Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 9.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for SS0 0SR
Postcode
SS0 0SR
Coordinates
51.5515, 0.7011
Grid reference
TQ873870
Easting
587,367
Northing
187,077
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32HP22+HF
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Southend-on-Sea
Travel to Work
Southend
ITL Region
Southend-on-Sea
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
5544
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5544 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near SS0 0SR
England & WalesCrime trends · near SS0 0SR
Counts are for Prittlewell electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
55
YoY stable
675032
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
11
YoY stable
1382
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
8
YoY -27%
1482
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
6
YoY -45%
1272
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.74.2%
Other White6.4%
Pakistani2.8%
African2.8%
Other Asian2.4%
+ 4 other groups · 11.4%
Religion
No religion42.1%
Christian40.5%
Not answered6.8%
Muslim6.1%
Hindu2.3%
+ 1 other religions · 2.2%
Age groups
35–4919.8%
50–6417.0%
25–3415.6%
65–748.8%
10–158.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.8%
Households
Other26.4%
Any member 66+13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.1%
+ 8 other households · 31.9%
Administrative Information
Southend-on-Sea
Local Authority
Council AreaSouthend West and Leigh E14001502
Constituency
E14001502Essex
Police Force
England
Ward
Prittlewell
Constituency code
E14001502
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Southend-on-Sea, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Southend-on-Sea
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
South East Essex
Sub ICB Location
NHS Essex ICB - 99G
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Southend-on-Sea 004E E01015861
E01015861MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Southend-on-Sea 004 E02003282
E02003282LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Southend-on-Sea 004E E01015861
E01015861MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Southend-on-Sea 004 E02003282
E02003282Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:46 AM
Sunrise
5:52 PM
Sunset
12 hours 6 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:46 AM
Sunset (today)
5:52 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 6 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SS0 0SR introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 5544
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015861 and MSOA E02003282 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SS0 0SR is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SS0 0SR
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
53%
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 7%
Attainment 8
73.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
66%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 42%
Attainment 8
39.2
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–19FSM 49%
PrimaryIndependentGirls · Ages 3–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 44%
RWM expected
38%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 44%
RWM expected
66%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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