Affluence in SS7 2SQ
How SS7 2SQ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Hadleigh North
- Council
- Castle Point
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,520 (2024)
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How well off SS7 2SQ is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the SS7 2SQ area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services3.0
- Education and skills7.0
- Living environment7.0
- Employment8.0
- Health and disability8.0
- Crime8.0
- Older people in low-income households8.0
- Income9.0
- Children in low-income families10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
50.9% of adults in the SS7 2SQ area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 35.3% are retired and 3.4% are full-time students.
Social grade
36.7% of adults in the SS7 2SQ area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
23% of adults in the SS7 2SQ area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 19.1% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SS7 2SQ (Hadleigh North) (about 1,520 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.