Affluence in SS7 1RA
How SS7 1RA ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Hadleigh South
- Council
- Castle Point
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,514 (2024)
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How well off SS7 1RA is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the SS7 1RA area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services4.0
- Living environment5.0
- Education and skills6.0
- Employment7.0
- Health and disability7.0
- Crime7.0
- Income8.0
- Children in low-income families8.0
- Older people in low-income households8.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
50.4% of adults in the SS7 1RA area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 31.2% are retired and 6.1% are full-time students.
Social grade
31.9% of adults in the SS7 1RA area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
20.7% of adults in the SS7 1RA area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 20.5% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SS7 1RA (Hadleigh South) (about 1,514 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.