# SS6 7HJ: area report for a postcode in Rochford

SS6 7HJ 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 SS6 7HJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford) › [SS6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss6) › [SS6 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss6-7)

## Around this postcode

- **11 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 39% on July. Rochford 008E: 62 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.6001,51.5893,SS67HJ
- **Rayleigh, 10 m**: About 1 minute on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.6001,51.5893,SS67HJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.6001,51.5893,SS67HJ
- **No property in SS6 7HJ 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=0.6001,51.5893,SS67HJ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Rochford 008E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.6001,51.5893,SS67HJ
- **£412,543 average price**: For the whole of Rochford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.6001,51.5893,SS67HJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.6001,51.5893,SS67HJ
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.6001,51.5893,SS67HJ
- **75% can get gigabit broadband at SS6 7HJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.6001,51.5893,SS67HJ
- **Loud road and rail noise at SS6 7HJ**: Road 48 dB, rail 65 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.6001,51.5893,SS67HJ
- **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=0.6001,51.5893,SS67HJ
- **10.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.6001,51.5893,SS67HJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Glebe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glebe-primary-school-e145110) | Primary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rayleigh Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rayleigh-primary-school-e139543) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Sweyne Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-sweyne-park-school-e139534) | Secondary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 41.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The FitzWimarc School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-fitzwimarc-school-e141841) | Secondary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | Attainment 8 of 47.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Edward Francis Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edward-francis-primary-school-e115012) | Primary | 890 m (11 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 | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-ransom-catholic-primary-school-e145996) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Omnia Foundation](https://openindex.co.uk/school/omnia-foundation-e147704) | Special | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £295,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| September 2025 | £252,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| March 2026 | £328,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2025 | £394,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2025 | £580,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| September 2025 | £505,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| May 2023 | £365,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| March 2026 | £412,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Rayleigh (10 m, 1 minute on foot)
- GP practices: WILLIAM HARVEY SURGERY (470 m); AUDLEY MILLS SURGERY (680 m)
- Pharmacies: YARDLEY PHARMACY (520 m); BOOTS (530 m); GRANGE PHARMACY (620 m); AUDLEY MILLS PHARMACY (670 m)
- Dental practices: THE ESSEX SMILE CENTRE (550 m); DENTAL PRACTICE (680 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco High Street Rayleigh Express (500 m, Tesco); Morrisons Daily Rayleigh High Street (530 m, Morrisons); Budgens Rayleigh (570 m, Budgens); Iceland Rayleigh (570 m, Iceland); M&S Rayleigh Foodhall (680 m, Marks and Spencer)

## 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 008E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.3** (2025). Rochford 008E has a deprivation score of 7.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,409th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £426,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Rochford 008E was £426,000 in 2025. Joint 7,387th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,611** (2021). Rochford 008E had 1,611 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,539th 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: 92.7%** (January 2026). In Rochford 008E, 92.7% 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.

## SS6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £422,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SS6 was £422,000 in 2025. Joint 519th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 32,382** (2021). SS6 had 32,382 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 787th 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 SS6 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: 83.8%** (January 2026). In SS6, 83.8% 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: 51.5893, 0.6001

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=0.6001,51.5893,SS67HJ

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