# SS5 6HG: area report for a postcode in Rochford

SS5 6HG 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 6HG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford) › [SS5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss5) › [SS5 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss5-6)

## Around this postcode

- **17 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 6% on July. Rochford 001C: 32 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.6187,51.6213,SS56HG
- **South Woodham Ferrers, 3.2 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.6187,51.6213,SS56HG
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 770 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.6187,51.6213,SS56HG
- **No property in SS5 6HG 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=0.6187,51.6213,SS56HG
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Rochford 001C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.6187,51.6213,SS56HG
- **£412,543 average price**: For the whole of Rochford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.6187,51.6213,SS56HG
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.6187,51.6213,SS56HG
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.6187,51.6213,SS56HG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SS5 6HG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.6187,51.6213,SS56HG
- **Low road and rail noise at SS5 6HG**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.6187,51.6213,SS56HG
- **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=0.6187,51.6213,SS56HG
- **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=0.6187,51.6213,SS56HG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Riverside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/riverside-primary-school-e135903) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £355,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2025 | £500,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| August 2025 | £330,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| January 2026 | £334,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2026 | £399,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2025 | £320,170 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| December 2025 | £476,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| May 2026 | £365,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CONNER & PARTNERS (500 m)
- Pharmacies: FERRY PHARMACY (500 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Hullbridge (410 m, Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society); Co-op Hullbridge - Ferry Road (630 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 001C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.1** (2025). Rochford 001C has a deprivation score of 8.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,364th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £415,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Rochford 001C was £415,000 in 2025. Joint 7,951st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,673** (2021). Rochford 001C had 1,673 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,677th 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: 99.1%** (January 2026). In Rochford 001C, 99.1% 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: 51.6213, 0.6187

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=0.6187,51.6213,SS56HG

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