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

SS5 6QD 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 6QD 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

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. Rochford 001A: 39 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.6348,51.6309,SS56QD
- **South Woodham Ferrers, 2.8 km**: About 35 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.6348,51.6309,SS56QD
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.6348,51.6309,SS56QD
- **No property in SS5 6QD listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.6348,51.6309,SS56QD
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Rochford 001A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.6348,51.6309,SS56QD
- **£405,340 average price**: For the whole of Rochford, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.6348,51.6309,SS56QD
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.7 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.6348,51.6309,SS56QD
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.6348,51.6309,SS56QD
- **50% can get gigabit broadband at SS5 6QD**: Superfast for 50%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.6348,51.6309,SS56QD
- **Low road and rail noise at SS5 6QD**: 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=0.6348,51.6309,SS56QD
- **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=0.6348,51.6309,SS56QD
- **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=0.6348,51.6309,SS56QD

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Collingwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/collingwood-primary-school-e115305) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Riverside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/riverside-primary-school-e135903) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trinity-st-marys-cofe-voluntary-aided-primary-school-south-woodham-ferrers-e115200) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [William de Ferrers School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-de-ferrers-school-e136605) | Secondary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 43.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-swf-e115201) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £635,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £285,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £405,340** (August 2026). Rochford’s average house price was £405,340 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 9.1×** (2025). A home in Rochford costs 9.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 84th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 001A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 23.0** (2025). Rochford 001A has a deprivation score of 23.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,404th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £400,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Rochford 001A was £400,000 in 2025. Joint 8,623rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,652** (2021). Rochford 001A had 1,652 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,601st 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: 75.5%** (January 2026). In Rochford 001A, 75.5% 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.

## 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: 51.6309, 0.6348

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), August 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=0.6348,51.6309,SS56QD

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