SS2 postcode district

Southend-on-Sea · 712 postcodes

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The average home in Southend-on-Sea sold for £328,383 in the latest House Price Index, up 1.6% on a year earlier. Across Southend-on-Sea, police record 116 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97.

From the middle of the SS2 district, the nearest primary school is Bournemouth Park Academy, 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk; the nearest secondary is Cecil Jones Academy, 0.7 mi away, about a 14 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest GP surgery is St Luke's Health Centre, 0.5 mi away, about a 11 minute walk.

Prittlewell station is 0.3 mi away, about a 5 minute walk; the nearest park, Priory Park, is 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk.

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Schools nearby

Primary

Sutton House AcademyAcademy special sponsor led · ages 5–16

Ofsted: GoodInspected 6 Mar 2024 · Report

0.2 mi

Victory Park AcademyAcademy alternative provision sponsor led · ages 5–16

Ofsted: GoodInspected 8 May 2024 · Report

0.2 mi

Bournemouth Park AcademyPrimary · Academy converter · ages 3–11

OfstedInspected 4 Mar 2025 · Report

Quality of educationGoodBehaviour and attitudesGoodPersonal developmentGoodLeadership and managementGood

0.4 mi

Temple Sutton Primary SchoolPrimary · Academy converter · ages 3–11

Ofsted: GoodInspected 10 Jan 2023 · Report

0.5 mi

St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4–11

OfstedInspected 23 Apr 2025 · Report

Quality of educationGoodBehaviour and attitudesGoodPersonal developmentGoodLeadership and managementGood

0.7 mi

Secondary

Sutton House AcademyAcademy special sponsor led · ages 5–16

Ofsted: GoodInspected 6 Mar 2024 · Report

0.2 mi

Victory Park AcademyAcademy alternative provision sponsor led · ages 5–16

Ofsted: GoodInspected 8 May 2024 · Report

0.2 mi

Nursery, special and other

Southend YMCA Community SchoolFree schools alternative provision · ages 14–18

OfstedInspected 7 May 2025 · Report

Quality of educationGoodBehaviour and attitudesOutstandingPersonal developmentGoodLeadership and managementGood

0.4 mi

1Up Collective CICSpecial post 16 institution · ages 16–25 · Ofsted reports

1.0 mi

Source: Department for Education · Get Information About Schools · Ofsted. Distances are straight-line. Schools teaching both age ranges appear in both lists and in amber on the map. Since November 2025 Ofsted gives report cards with grades for each area instead of one overall grade; from September 2024 there was no overall grade. Independent schools inspected by ISI aren't covered. Living close to a school does not guarantee a place; check admissions with the council.

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Stations nearby

Train stations

Prittlewell

0.3 mi · 5 min walk

Southend Victoria

0.7 mi · 14 min walk

Southend Central

1.0 mi · 20 min walk

Southend East

1.0 mi · 21 min walk

Source: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Straight-line distances; walking times assume about 5 km/h.

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Parks and green spaces

0.4 mito the nearest park, Priory Park

2parks within a 10 minute walk

20hectares of park within a 10 minute walk

The Victory Sports GroundSports ground · 5.8 hectares

0.1 mi · 2 min walk

The Jones Memorial Recreation GroundPlaying field · 11 hectares

0.2 mi · 5 min walk

Play area (3 nearby)nearest under 0.1 hectares

0.3 mi · 5 min walk

Playing field0.6 hectares

0.4 mi · 8 min walk

Priory ParkPark or garden · 18 hectares

0.4 mi · 8 min walk

Bowling green (3 nearby)nearest 0.4 hectares

0.5 mi · 9 min walk

Sports ground (2 nearby)nearest under 0.1 hectares

0.5 mi · 9 min walk

Norwich Avenue AllotmentsAllotments or community garden · 1.8 hectares

0.5 mi · 9 min walk

Churchill GardensPark or garden · 1.8 hectares

0.5 mi · 10 min walk

Play area (3 nearby)nearest 0.5 hectares

0.5 mi · 11 min walk

Tennis courts (6 nearby)nearest 0.2 hectares

0.6 mi · 11 min walk

Eastern Avenue Allotment SocietyAllotments or community garden · 4.5 hectares

0.6 mi · 12 min walk

Source: OS Open Greenspace (Ordnance Survey). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right. Public parks, playing fields, play areas, allotments and sports grounds within 1 mile, measured in a straight line to the nearest way in. Some sports grounds and allotments are for members only.

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Questions about the SS2 district

What is the crime rate in the SS2 district?

Across Southend-on-Sea, police record 116 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.

How much do houses cost in the SS2 district?

The average home in Southend-on-Sea sold for £328,383 in the latest House Price Index, up 1.6% on a year earlier. By type: detached £644,057, semi-detached £430,009, terraced £334,776, flats £198,797. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.

What schools are near the SS2 district?

The nearest primary school is Bournemouth Park Academy, 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is Cecil Jones Academy, 0.7 mi away, about a 14 minute walk (Ofsted: good). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.

Where is the nearest train station to the SS2 district?

Prittlewell is 0.3 mi away, about a 5 minute walk.

What is the average household income in the SS2 district?

The ONS estimates average household income of £51,707 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.

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