Among the most deprived
IMD England
High · 12.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East of England
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Coordinates & Location for SS2 4FA
Postcode
SS2 4FA
Coordinates
51.5543, 0.7347
Grid reference
TQ896874
Easting
589,684
Northing
187,484
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32HP3M+PV
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.
2461
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2461 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 SS2 4FA
England & WalesCrime trends · near SS2 4FA
Counts are for St. Luke's 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
71
YoY +103%
714825
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
15
YoY stable
26165
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
11
YoY stable
1493
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.81.5%
Other White4.6%
Bangladeshi2.3%
African1.7%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.6%
+ 2 other groups · 8.2%
Religion
No religion50.9%
Christian36.0%
Not answered6.1%
Muslim4.7%
+ other · 2.3%
Age groups
35–4920.6%
50–6419.6%
25–3414.6%
65–748.3%
10–157.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.8%
Households
Other23.9%
Any member 66+12.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.5%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent7.5%
+ 7 other households · 33.1%
Administrative Information
Southend-on-Sea
Local Authority
Council AreaSouthend West and Leigh E14001502
Constituency
E14001502Essex
Police Force
England
Ward
St. Luke's
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 006G E01015875
E01015875MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Southend-on-Sea 006 E02003284
E02003284LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Southend-on-Sea 006G E01015875
E01015875MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Southend-on-Sea 006 E02003284
E02003284Urban: 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
5:45 AM
Sunrise
5:52 PM
Sunset
12 hours 7 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:45 AM
Sunset (today)
5:52 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 7 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1995
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~31 years
Active Duration
1995 -> PresentJanuary 1995 — Introduced
Postcode SS2 4FA 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: 2461
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015875 and MSOA E02003284 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SS2 4FA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1995
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~31 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SS2 4FA
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 48%
Attainment 8
35.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
56%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 64%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 38%
RWM expected
54%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 27%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–16FSM 80%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 43%
RWM expected
64%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 45%
Attainment 8
38.7
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 9%
Attainment 8
75.0
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
61%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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