Among the least deprived
IMD England
Low · 2.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East of England
Region
Live
Status
School applications
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Coordinates & Location for SS7 1AP
Postcode
SS7 1AP
Coordinates
51.5639, 0.5719
Grid reference
TQ783881
Easting
578,360
Northing
188,135
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32HH7C+HQ
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Thundersley and South Benfleet
Travel to Work
Southend
ITL Region
Castle Point
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.
28909
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 28909 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 SS7 1AP
England & WalesCrime trends · near SS7 1AP
Counts are for Thundersley North 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
9
YoY —
1494
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
8
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.4%
White Irish1.1%
+ other · 3.5%
Religion
Christian47.9%
No religion46.0%
Not answered4.4%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
50–6423.1%
35–4918.2%
65–7413.5%
75–8410.5%
25–348.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.8%
Households
All members 66+16.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.3%
Any member 66+14.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent9.4%
+ 8 other households · 28.9%
Administrative Information
Castle Point
Local Authority
Council AreaCastle Point E14001154
Constituency
E14001154Essex
Police Force
England
Ward
Thundersley North
Constituency code
E14001154
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Castle Point, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Castle Point
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Essex
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 - 99F
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Castle Point 004E E01021526
E01021526MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Castle Point 004 E02004476
E02004476LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Castle Point 004E E01021526
E01021526MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Castle Point 004 E02004476
E02004476Urban: 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
5:51 AM
Sunrise
5:46 PM
Sunset
11 hours 55 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:51 AM
Sunset (today)
5:46 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 55 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 2010
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~16 years
Active Duration
2010 -> PresentDecember 2010 — Introduced
Postcode SS7 1AP introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 28909
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01021526 and MSOA E02004476 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SS7 1AP is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 2010
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~16 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SS7 1AP
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 9%
RWM expected
90%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
43%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–7FSM 10%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
85%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 20%
Attainment 8
39.6
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–16FSM 35%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 7%
RWM expected
78%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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