The SS postcode area, also known as the Southend-on-Sea postcode area,[2] is a group of seventeen postcode districts in England, within eleven post towns. These cover south-east Essex, including Southend-on-Sea, Basildon, Benfleet, Canvey Island, Hockley, Leigh-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Rochford, Stanford-le-Hope, Westcliff-on-Sea and Wickford.
Southend-on-Sea | |
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United Kingdom postcode area | |
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Coordinates: 51.563°N 0.598°E / 51.563; 0.598 | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Postcode area | SS |
Postcode area name | Southend-on-Sea |
Post towns | 11 |
Postcode districts | 19 |
Postcode sectors | 81 |
Postcodes (live) | 11,891 |
Postcodes (total) | 17,265 |
Statistics as at May 2020[1] |
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
Postcode district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority area(s) |
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SS0 | WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA | Westcliff-on-Sea, Chalkwell | Southend-on-Sea |
SS1 | WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA | PO Boxes[3] | non-geographic |
SS1 | SOUTHEND-ON-SEA | Southend-on-Sea, Thorpe Bay | Southend-on-Sea |
SS2 | SOUTHEND-ON-SEA | Southend-on-Sea, Prittlewell, Southchurch, London Southend Airport | Southend-on-Sea |
SS3 | SOUTHEND-ON-SEA | Shoeburyness, Great Wakering, Little Wakering, Barling | Rochford, Southend-on-Sea |
SS4 | ROCHFORD | Rochford, Ashingdon, Canewdon, Stambridge, Paglesham | Rochford |
SS5 | HOCKLEY | Hockley, Hullbridge, Hawkwell | Rochford |
SS6 | RAYLEIGH | Rayleigh | Rochford |
SS7 | BENFLEET | Hadleigh, South Benfleet, Thundersley | Castle Point |
SS8 | CANVEY ISLAND | Canvey Island | Castle Point |
SS9 | LEIGH-ON-SEA | Eastwood, Leigh-on-Sea | Southend-on-Sea |
SS11 | WICKFORD | Wickford | Basildon, Chelmsford, Rochford |
SS12 | WICKFORD | Wickford, North Benfleet | Basildon |
SS13 | BASILDON | Pitsea | Basildon |
SS14 | BASILDON | Basildon | Basildon |
SS15 | BASILDON | Laindon | Basildon |
SS16 | BASILDON | Langdon Hills | Basildon |
SS17 | STANFORD-LE-HOPE | Stanford-le-Hope, Corringham, Horndon-on-the-Hill | Thurrock |
SS22 | SOUTHEND-ON-SEA | International Masters Publishers[3] | non-geographic |
SS99 | SOUTHEND-ON-SEA | HM Revenue and Customs (VAT),[3] First Data[3] | non-geographic |
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