Among the most deprived
IMD England
High · 15.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East of England
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Coordinates & Location for SS1 1BA
Postcode
SS1 1BA
Coordinates
51.5435, 0.7124
Grid reference
TQ881862
Easting
588,180
Northing
186,223
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32GPV6+CX
User Type
Large 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.
5623
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5623 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 SS1 1BA
England & WalesCrime trends · near SS1 1BA
This large-user / landmark postcode reports Victoria electoral ward, not a 1-mile street dump of nearby crimes.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
86
YoY +13%
1068053
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
29
YoY +61%
29186
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY -58%
1371
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
6
YoY -45%
1161
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
17
YoY -11%
24167
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
23
YoY +28%
31208
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.74.5%
Other White8.9%
African2.8%
Bangladeshi1.8%
Other Asian1.8%
+ 4 other groups · 10.2%
Religion
No religion46.5%
Christian40.5%
Not answered6.0%
Muslim4.3%
Hindu1.1%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
35–4921.4%
50–6417.8%
25–3416.4%
20–247.5%
65–747.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.7%
Households
Other28.4%
Any member 66+15.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.6%
+ 8 other households · 30.9%
Administrative Information
Southend-on-Sea
Local Authority
Council AreaSouthend East and Rochford E14001501
Constituency
E14001501Essex
Police Force
England
Ward
Victoria
Constituency code
E14001501
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 010D E01015898
E01015898MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Southend-on-Sea 010 E02003288
E02003288LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Southend-on-Sea 010D E01015898
E01015898MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Southend-on-Sea 010 E02003288
E02003288Urban: 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
December 1994
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~32 years
Active Duration
1994 -> PresentDecember 1994 — Introduced
Postcode SS1 1BA 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: 5623
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015898 and MSOA E02003288 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SS1 1BA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1994
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~32 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SS1 1BA
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
53%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
Progress 8
-3.16
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 43%
RWM expected
64%
PrimaryIndependentGirls · Ages 3–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
52%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 44%
RWM expected
38%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
83%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
91%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
61%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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