Affluence in SS3 0HU
How SS3 0HU ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Wakering & Foulness
- Council
- Rochford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,832 (2024)
SS3 0HUSouthend-on-Sea
How well off SS3 0HU is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the SS3 0HU area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is education and skills (2.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Education and skills2.0
- Income3.0
- Barriers to housing and services3.0
- Children in low-income families3.0
- Older people in low-income households3.0
- Employment4.0
- Health and disability4.0
- Crime7.0
- Living environment8.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
51.2% of adults in the SS3 0HU area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 31.1% are retired and 2.9% are full-time students.
Social grade
25.2% of adults in the SS3 0HU area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
15% of adults in the SS3 0HU area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the England average of 33.9%. 30.4% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SS3 0HU (Great Wakering & Foulness) (about 1,832 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.