Area Report
Last updated 19 JUN 2026Neighbourhood Report
What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.
01 — Snapshot
Around SS1 2DF.
The large figure is how many we found nearby; the chip beside each label is that category’s NestScope score out of 100 — higher beats more of the UK.
8Good/Outstanding within 1 mi
19 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 30 schools in total
Nearest top-rated: Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery (Good) — 0.1 mi
176crimes last month
IMD crime decile 1/10 · 176 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 128)
Crimes reported last month · UK Police API
22GP & hospitals
IMD health decile 1/10 · 20 GP, 2 hospitals, 13 dentists, pharmacy 0.1 mi within 1.5 mi
Nearest GP: WARRIOR SQUARE SURGERY — 0.2 mi
Southend Central Rail Station0.3 mi
Southend Victoria Rail Station0.4 mi
39 bus stops also within 0.5 miles
11green spaces
IMD environment decile 2/10 · 6.3 ha total — no proper park nearby
Nearest: Playing Field (0.40 ha) — 0.1 mi
31supermarkets
31 supermarkets within 2 mi — Marks and Spencer, Iceland, Tesco, The Co-operative Group… — nearest 0.2 mi — library 0.3 mi
Nearest: M&S Southend — 0.2 mi
02 — Environment
Environment & risk near SS1 2DF.
Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).
Flood risk
Zone 1 (low)
Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning
Air qualityLow
10.8µg/m³
NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024
Road noiseModerate
63dB Lden
Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping
Rail noiseModerate
58dB Lden
Railways, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping
03 — House prices
Sold prices in SS1.
Average sold price by property type across the SS1 district, 2021–2026 — 2,548 sales.
About SS1 2DF
SS1 2DF scores 43/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and transport — with M&S Southend about 4 minutes' walk away. The main trade-off is its safety score. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.
In national context, SS1 2DF is a more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood — IMD decile 1/10, ranked 1,306 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England. The Index of Multiple Deprivation is the UK government's official measure of relative deprivation, refreshed roughly every five years. Housing pressure here is high (IMD housing decile 4/10).
There are 30 schools within the typical catchment area, including 3 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 16 rated Good. The nearest school is Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery (Ofsted: Good), about 2 minutes' walk away.
There were 176 crimes reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, indicating a high level of immediate-area crime.
Healthcare access is good, with 20 GP surgeries, 2 hospitals and 13 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is WARRIOR SQUARE SURGERY, about 4 minutes' walk away. The nearest hospital is SOUTHEND PRIVATE HOSPITAL, 1.1 mi away. A pharmacy is about 3 minutes' walk away.
