SS7 3YU postcode in Thundersley and South Benfleet, Essex

SS7 3YU is a postcode in Thundersley and South Benfleet, in the Thundersley South 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 at SS7 3YU can get it Across Castle Point: 89% Typical price £395,000 Homes sold in SS7 3, last 12 months. ▲ 6.4% on the year before Nearest station Benfleet 3.0 km in a straight line

Where SS7 3YU is, and what is near it

Map of SS7 3YU and what is near it Map of SS7 3YU: its centre point, with the 267 other postcodes in the SS7 3 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 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SS7 3AA: also in SS7 3SS7 3AB: also in SS7 3SS7 3AD: also in SS7 3SS7 3AE: also in SS7 3SS7 3AF: also in SS7 3SS7 3AG: also in SS7 3SS7 3AH: also in SS7 3SS7 3AJ: also in SS7 3SS7 3AL: also in SS7 3SS7 3AN: also in SS7 3SS7 3AP: also in SS7 3SS7 3AQ: also in SS7 3SS7 3AR: also in SS7 3SS7 3AS: also in SS7 3SS7 3AT: also in SS7 3SS7 3AU: also in SS7 3SS7 3AW: also in SS7 3SS7 3AX: also in SS7 3SS7 3AY: also in SS7 3SS7 3AZ: also in SS7 3SS7 3BA: also in SS7 3SS7 3BB: also in SS7 3SS7 3BD: also in SS7 3SS7 3BE: also in SS7 3SS7 3BH: also in SS7 3SS7 3BJ: also in SS7 3SS7 3BQ: also in SS7 3SS7 3BS: also in SS7 3SS7 3BT: also in SS7 3SS7 3BU: also in SS7 3SS7 3BX: also in SS7 3SS7 3BY: also in SS7 3SS7 3BZ: also in SS7 3SS7 3DA: also in SS7 3SS7 3DB: also in SS7 3SS7 3DF: also in SS7 3SS7 3DH: also in SS7 3SS7 3DJ: also in SS7 3SS7 3DL: also in SS7 3SS7 3DN: also in SS7 3SS7 3DP: also in SS7 3SS7 3DR: also in SS7 3SS7 3DS: also in SS7 3SS7 3DT: also in SS7 3SS7 3DU: also in SS7 3SS7 3DW: also in SS7 3SS7 3DZ: also in SS7 3SS7 3EA: also in SS7 3SS7 3EB: also in SS7 3SS7 3EE: also in SS7 3SS7 3FL: also in SS7 3SS7 3FP: also in SS7 3SS7 3FQ: also in SS7 3SS7 3FR: also in SS7 3SS7 3FS: also in SS7 3SS7 3FT: also in SS7 3SS7 3HA: also in SS7 3SS7 3PH: also in SS7 3SS7 3PT: also in SS7 3SS7 3QB: also in SS7 3SS7 3QD: also in SS7 3SS7 3QE: also in SS7 3SS7 3QF: also in SS7 3SS7 3QG: also in SS7 3SS7 3QH: also in SS7 3SS7 3QJ: also in SS7 3SS7 3QL: also in SS7 3SS7 3QN: also in SS7 3SS7 3QQ: also in SS7 3SS7 3UJ: also in SS7 3SS7 3UL: also in SS7 3SS7 3XB: also in SS7 3SS7 3XD: also in SS7 3SS7 3XE: also in SS7 3SS7 3XF: also in SS7 3SS7 3XH: also in SS7 3SS7 3XL: also in SS7 3SS7 3XN: also in SS7 3SS7 3XP: also in SS7 3SS7 3XR: also in SS7 3SS7 3XS: also in SS7 3SS7 3XT: also in SS7 3SS7 3XW: also in SS7 3SS7 3XY: also in SS7 3SS7 3XZ: also in SS7 3SS7 3YA: also in SS7 3SS7 3YB: also in SS7 3SS7 3YD: also in SS7 3SS7 3YE: also in SS7 3SS7 3YF: also in SS7 3SS7 3YG: also in SS7 3SS7 3YH: also in SS7 3SS7 3YJ: also in SS7 3SS7 3YL: also in SS7 3SS7 3YN: also in SS7 3SS7 3YP: also in SS7 3SS7 3YQ: also in SS7 3SS7 3YR: also in SS7 3SS7 3YS: also in SS7 3SS7 3YT: also in SS7 3SS7 3YW: also in SS7 3SS7 3YX: also in SS7 3SS7 3YZ: also in SS7 3 The Deanes 850 mGrace House Surgery 1.3 kmBenfleet Surgery 2.5 kmBenfleet station 3.0 kmThundersley North SS7 3YU Map of SS7 3YU and what is near it Map of SS7 3YU: its centre point, with the 267 other postcodes in the SS7 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Benfleet station 3.0 kmThundersley North SS7 3YU
  • SS7 3YU
  • Other postcodes in SS7 3: 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 51.5612, longitude 0.5957)

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 3YU?

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 3YU?

Every home and business at SS7 3YU can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SS7 3YU 100% Castle Point 89%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SS7 3YU 100% Castle Point Over 99%
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 3YU?

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 3YU 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 3YU.

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 3YU: 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 3YU 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 3YU?

Homes in SS7 3 sold for a typical £395,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 135 sales, up 6.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£395,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£371,250 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 6.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £562,500 37 sales
  • Semi-detached £385,000 75 sales
  • Terraced £335,000 12 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £185,000 11 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 3YU

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in SS7 3YU from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 31 March 2026. The middle sale was £330,000, from £320,000 to £340,000. Across SS7 3, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £395,000. 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 SS7 3YU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 640 homes in the neighbourhood around SS7 3YU. The largest share of them, 48%, are in council tax band C. 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 SS7 3YU

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 £1,803 (band B) to £2,834 (band E); band C, the most common, is £2,061.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,546
Band Babout 170 (27%)£1,803
Band Cabout 310 (48%)£2,061
Band Dabout 140 (22%)£2,319
Band Eabout 20 (3%)£2,834
Band Fwithheld£3,349
Band Gfewer than 5£3,864
Band Hfewer than 5£4,637

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 31% 1919 to 1939
  4. 38% 1945 to 1964
  5. 18% 1965 to 1982
  6. 11% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 3YU is in (ONS area E01021529), 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 3YU?

The nearest open schools to SS7 3YU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SS7 3YU, 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 3YU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SS7 3YU is Benfleet Rail Station, 3.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Benfleet Rail Station Railway station 3.0 kmCycle
  • Rayleigh Rail Station Railway station 3.1 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 Shipwrights Drive North, 215 m away.

More stations near SS7 3YU, 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 3YU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SS7 3YU, 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 3YU?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of SS7 3YU 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 3YU?

The nearest to the centre of SS7 3YU, 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 3YU?

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 3YU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SS7 3YU, 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 3YU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SS7 3YU, 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 3YU?

The nearest vets to the centre of SS7 3YU 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 3YU in a conservation area?

The centre of SS7 3YU 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 SS7 3YU?

Police.uk records 96 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SS7 3YU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences37 reports
Anti-social behaviour23 reports
Shoplifting9 reports
Public order6 reports
Other theft6 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports

Also: burglary 4, vehicle crime 3, drugs 2, robbery 1, possession of weapons 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 3YU

Ward
Thundersley South
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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