Affluence in SS7 4PE
How SS7 4PE ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Benfleet Appleton
- Council
- Castle Point
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,326 (2024)
SS7 4PEBenfleet
How well off SS7 4PE is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the SS7 4PE 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 skills5.0
- Living environment5.0
- Health and disability7.0
- Crime7.0
- Employment8.0
- Income9.0
- Barriers to housing and services9.0
- Children in low-income families9.0
- 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
57.1% of adults in the SS7 4PE area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 30.3% are retired and 4.4% are full-time students.
Social grade
34.6% of adults in the SS7 4PE area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
23.3% of adults in the SS7 4PE area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 21.3% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SS7 4PE (Benfleet Appleton) (about 1,326 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.