Affluence in SS7 3HL
How SS7 3HL ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Benfleet North
- Council
- Castle Point
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,691 (2024)
SS7 3HLBenfleet
How well off SS7 3HL is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the SS7 3HL area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Education and skills6.0
- Barriers to housing and services7.0
- Income8.0
- Employment8.0
- Health and disability8.0
- Crime8.0
- Living environment8.0
- 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
53.5% of adults in the SS7 3HL area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 31.4% are retired and 5.8% are full-time students.
Social grade
28.8% of adults in the SS7 3HL area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
19.6% of adults in the SS7 3HL area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 21.9% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SS7 3HL (Benfleet North) (about 1,691 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.