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3.3%UNEMPLOYED
50%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
LO CRIME RATE
15%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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What social class do the population of SS17 8RA belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is SS17 8RA in Southend-on-sea, how professionally qualified are the community, and how many hours a week do they work? All this, and more information and demographic statistics about SS17 8RA from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 19%Children
  • 83%Adults

19% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 6% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 50%Male
  • 50%Female

From the last census, 50% of people in SS178RA male, and 50% female. Women outnumber men in The Homesteads.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 15%AB
  • 63%C2/C2
  • 22%DE

According to census records, 15% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 32%SINGLE
  • 50%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in SS17 8RA is 32%. Single and 'other' people is 68%.

ETHNICITY

  • 95%WHITE
  • 3%NON-WHITE

95% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 91.8%WORKING
  • 3.3%UNEMPLOYED

3.3% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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Cash Machines (ATMs)

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Libraries

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SS178RA Postcode Breakdown

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Full PostcodeSS17 8RA
Latitude/Longitude,
Postal TownSouthend-on-sea
Easting
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Ward Name
MSOA Name
LSOA Name
County
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CountryEngland
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Local Authority Code
Area ClassificationUrban with Major Conurbation

SS178RA Postal District

Compass Postal District

SS17 8RA postcode is located in the postal town of Southend-on-sea. Southend-on-sea postal area may cover a large geographical region that may correspond to several postal districts, which may include many towns and/or villages. Use the map to determine the geographical location of the postcode SS17 8RA.

Nearest Towns & Cities
Horndon On The Hill1.2 miles W
Stanford Le Hope1.7 miles S
Laindon3 miles N
Basildon3.4 miles NE
Thames Haven4.2 miles E
East Horndon4.4 miles NW
Grays4.9 miles SW
Benfleet5.4 miles E
East Tilbury5.4 miles SE
North Ockendon5.5 miles W
Stifford5.5 miles W
South Ockendon5.7 miles W
Puddle Dock5.7 miles W
Cliffe-at-Hoo6 miles SE
Cliffe6 miles SE
London23 miles W
Glasgow349 miles NW
Edinburgh336 miles NW
Cardiff156 miles W
Liverpool192 miles NW
Southampton91 miles W
Saint Ives109 miles W

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Daily Gazette

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Property Week

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The Echo

About 600 tonnes of textiles on fire at waste site

The fire service advises residents nearby to keep doors and windows shut.

BBC News

Suspended Tory leaves council majority on the brink

James Leppard is being investigated amid allegations he posted Islamophobic comments online.

BBC News

Billericay High Street empty M&Co to be brought back to life

The former M&Co building in Billericay High Street has been vacant since 2022, when the retailer went into administration and left the building empty

The Echo

Greenstead deaths 'related to class A drugs', police say

Essex Police officers were called to Avon Way, Colchester, on Saturday and Sunday.

Daily Gazette

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