SS POSTCODE AREA · 9 DISTRICTS SAMPLED
Southend mobile coverage Vodafone strongest indoors, 100% vs EE 90% SS postcode area
No network wins Southend on overall coverage: all four are within 2 points, but indoors Vodafone reaches 100% of sampled addresses and EE 90%.
Southend as a whole
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Ofcom Mobile Coverage data (May 2025), measured across 1,053 addresses in 48 sampled postcodes, pooled from 9 districts. Methodology.
What differs inside Southend
Where the networks split most
- SS7 Thundersley, Bowers Gifford, North Benfleet: indoors O2 and Vodafone 100%, EE 36%.
- SS3 Foulness, Sutton, Barling Magna: indoors O2 and Vodafone 100%, EE 46%.
- SS5 Hockley, Rawreth, Ashingdon: indoors EE and Vodafone 100%, Three 77%.
Each network's weakest and strongest district
| Network | Indoor |
|---|---|
| EE | 36% in SS7 Thundersley; 100% in 7 districts |
| Three | 42% in SS7 Thundersley; 100% in 6 districts |
Middle of the area against its edges
The 3 districts nearest the middle (SS2 Sutton, SS4 Roche, SS9 Rayleigh) against the 3 furthest out (SS3 Foulness, SS7 Thundersley, SS8 Canvey Island):
- EE indoors: 100% in the middle, 59% at the edges.
- Three indoors: 100% in the middle, 79% at the edges.
District by district
| District | Places | Indoor, low to high | Addresses |
|---|---|---|---|
| SS1 | Milton, Thorpe, Kursaal | 100% on all four | 148 |
| SS2 | Sutton, Kursaal, Victoria | 100% on all four | 157 |
| SS3 | Foulness, Sutton, Barling Magna | EE 46%; O2 and Vodafone 100% | 96 |
| SS4 | Roche, Hawkwell, Ashingdon | 100% on all four | 136 |
| SS5 | Hockley, Rawreth, Ashingdon | Three 77%; EE and Vodafone 100% | 109 |
| SS6 | Rawreth, Hullbridge, Rayleigh | 100% on all four | 100 |
| SS7 | Thundersley, Bowers Gifford, North Benfleet | EE 36%; O2 and Vodafone 100% | 89 |
| SS8 | Canvey Island, Canvey Island Winter Gardens | 100% on all four | 82 |
| SS9 | Rayleigh, Leigh-on-Sea, Leigh | 100% on all four | 136 |
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