SS7 2AL

a postcode in Essex

Introduced in January 1980

SS7 2AL	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with SS7 2AL

Castle Road - 43 properties, USRN 6300147

Chapel Lane - 3 properties, USRN 6300164

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5503 / 51°33'1"N

Longitude: 0.6096 / 0°36'34"E

UTM Reference: 31U 334272 5713736

OS Easting: 581028

OS Northing: 186721

OS Grid: TQ810867

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR QP5.QYG

Mapcode Global: VHJL3.J94C

Open Location Code: 9F32HJ25+4V

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01hn32

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

urban city or town
a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2c2

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Ageing Communities
Ageing Independent Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 13727 / 32844

5th decile
slightly more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for SS7 2AL on Friday 12 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:39
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:52
Sunrise	04:39
Transit (sun is at its highest)	12:57
Sunset	21:14
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:02
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:15

Hours of daylight today	04:09 to 21:44
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:44 to 04:09
Moon Phase	Waning Crescent
Moon Rises	01:16
Moon sets	17:42

For a full sun and moon calendar for SS7 2AL, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in SS7 2AL

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
8 January 2021	62 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£350,000
8 January 2021	53 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Detached	Leasehold	£225,000
17 January 2020	75 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£357,500
2 November 2018	57 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£272,500
22 June 2018	76 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Detached	Freehold	£525,000
9 April 2018	53b Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£178,000
11 August 2017	53 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Detached	Leasehold	£184,000
11 November 2016	51 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Other property type	Freehold	£22,000
8 April 2016	81 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£300,000
24 July 2015	49 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£340,000
30 March 2015	53 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Detached	Leasehold	£135,000
9 December 2014	91 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Detached	Freehold	£425,000
22 August 2014	67 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£200,000
20 December 2013	59 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£169,000
31 July 2013	68 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£225,000
14 November 2011	53a Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£180,000
5 September 2011	59 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£162,000
21 June 2010	72 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£107,500
29 October 2009	77 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Detached	Freehold	£198,500
3 June 2009	57 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£145,000
28 September 2007	53b Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£147,000
6 August 2007	73 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£185,000
1 June 2007	59 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£190,000
18 May 2007	82 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Detached	Freehold	£240,000
15 March 2007	53 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£128,000
18 January 2007	82 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Detached	Freehold	£225,000
22 April 2005	53 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£117,000
22 November 2004	77 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Detached	Freehold	£205,000
3 October 2003	81 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£175,000
28 February 2003	75 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£155,000
29 November 2002	69 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Detached	Freehold	£156,500
19 October 2001	74 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£102,500
28 September 2001	61 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£97,000
7 August 2001	62 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£110,000
7 August 2001	53b Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£71,000
22 September 2000	91 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£80,000
25 August 2000	71 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Detached	Freehold	£129,995
22 October 1999	62 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£75,000
23 April 1999	53 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£50,500
30 October 1998	53b Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£46,000
28 November 1997	53a Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£62,000
19 September 1997	72 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£74,000
8 July 1997	49 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£81,000
29 November 1996	52 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£59,995
6 September 1996	53 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£36,000
14 June 1996	72 Castle Lane, Benfleet SS7 2AL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£57,750

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for SS7 2AL

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Castle Point

MP

Rebecca Harris Conservative

Essex County Council

County council electoral division

Hadleigh

Councillor

Jillian Reeves Conservative

Castle Point Borough Council

District council ward

Hadleigh St James

Councillors

Duncan Macpherson The People's Independent Party

Kate Knott The People's Independent Party

Aimme Harbinson The People's Independent Party

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for SS7 2AL

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00109310		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01021518	Castle Point 006B	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02004478	Castle Point 006	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05015697	Hadleigh St James	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	2 May 2024	DLUHC
E07000069	Castle Point	Non-metropolitan Districts	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E10000012	Essex	Counties	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000006	East of England	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001154	Castle Point	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000028	Essex	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000268	Southend	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33026435		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000056	South East	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	1 April 2020	BEIS
E38000030	NHS Castle Point and Rochford CCG	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 July 2015	ODS
E40000007	East of England	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2019	ODS
E43000061	Castle Point, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E54000026	NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E56000035	East of England	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 April 2024	NHS England
E58000433	Hadleigh ED	County Electoral Divisions	Electoral	10 June 2004	DLUHC
E63011931	Thundersley and South Benfleet	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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