# SS5 4ST: area report for a postcode in Rochford

SS5 4ST 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 SS5 4ST for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford) › [SS5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss5) › [SS5 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss5-4)

## Around this postcode

- **5 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 17% on July. Rochford 011C: 30 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.6340,51.6021,SS54ST
- **Hockley, 1.7 km**: About 22 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.6340,51.6021,SS54ST
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 850 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.6340,51.6021,SS54ST
- **No property in SS5 4ST 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=0.6340,51.6021,SS54ST
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Rochford 011C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.6340,51.6021,SS54ST
- **£412,543 average price**: For the whole of Rochford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.6340,51.6021,SS54ST
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.6340,51.6021,SS54ST
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.6340,51.6021,SS54ST
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SS5 4ST**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.6340,51.6021,SS54ST
- **Low road and rail noise at SS5 4ST**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail 41 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.6340,51.6021,SS54ST
- **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=0.6340,51.6021,SS54ST
- **9.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.6340,51.6021,SS54ST

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lift Hockley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lift-hockley-e146181) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lift Westerings](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lift-westerings-e137405) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Edward Francis Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edward-francis-primary-school-e115012) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Down Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/down-hall-primary-school-e114936) | Primary | 2 km (24 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The FitzWimarc School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-fitzwimarc-school-e141841) | Secondary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | Attainment 8 of 47.3 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £803,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2025 | £480,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| December 2025 | £385,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| October 2024 | £352,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| May 2023 | £385,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| January 2025 | £1,750,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| March 2025 | £715,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 270 m |
| December 2025 | £725,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 290 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 011C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.3** (2025). Rochford 011C has a deprivation score of 4.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,112th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £510,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Rochford 011C was £510,000 in 2025. Joint 4,473rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,316** (2021). Rochford 011C had 2,316 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,938th 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: 92.6%** (January 2026). In Rochford 011C, 92.6% 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.

## SS5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £449,586** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SS5 was £449,586 in 2025. 436th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 22,783** (2021). SS5 had 22,783 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,292nd 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 SS5 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: 93.4%** (January 2026). In SS5, 93.4% 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: 51.6021, 0.6340

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

## Your MP

- [Rayleigh and Wickford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rayleigh-and-wickford): Mr Mark Francois (Conservative), 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=0.6340,51.6021,SS54ST

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