SS0 postcode area guide — Southend-on-Sea

Where is SS0?

Broadband & internet speeds in SS0

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the SS0 postcode district (Southend-on-Sea) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 731 postcodes Ofcom measures in SS0, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 95.8%.

Around 0% of premises in SS0 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in SS0

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Mobile signal around Southend-on-Sea

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Southend-on-sea district (87,764 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in SS0

Police recorded 534 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SS0 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in SS0

Based on 475 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SS0 is £290,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£290,000).

Latest recorded sales in SS0

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Southend-on-Sea demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Southend-on-Sea district (180,686 residents, 78,344 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around SS0

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in SS0

315 rated food businesses operate in SS0. 189 hold the top rating of 5, 71 are rated 4, and 12 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Aarandale Lodge, ABI News, Akropolis Restaurant, Aldi Stores Ltd, Alston Court.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in SS0

From a sample of 354 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 SS0 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 39% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Southend-on-Sea

Landlines around SS0 typically use:

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What's it like living in SS0?

Postcodes in SS0

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.