Buying a home in SS17, Stanford-Le-Hope. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£372kmost £342k–£409k
Houses per m²£4,398flats £3,483
Sold last year3101,798 in five years
Prices in Thurrock-0.9%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SS17 sold for £372,488 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £342,351 and £409,205, for about 88 m² of space.

310 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £156k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SS17 0 (£4,288) and the most in SS17 9 (£4,684).

Across Thurrock, prices are down 0.9% on a year ago and up 9.2% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,474 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,699 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £74,000 for that mortgage: what £75,000 buys.

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House prices in SS17 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£267,176£199k–£345k46 m²21
2£341,575£314k–£372k71 m²452
3£372,488£342k–£409k88 m²865
4£434,780£388k–£483k108 m²182
5+£522,330£454k–£670k141 m²107

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£267k£342k£372k£435k£522k
Detached—£392k£461k£499k£642k
Semi-detached£284k£354k£388k£427k£479k
Terraced£206k£325k£346k£377k£426k
Flats£156k£206k£218k——

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across SS17

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
SS17 0£4,288£3,714
SS17 7£4,369£3,029
SS17 8£4,510£3,145
SS17 9£4,684£4,047

Schools near SS17

Best state primary within 2 kmGiffards Primary School78% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%7 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmMossbourne Fobbing Academy45.5% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%4 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about SS17

Is SS17 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Thurrock are down 0.9% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (78% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (45.5% against 43.8%); 310 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in SS17?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SS17 sold for £372,488 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £342,351 and £409,205.

How many homes sell in SS17 each year?

310 homes sold in the last year and 1,798 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

What are the schools like near SS17?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Giffards Primary School, where 78% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near SS17?

For a 3-bedroom house, SS13 (£332k, 8 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.