SS postcode area
Postcode area within the United Kingdom
The SS postcode area, also known as the Southend-on-Sea postcode area, 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.
01Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
| Postcode district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority area(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SS0 | WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA | Westcliff-on-Sea, Chalkwell | Southend-on-Sea |
| SS1 | WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA | PO Boxes | non-geographic |
| SS1 | SOUTHEND-ON-SEA | Southend-on-Sea, Thorpe Bay | Southend-on-Sea |
| SS2 | SOUTHEND-ON-SEA | Southend-on-Sea, Prittlewell, Southchurch, Southend Airport | Southend-on-Sea, Rochford |
| SS3 | SOUTHEND-ON-SEA | Shoeburyness, Great Wakering, Little Wakering, Barling, Foulness Island | Rochford, Southend-on-Sea |
| SS4 | ROCHFORD | Rochford, Ashingdon, Canewdon, Stambridge, Paglesham | Rochford |
| SS5 | HOCKLEY | Hockley, Hullbridge, Hawkwell | Rochford |
| SS6 | RAYLEIGH | Rayleigh | Rochford, Castle Point |
| SS7 | BENFLEET | Hadleigh, South Benfleet, Thundersley | Castle Point, Basildon |
| SS8 | CANVEY ISLAND | Canvey Island | Castle Point |
| SS9 | LEIGH-ON-SEA | Leigh-on-Sea, Eastwood | Southend-on-Sea, Rochford |
| SS11 | WICKFORD | Wickford (north and east), Shotgate, Runwell, Battlesbridge, Rawreth | Basildon, Chelmsford, Rochford |
| SS12 | WICKFORD | Wickford (south and west), North Benfleet | Basildon |
| SS13 | BASILDON | Pitsea | Basildon |
| SS14 | BASILDON | Basildon | Basildon |
| SS15 | BASILDON | Laindon | Basildon |
| SS16 | BASILDON | Langdon Hills, Vange | Basildon, Thurrock |
| SS17 | STANFORD-LE-HOPE | Stanford-le-Hope, Corringham, Horndon-on-the-Hill, Fobbing | Thurrock, Basildon |
| SS22 | SOUTHEND-ON-SEA | International Masters Publishers | non-geographic |
| SS99 | SOUTHEND-ON-SEA | HM Revenue and Customs (VAT), First Data | non-geographic |
02Map
Sources and credits
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