Affluence in SS7 5SR
How SS7 5SR ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Benfleet Appleton
- Council
- Castle Point
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,532 (2024)
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How well off SS7 5SR is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the SS7 5SR 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 environment7.0
- Children in low-income families7.0
- Income8.0
- Employment8.0
- Health and disability8.0
- Crime8.0
- Barriers to housing and services8.0
- 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
51.1% of adults in the SS7 5SR area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 34.5% are retired and 5.4% are full-time students.
Social grade
31.6% of adults in the SS7 5SR area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
16.8% of adults in the SS7 5SR area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the England average of 33.9%. 24.1% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SS7 5SR (Benfleet Appleton) (about 1,532 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.