Neighbourhood Report
What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.
A mixed, mid-ranking neighbourhood
Anchored on official IMD data — decile 4/10, ranked 13,126 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.
How this score is calculatedThe 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.
19 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 30 schools in total
Nearest top-rated: Sutton House Academy (Good) — 0.1 mi
IMD crime decile 4/10 · 25 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 19.2)
Crimes reported last month · UK Police API
IMD health decile 7/10 · 29 GP, 3 hospitals, 12 dentists, pharmacy 0.2 mi within 1.5 mi
Nearest GP: ST LUKE'S HEALTH CENTRE — 0.4 mi
32 bus stops also within 0.5 miles
IMD environment decile 6/10 · 24.5 ha total — largest park 11.1 ha (0.31 mi away)
Nearest: The Victory Sports Ground — 0.3 mi
31 supermarkets within 2 mi — Waitrose, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl… — nearest 0.4 mi — library 1.0 mi
Nearest: Waitrose Southend-on-Sea — 0.4 mi
Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).
Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning
NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024
Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping
Average sold price by property type across the SS2 district, 2021–2026 — 3,261 sales.
District-level averages (SS2) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).
SS2 5LB scores 59/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and healthcare — with Waitrose Southend-on-Sea about 8 minutes' walk away. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.
Data: DfE/Ofsted · UK Police API · NHS ODS · NaPTAN · Ordnance Survey · Geolytix. Crown Copyright / OGL. Look up any postcode: nestscope.uk/area/YOUR+POSTCODE — e.g. SW1A 1AA, M1 1AE, BS1 1HT.