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

SS4 1ZR 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 1ZR 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

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 58% on July. Rochford 002E: 40 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.7029,51.5918,SS41ZR
- **Rochford, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.7029,51.5918,SS41ZR
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.7029,51.5918,SS41ZR
- **No property in SS4 1ZR listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.7029,51.5918,SS41ZR
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Rochford 002E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.7029,51.5918,SS41ZR
- **£412,543 average price**: For the whole of Rochford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.7029,51.5918,SS41ZR
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.7029,51.5918,SS41ZR
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.7029,51.5918,SS41ZR
- **99% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=0.7029,51.5918,SS41ZR
- **Low road and rail noise at SS4 1ZR**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.7029,51.5918,SS41ZR
- **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=0.7029,51.5918,SS41ZR
- **9.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.7029,51.5918,SS41ZR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Holt Farm Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holt-farm-infant-school-e114879) | Primary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | – |
| [Holt Farm Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holt-farm-junior-school-e141170) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Waterman Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/waterman-primary-school-e141715) | Primary | 380 m (5 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 | 440 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The King Edmund School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-king-edmund-school-e136868) | Secondary | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | Attainment 8 of 39.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Rochford Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rochford-primary-and-nursery-school-e140747) | Primary | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Poplar Adolescent Unit](https://openindex.co.uk/school/poplar-adolescent-unit-e135778) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £495,000 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 70 m |
| September 2025 | £545,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2025 | £377,000 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 90 m |
| December 2025 | £400,000 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2024 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 130 m |
| October 2024 | £575,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 140 m |
| November 2025 | £369,500 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2025 | £525,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE PRACTICE LEECON WAY (550 m)
- Pharmacies: GOLDEN CROSS PHARMACY (660 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Rochford - Golden Cross Parade (660 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 002E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.0** (2025). Rochford 002E has a deprivation score of 10.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,718th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £408,666** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Rochford 002E was £408,666 in 2025. 8,313th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,585** (2021). Rochford 002E had 1,585 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,907th most 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: 99.5%** (January 2026). In Rochford 002E, 99.5% 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: 51.5918, 0.7029

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=0.7029,51.5918,SS41ZR

## How to cite

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