| Postcode | SS7 4NT | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Benfleet | 
| Nearest station | Rayleigh (3 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       Eversley Road (W) 
Eversley Road (E) 
The Fairway (N) 
Manor Road (N) 
Manor Road (S) 
                     | 
                  
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 37 View | 
| Known addresses | 
                       1 The Birches, Benfleet 
                            2 The Birches, Benfleet 
                            3 The Birches, Benfleet 
                            7 The Birches, Benfleet 
                            8 The Birches, Benfleet 
                            10 The Birches, Benfleet 
                            17 The Birches, Benfleet 
                            18 The Birches, Benfleet 
                            22 The Birches, Benfleet 
                            24 The Birches, Benfleet 
                            26 The Birches, Benfleet 
                            27 The Birches, Benfleet 
                            28 The Birches, Benfleet 
                            34 The Birches, Benfleet 
                            36 The Birches, Benfleet 
                            38 The Birches, Benfleet 
                            40 The Birches, Benfleet 
                            42 The Birches, Benfleet 
                       | 
                  
| Main property type | Semi-detached | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 51.576911 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.556261 | |
| Easting | 577227 | |
| Northing | 189546 | |
| Grid reference | TQ772895 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 330670 5716812 | |
| what3words | merit.clubs.fancy | |
| FixPhrase | cringing magnolia stoke waffle | |
| Plus code | 9F32HHG4+QG | |
| Altitude | 30 metres (98 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:57 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:27 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 4.2 KMs (2.6 miles) | 
| Parish | Castle Point, unparished area | E43000061 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | St George's | E05015698 | 
| Local Authority District | Castle Point | E07000069 | 
| County Electoral Division | Thundersley | E58000466 | 
| Local Authority | Essex | E10000012 | 
| County | Essex | E10000012 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Castle Point | E14001154 | 
| MP | Rebecca Harris | Conservative | 
| Police force | Essex | |
| Water company | Essex & Suffolk Water | |
| Sewage company | Anglian Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Essex Thames Gateway | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Essex | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East of England | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 102 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 36 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | 
                     Most deprivedLeast deprived 
                   | 
                |
| Average household income (2020) | 
                       Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       
                     | 
                  |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban city and town | |
| Built up area (2024) | Thundersley and South Benfleet | E63011931 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00109288 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 8A1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Castle Point 001C | E01021515 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Castle Point 001C | E01021515 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Benfleet North | E02004473 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Benfleet North | E02004473 | 
| Travel to work area | Southend | E30000268 | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 The Birches, Benfleet | Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2025 | £400,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 2020 | £320,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 1999 | £91,500 | |
| 8 The Birches, Benfleet | Terraced (freehold) | Feb 2024 | £355,000 | 
| 28 The Birches, Benfleet | Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2023 | £415,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2002 | £141,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | May 1997 | £65,500 | |
| 40 The Birches, Benfleet | Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 2022 | £335,000 | 
| 26 The Birches, Benfleet | Semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 2022 | £358,000 | 
| 17 The Birches, Benfleet | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2021 | £440,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 1996 | £80,500 | |
| 3 The Birches, Benfleet | Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2019 | £310,000 | 
| 27 The Birches, Benfleet | Detached (freehold) | Jul 2019 | £440,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Mar 2006 | £244,995 | |
| 10 The Birches, Benfleet | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2019 | £305,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2017 | £290,000 | |
| 42 The Birches, Benfleet | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2017 | £276,450 |