SS7 1AA postcode in Thundersley and South Benfleet, Essex

SS7 1AA is a postcode in Thundersley and South Benfleet, in the Thundersley North ward of Castle Point. It is in the Castle Point 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. Castle Point: 89% Typical price £445,000 Homes sold in SS7 1, last 12 months. ▲ 3.5% on the year before Nearest station Benfleet 2.3 km in a straight line

Where SS7 1AA is, and what is near it

Map of SS7 1AA and what is near it Map of SS7 1AA: its centre point, with the 225 other postcodes in the SS7 1 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 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 250 m. SS7 1AD: also in SS7 1SS7 1AE: also in SS7 1SS7 1AF: also in SS7 1SS7 1AG: also in SS7 1SS7 1AH: also in SS7 1SS7 1AJ: also in SS7 1SS7 1AL: also in SS7 1SS7 1AN: also in SS7 1SS7 1AP: also in SS7 1SS7 1AQ: also in SS7 1SS7 1AR: also in SS7 1SS7 1AS: also in SS7 1SS7 1AT: also in SS7 1SS7 1AU: also in SS7 1SS7 1AW: also in SS7 1SS7 1AX: also in SS7 1SS7 1BG: also in SS7 1SS7 1BH: also in SS7 1SS7 1BJ: also in SS7 1SS7 1BL: also in SS7 1SS7 1BN: also in SS7 1SS7 1BQ: also in SS7 1SS7 1BS: also in SS7 1SS7 1BT: also in SS7 1SS7 1BU: also in SS7 1SS7 1BX: also in SS7 1SS7 1DA: also in SS7 1SS7 1DB: also in SS7 1SS7 1DD: also in SS7 1SS7 1DE: also in SS7 1SS7 1DF: also in SS7 1SS7 1DG: also in SS7 1SS7 1DH: also in SS7 1SS7 1DJ: also in SS7 1SS7 1DL: also in SS7 1SS7 1DN: also in SS7 1SS7 1DQ: also in SS7 1SS7 1DR: also in SS7 1SS7 1DS: also in SS7 1SS7 1DT: also in SS7 1SS7 1DU: also in SS7 1SS7 1DX: also in SS7 1SS7 1DY: also in SS7 1SS7 1EB: also in SS7 1SS7 1ED: also in SS7 1SS7 1EE: also in SS7 1SS7 1EF: also in SS7 1SS7 1EG: also in SS7 1SS7 1EH: also in SS7 1SS7 1EJ: also in SS7 1SS7 1EL: also in SS7 1SS7 1EN: also in SS7 1SS7 1EP: also in SS7 1SS7 1EQ: also in SS7 1SS7 1ER: also in SS7 1SS7 1ES: also in SS7 1SS7 1ET: also in SS7 1SS7 1EW: also in SS7 1SS7 1FA: also in SS7 1SS7 1FB: also in SS7 1SS7 1FG: also in SS7 1SS7 1FJ: also in SS7 1SS7 1FL: also in SS7 1SS7 1FN: also in SS7 1SS7 1FP: also in SS7 1SS7 1FQ: also in SS7 1SS7 1FR: also in SS7 1SS7 1FS: also in SS7 1SS7 1FT: also in SS7 1SS7 1HA: also in SS7 1SS7 1HB: also in SS7 1SS7 1HD: also in SS7 1SS7 1HE: also in SS7 1SS7 1HF: also in SS7 1SS7 1HG: also in SS7 1SS7 1HH: also in SS7 1SS7 1HJ: also in SS7 1SS7 1HL: also in SS7 1SS7 1HN: also in SS7 1SS7 1HP: also in SS7 1SS7 1HQ: also in SS7 1SS7 1HR: also in SS7 1SS7 1HS: also in SS7 1SS7 1HT: also in SS7 1SS7 1HU: also in SS7 1SS7 1HW: also in SS7 1SS7 1HX: also in SS7 1SS7 1HY: also in SS7 1SS7 1HZ: also in SS7 1SS7 1JA: also in SS7 1SS7 1JB: also in SS7 1SS7 1JD: also in SS7 1SS7 1JE: also in SS7 1SS7 1JG: also in SS7 1SS7 1JH: also in SS7 1SS7 1JJ: also in SS7 1SS7 1RA: also in SS7 1SS7 1RB: also in SS7 1SS7 1RD: also in SS7 1SS7 1RE: also in SS7 1SS7 1RH: also in SS7 1SS7 1RQ: also in SS7 1SS7 1SH: also in SS7 1SS7 1SJ: also in SS7 1SS7 1SL: also in SS7 1SS7 1SP: also in SS7 1SS7 1SR: also in SS7 1SS7 1SS: also in SS7 1SS7 1ST: also in SS7 1SS7 1SU: also in SS7 1SS7 1TA: also in SS7 1SS7 1TB: also in SS7 1SS7 1TD: also in SS7 1SS7 1TE: also in SS7 1SS7 1TF: also in SS7 1SS7 1TG: also in SS7 1SS7 1TH: also in SS7 1SS7 1TJ: also in SS7 1SS7 1TL: also in SS7 1SS7 1TN: also in SS7 1SS7 1TP: also in SS7 1SS7 1TQ: also in SS7 1SS7 1TR: also in SS7 1SS7 1TS: also in SS7 1SS7 1TT: also in SS7 1SS7 1TU: also in SS7 1SS7 1TW: also in SS7 1SS7 1TX: also in SS7 1SS7 1TY: also in SS7 1SS7 1TZ: also in SS7 1SS7 1UA: also in SS7 1SS7 1UD: also in SS7 1SS7 1UE: also in SS7 1 The King John School 1.4 kmGP 1.7 kmThundersley South SS7 1AA Map of SS7 1AA and what is near it Map of SS7 1AA: its centre point, with the 225 other postcodes in the SS7 1 sector, 4 schools (2 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 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Benfleet Surgery 1.3 kmThe King John School 1.4 kmThundersley South SS7 1AA
  • SS7 1AA
  • Other postcodes in SS7 1: 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 51.5624, longitude 0.5758)

