High deprivation
IMD England
High · 13.6 per 1k
Crime · Jul '26
East of England
Region
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.
8759
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8759 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 4JZ
England & WalesCrime trends · near SS2 4JZ
Counts are for Kursaal electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearAug '24 – Jul '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
67
YoY -15%
795836
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
ASB
37
YoY +147%
38225
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Vehicle Crime
10
YoY —
1172
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
630
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Criminal damage
11
YoY -21%
1493
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.79.4%
Other White6.3%
African2.2%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
Indian1.5%
+ 4 other groups · 8.8%
Religion
No religion49.5%
Christian40.3%
Not answered6.1%
Muslim1.7%
+ other · 2.4%
Age groups
35–4920.2%
50–6419.3%
25–3418.6%
65–747.6%
≤47.3%
+ 5 other age groups · 27.0%
Households
Other23.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.1%
Any member 66+11.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.6%
+ 8 other households · 33.6%
Coordinates & Location for SS2 4JZ
Postcode
SS2 4JZ
Coordinates
51.5425, 0.7269
Grid reference
TQ891861
Easting
589,189
Northing
186,144
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32GPRG+XQ
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
Administrative Information
Southend-on-Sea
Local Authority
Council AreaSouthend East and Rochford E14001501
Constituency
E14001501Essex
Police Force
England
Ward
Kursaal
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 014E E01015843
E01015843MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Southend-on-Sea 014 E02003292
E02003292LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Southend-on-Sea 014E E01015843
E01015843MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Southend-on-Sea 014 E02003292
E02003292Urban: 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
6:02 AM
Sunrise
5:29 PM
Sunset
11 hours 27 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:02 AM
Sunset (today)
5:29 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 27 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
August 2006
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~20 years
Active Duration
2006 -> PresentAugust 2006 — Introduced
Postcode SS2 4JZ introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 8759
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015843 and MSOA E02003292 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SS2 4JZ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 2006
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~20 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near SS2 4JZ
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
61%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 43%
RWM expected
64%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
52%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 38%
RWM expected
54%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 27%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 45%
Attainment 8
38.7
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 64%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
56%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
Progress 8
-3.16
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 48%
Attainment 8
35.1
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