SS3 9BE
The median sold price for the postcode SS3 9BE is around £315,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 190 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around SS3 9BE (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £212,500 – £400,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across SS3 9, last 24 months.
- Semi-detached£360,000(126 sales)
- Terraced£310,000(109 sales)
- Flat£198,000(71 sales)
- Detached£475,000(35 sales)
SS3 9BE median £315,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £327,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 1.7× the typical Southend-on-Sea neighbourhood
- Crime: 1.7× the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Southend-on-Sea and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in SS3 9BE, compared with 98.3% across Southend-on-Sea and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 97.6% of premises across Southend-on-Sea (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Southend-on-Sea | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 97.6% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 98.3% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 99.7% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.01% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 79% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Southend-on-Sea: more deprived than 75% of its 108 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income2of 10
- Employment2of 10
- Crime3of 10
- Living environment5of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band B (33%). Average Band D in Southend-on-Sea is £2,265.17 for 2026/27.
That is 5% below the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band B in Southend-on-Sea: £1,761.80 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 980 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A26%
- Band B33%
- Band C22%
- Band D14%
- Band E5%
- Band F1%
- Band G–
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Friars Primary School and Nursery0.4 miles (620 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, December 2024: Standards maintainedOfsted reports for Friars Primary School and Nursery (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Hinguar Community Primary School0.5 miles (850 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, October 2024: Standards maintainedOfsted reports for Hinguar Community Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- St George's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles (850 m)Ofsted, January 2023: GoodOfsted reports for St George's Catholic Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- Shoeburyness High School0.9 miles (1.4 km)Ofsted, June 2024: GoodOfsted reports for Shoeburyness High School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Southchurch High School2.1 miles (3.3 km)Ofsted report card, March 2026
- Inclusion Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Expected standard
- Safeguarding Met
- Southend High School for Girls2.3 miles (3.7 km)Ofsted, July 2024: OutstandingOfsted reports for Southend High School for Girls (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to SS3 9BE is Shoeburyness Rail Station, 0.1 miles (210 m) away in a straight line. There are 10 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.1 miles (210 m)Shoeburyness Rail Station
- 1.5 miles (2.4 km)Thorpe Bay Rail Station
- 2.8 miles (4.5 km)Southend East Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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