# SS4 1FQ: area report for a postcode in Rochford

SS4 1FQ is a postcode in Rochford.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Rochford. Open the map at SS4 1FQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford) › [SS4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss4) › [SS4 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss4-1)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 17% on July. Rochford 007C: 35 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.7089,51.5793,SS41FQ
- **Rochford, 530 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.7089,51.5793,SS41FQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.7089,51.5793,SS41FQ
- **1 of 3 properties in SS4 1FQ at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.7089,51.5793,SS41FQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Rochford 007C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.7089,51.5793,SS41FQ
- **£412,543 average price**: For the whole of Rochford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.7089,51.5793,SS41FQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.7089,51.5793,SS41FQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.7089,51.5793,SS41FQ
- **No gigabit broadband at SS4 1FQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.7089,51.5793,SS41FQ
- **Low road and rail noise at SS4 1FQ**: Road 42 dB, rail 42 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.7089,51.5793,SS41FQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.7089,51.5793,SS41FQ
- **9.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.7089,51.5793,SS41FQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Poplar Adolescent Unit](https://openindex.co.uk/school/poplar-adolescent-unit-e135778) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Rochford Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rochford-primary-and-nursery-school-e140747) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Waterman Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/waterman-primary-school-e141715) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Teresa's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-teresas-catholic-primary-school-e145997) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holt Farm Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holt-farm-junior-school-e141170) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holt Farm Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holt-farm-infant-school-e114879) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | – |
| [Stambridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stambridge-primary-school-e141656) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 100% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The King Edmund School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-king-edmund-school-e136868) | Secondary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | Attainment 8 of 39.3 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £187,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| June 2025 | £305,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| April 2026 | £555,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| July 2026 | £392,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| April 2024 | £393,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| November 2024 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| February 2025 | £375,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| March 2026 | £295,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 270 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Rochford (530 m, 7 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: DR PUZEY,DR KOTHARI AND DR NANDA (350 m)
- Pharmacies: ROCHFORD PHARMACY (390 m); WELL (400 m)
- Dental practices: WEST STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (390 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Rochford West Street (390 m, Morrisons); Sainsburys Rochford West Street Local (520 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £412,543** (July 2026). Rochford’s average house price was £412,543 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £44,750** (2025). Full-time workers living in Rochford earned a median of £44,750 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 54th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.2×** (2025). A home in Rochford costs 9.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 78th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 11.4** (2025). Rochford has a deprivation score of 11.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 39th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Rochford 007C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.9** (2025). Rochford 007C has a deprivation score of 10.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,798th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £321,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Rochford 007C was £321,250 in 2025. Joint 13,826th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,474** (2021). Rochford 007C had 1,474 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,789th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.6%** (January 2026). In Rochford 007C, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## SS4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £370,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SS4 was £370,000 in 2025. Joint 700th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 21,938** (2021). SS4 had 21,938 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,342nd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in SS4 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.8%** (January 2026). In SS4, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford)
- Centre: 51.5793, 0.7089

Council: [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Southend East and Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/southend-east-and-rochford): Mr Bayo Alaba (Independent), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.7089,51.5793,SS41FQ

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