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 SS7 1AA?

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 SS7 1AA?

Every home and business at SS7 1AA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

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

Castle Point: 89%

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

Castle Point: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Castle Point.

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 SS7 1AA?

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

Castle Point Borough 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 SS7 1AA 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 SS7 1AA.

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 Castle Point

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SS7 1AA: 5,971 properties in Castle Point are at high risk (12.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Castle Point

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 SS7 1AA 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 SS7 1AA?

Homes in SS7 1 sold for a typical £445,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 109 sales, up 3.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£445,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£430,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £558,500 56 sales
  • Semi-detached £392,500 32 sales
  • Terraced £392,500 6 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £218,000 15 sales

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

Across the whole SS7 district: a typical £400,000 from 601 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 SS7 1AA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SS7 1AA 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

Food hygiene ratings at SS7 1AA

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at SS7 1AA. 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 SS7 1AA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 670 homes in the neighbourhood around SS7 1AA. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1965 to 1982 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 SS7 1AA

Band D in Castle Point for 2026‑27: £2,319. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,546 (band A) to £3,864 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,319.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,546
Band Babout 30 (4%)£1,803
Band Cabout 110 (16%)£2,061
Band Dabout 170 (25%)£2,319
Band Eabout 170 (25%)£2,834
Band Fabout 120 (18%)£3,349
Band Gabout 60 (9%)£3,864
Band Hwithheld£4,637

When the homes were built

  1. 3% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 25% 1945 to 1964
  5. 38% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 11% 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 2020 or later

Averages for Castle Point 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 SS7 1AA is in (ONS area E01021481), 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 SS7 1AA?

The nearest open schools to SS7 1AA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SS7 1AA, 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 SS7 1AA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SS7 1AA is Benfleet Rail Station, 2.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Benfleet Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle
  • Rayleigh Rail Station Railway station 3.4 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 Kenneth Road, 70 m away.

More stations near SS7 1AA, 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 SS7 1AA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SS7 1AA, 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 SS7 1AA?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of SS7 1AA on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 SS7 1AA?

The nearest to the centre of SS7 1AA, 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 SS7 1AA?

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 SS7 1AA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SS7 1AA, 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 SS7 1AA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SS7 1AA, 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 SS7 1AA?

The nearest vets to the centre of SS7 1AA 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 SS7 1AA in a conservation area?

The centre of SS7 1AA 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 SS7 1AA?

Police.uk records 76 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SS7 1AA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences29 reports
Anti-social behaviour14 reports
Other theft11 reports
Shoplifting9 reports
Public order4 reports
Vehicle crime4 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 3, drugs 1, robbery 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 SS7 1AA

Ward
Thundersley North
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Thundersley and South Benfleet
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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