Affluence in SS7 4HH
How SS7 4HH ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Benfleet North
- Council
- Castle Point
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,656 (2024)
SS7 4HHBenfleet
How well off SS7 4HH is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the SS7 4HH area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is education and skills (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Education and skills4.0
- Living environment6.0
- Employment7.0
- Children in low-income families7.0
- Income8.0
- Health and disability8.0
- Crime8.0
- Barriers to housing and services8.0
- Older people in low-income households9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
57.7% of adults in the SS7 4HH area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 31.5% are retired and 3.2% are full-time students.
Social grade
30.1% of adults in the SS7 4HH area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
16.7% of adults in the SS7 4HH area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the England average of 33.9%. 23.9% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SS7 4HH (Benfleet North) (about 1,656 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.