SS3 8BE: also in SS3 8SS3 8BG: also in SS3 8SS3 8BL: also in SS3 8SS3 8DA: also in SS3 8SS3 8DB: also in SS3 8SS3 8DD: also in SS3 8SS3 8DF: also in SS3 8SS3 8DR: also in SS3 8SS3 8DS: also in SS3 8SS3 8DT: also in SS3 8SS3 8DY: also in SS3 8SS3 8ED: also in SS3 8SS3 8EE: also in SS3 8SS3 8EG: also in SS3 8SS3 8EJ: also in SS3 8SS3 8UE: also in SS3 8SS3 8UH: also in SS3 8SS3 8UJ: also in SS3 8SS3 8UL: also in SS3 8SS3 8UN: also in SS3 8SS3 8UP: also in SS3 8SS3 8UR: also in SS3 8SS3 8XA: also in SS3 8SS3 8XB: also in SS3 8SS3 8XD: also in SS3 8SS3 8XE: also in SS3 8SS3 8XF: also in SS3 8SS3 8XG: also in SS3 8SS3 8XH: also in SS3 8SS3 8XJ: also in SS3 8SS3 8XL: also in SS3 8SS3 8XP: also in SS3 8SS3 8XQ: also in SS3 8SS3 8XR: also in SS3 8 2 GP practices, 1.3 kmThorpe Hall School 1.5 kmShoeburyness SS3 8AN Map of SS3 8AN and what is near it Map of SS3 8AN: its centre point, with the 102 other postcodes in the SS3 8 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Shoeburyness SS3 8AN
  • SS3 8AN
  • Other postcodes in SS3 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 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 51.5371, longitude 0.7722)

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 8AN?

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 SS3 8AN?

Every home and business at SS3 8AN 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 SS3 8AN?

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 SS3 8AN 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 8AN.

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 SS3 8AN: 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 SS3 8AN 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 8AN?

Homes in SS3 8 sold for a typical £360,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 61 sales, up 4.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£360,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£345,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 4.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £458,750 18 sales
  • Semi-detached £375,000 15 sales
  • Terraced £300,000 21 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £165,000 7 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 8AN

HM Land Registry records 4 standard sales of homes in SS3 8AN from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 28 April 2026. The middle price was £386,250, from £375,000 to £407,000. Across SS3 8, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £360,000. 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 SS3 8AN?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 640 homes in the neighbourhood around SS3 8AN. The largest share of them, 34%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (45%). 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 8AN

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 D, the most common, is £2,265.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (2%)£1,510
Band Babout 50 (8%)£1,762
Band Cabout 130 (20%)£2,013
Band Dabout 220 (34%)£2,265
Band Eabout 150 (23%)£2,769
Band Fabout 60 (9%)£3,272
Band Gabout 20 (3%)£3,775
Band Hfewer than 5£4,530

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 9% 1945 to 1964
  5. 45% 1965 to 1982
  6. 39% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019: 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 SS3 8AN is in (ONS area E01015915), 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 8AN?

The nearest open schools to SS3 8AN, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SS3 8AN, 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 8AN?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SS3 8AN is Thorpe Bay Rail Station, 700 metres away in a straight line.

  • Thorpe Bay Rail Station Railway station 700 mWalk
  • Shoeburyness Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle

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

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Barnstaple Road, 218 m away.

More stations near SS3 8AN, 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 8AN?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SS3 8AN, 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 8AN?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SS3 8AN, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Lidl Charging point · 2 chargers 1.2 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 SS3 8AN?

The nearest to the centre of SS3 8AN, 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 8AN?

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 8AN?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SS3 8AN, 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 8AN?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SS3 8AN, 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 8AN?

The nearest vets to the centre of SS3 8AN 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 8AN in a conservation area?

The centre of SS3 8AN 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 SS3 8AN?

Police.uk records 203 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SS3 8AN in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences73 reports
Anti-social behaviour52 reports
Shoplifting23 reports
Criminal damage and arson14 reports
Vehicle crime10 reports
Public order9 reports

Also: other theft 7, drugs 5, other crime 4, burglary 2, robbery 2, possession of weapons 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 SS3 8AN

Ward
West Shoebury
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.

SS3 8AP100 mSS3 9PR120 mSS3 8AJ120 mSS3 8AL120 mSS3 9PP150 mSS3 8AD160 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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