SS7 4AB postcode in Thundersley and South Benfleet, Essex

SS7 4AB is a postcode in Thundersley and South Benfleet, in the Tarpots 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 £380,500 Homes sold in SS7 4, last 12 months. ▲ 2.8% on the year before Nearest station Benfleet 2.7 km in a straight line

Where SS7 4AB is, and what is near it

Map of SS7 4AB and what is near it Map of SS7 4AB: its centre point, with the 159 other postcodes in the SS7 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 7 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SS7 4AA: also in SS7 4SS7 4AD: also in SS7 4SS7 4AE: also in SS7 4SS7 4AF: also in SS7 4SS7 4AG: also in SS7 4SS7 4AH: also in SS7 4SS7 4AJ: also in SS7 4SS7 4AL: also in SS7 4SS7 4AN: also in SS7 4SS7 4AQ: also in SS7 4SS7 4AU: also in SS7 4SS7 4AW: also in SS7 4SS7 4AX: also in SS7 4SS7 4AY: also in SS7 4SS7 4AZ: also in SS7 4SS7 4BA: also in SS7 4SS7 4BB: also in SS7 4SS7 4BD: also in SS7 4SS7 4BE: also in SS7 4SS7 4BG: also in SS7 4SS7 4BH: also in SS7 4SS7 4BN: also in SS7 4SS7 4BP: also in SS7 4SS7 4BQ: also in SS7 4SS7 4BS: also in SS7 4SS7 4BT: also in SS7 4SS7 4BU: also in SS7 4SS7 4BW: also in SS7 4SS7 4BX: also in SS7 4SS7 4BY: also in SS7 4SS7 4BZ: also in SS7 4SS7 4DA: also in SS7 4SS7 4DB: also in SS7 4SS7 4DD: also in SS7 4SS7 4DL: also in SS7 4SS7 4DN: also in SS7 4SS7 4DP: also in SS7 4SS7 4DQ: also in SS7 4SS7 4DR: also in SS7 4SS7 4DS: also in SS7 4SS7 4DT: also in SS7 4SS7 4DU: also in SS7 4SS7 4DW: also in SS7 4SS7 4DX: also in SS7 4SS7 4DY: also in SS7 4SS7 4DZ: also in SS7 4SS7 4EA: also in SS7 4SS7 4EB: also in SS7 4SS7 4EE: also in SS7 4SS7 4EF: also in SS7 4SS7 4EG: also in SS7 4SS7 4EH: also in SS7 4SS7 4EL: also in SS7 4SS7 4EN: also in SS7 4SS7 4EP: also in SS7 4SS7 4ER: also in SS7 4SS7 4ES: also in SS7 4SS7 4ET: also in SS7 4SS7 4EU: also in SS7 4SS7 4EW: also in SS7 4SS7 4EX: also in SS7 4SS7 4EY: also in SS7 4SS7 4EZ: also in SS7 4SS7 4FB: also in SS7 4SS7 4FE: also in SS7 4SS7 4FH: also in SS7 4SS7 4HA: also in SS7 4SS7 4HB: also in SS7 4SS7 4HD: also in SS7 4SS7 4HE: also in SS7 4SS7 4HF: also in SS7 4SS7 4HG: also in SS7 4SS7 4HH: also in SS7 4SS7 4HJ: also in SS7 4SS7 4HL: also in SS7 4SS7 4HQ: also in SS7 4SS7 4HT: also in SS7 4SS7 4HU: also in SS7 4SS7 4HZ: also in SS7 4SS7 4JE: also in SS7 4SS7 4JH: also in SS7 4SS7 4JS: also in SS7 4SS7 4JT: also in SS7 4SS7 4JU: also in SS7 4SS7 4LB: also in SS7 4SS7 4LD: also in SS7 4SS7 4LE: also in SS7 4SS7 4LF: also in SS7 4SS7 4LG: also in SS7 4SS7 4LH: also in SS7 4SS7 4LJ: also in SS7 4SS7 4LN: also in SS7 4SS7 4LQ: also in SS7 4SS7 4LS: also in SS7 4SS7 4LT: also in SS7 4SS7 4LW: also in SS7 4SS7 4PE: also in SS7 4SS7 4PF: also in SS7 4SS7 4PG: also in SS7 4SS7 4PL: also in SS7 4SS7 4PN: also in SS7 4SS7 4PQ: also in SS7 4SS7 4PS: also in SS7 4SS7 4PW: also in SS7 4SS7 4PZ: also in SS7 4SS7 4QA: also in SS7 4SS7 4QL: also in SS7 4SS7 4QN: also in SS7 4SS7 4QP: also in SS7 4SS7 4QR: also in SS7 4SS7 4QW: also in SS7 4 Rayleigh station 3.4 kmSt George's SS7 4AB Map of SS7 4AB and what is near it Map of SS7 4AB: its centre point, with the 159 other postcodes in the SS7 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 7 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Benfleet station 2.7 kmRayleigh station 3.4 kmSt George's SS7 4AB
  • SS7 4AB
  • Other postcodes in SS7 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 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 51.5679, longitude 0.5643)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SS7 4AB?

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 4AB?

Every home and business at SS7 4AB 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 4AB?

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 4AB 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 4AB.

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 4AB: 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 4AB 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 4AB?

Homes in SS7 4 sold for a typical £380,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 86 sales, up 2.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£380,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£370,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £440,000 15 sales
  • Semi-detached £383,000 52 sales
  • Terraced £389,000 8 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £227,000 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 4AB

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in SS7 4AB from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 13 October 2025. The middle sale was £365,000, from £320,000 to £367,000. Across SS7 4, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £380,500. 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 4AB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 700 homes in the neighbourhood around SS7 4AB. The largest share of them, 44%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (58%). 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 4AB

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 £3,349 (band F); 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 230 (33%)£2,061
Band Dabout 310 (44%)£2,319
Band Eabout 100 (14%)£2,834
Band Fabout 20 (3%)£3,349
Band Gwithheld£3,864
Band Hfewer than 5£4,637

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 58% 1945 to 1964
  5. 27% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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 4AB is in (ONS area E01021527), 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 4AB?

The nearest open schools to SS7 4AB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SS7 4AB, 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 4AB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SS7 4AB is Benfleet Rail Station, 2.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Benfleet Rail Station Railway station 2.7 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.

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Kents Hill Road North, 144 m away.

More stations near SS7 4AB, 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 4AB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SS7 4AB, 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 4AB?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of SS7 4AB 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 4AB?

The nearest to the centre of SS7 4AB, 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 4AB?

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 4AB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SS7 4AB, 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 4AB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SS7 4AB, 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 4AB?

The nearest vets to the centre of SS7 4AB 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 4AB in a conservation area?

We have asked planning.data.gov.uk what the centre of SS7 4AB is inside, and its answer has not arrived yet. Open this page again in a minute to see it here. The council's planning team can answer for one address.

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 4AB?

Police.uk records 89 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SS7 4AB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences32 reports
Anti-social behaviour18 reports
Criminal damage and arson9 reports
Other theft9 reports
Shoplifting7 reports
Public order4 reports

Also: burglary 3, drugs 3, vehicle crime 2, possession of weapons 1, other crime 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 4AB

Ward
Tarpots
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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