# SS6 8AW: area report for a postcode in Rochford

SS6 8AW 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 8AW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford) › [SS6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss6) › [SS6 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss6-8)

## Around this postcode

- **18 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 50% on July. Rochford 005E: 35 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.6079,51.5937,SS68AW
- **Rayleigh, 730 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.6079,51.5937,SS68AW
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.6079,51.5937,SS68AW
- **No property in SS6 8AW 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=0.6079,51.5937,SS68AW
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Rochford 005E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.6079,51.5937,SS68AW
- **£405,340 average price**: For the whole of Rochford, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.6079,51.5937,SS68AW
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 690 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.6079,51.5937,SS68AW
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 840 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.6079,51.5937,SS68AW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SS6 8AW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.6079,51.5937,SS68AW
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SS6 8AW**: Road 49 dB, rail 57 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.6079,51.5937,SS68AW
- **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=0.6079,51.5937,SS68AW
- **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=0.6079,51.5937,SS68AW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Edward Francis Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edward-francis-primary-school-e115012) | Primary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The FitzWimarc School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-fitzwimarc-school-e141841) | Secondary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | Attainment 8 of 47.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Down Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/down-hall-primary-school-e114936) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Glebe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glebe-primary-school-e145110) | Primary | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Sweyne Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-sweyne-park-school-e139534) | Secondary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 41.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Rayleigh Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rayleigh-primary-school-e139543) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Nicholas Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-nicholas-church-of-england-primary-school-e149617) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2019 | 32% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Omnia Foundation](https://openindex.co.uk/school/omnia-foundation-e147704) | Special | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £540,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2023 | £600,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| February 2026 | £650,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2025 | £150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| February 2025 | £445,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £407,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| April 2026 | £610,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| December 2025 | £415,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Rayleigh (740 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: WILLIAM HARVEY SURGERY (690 m); AUDLEY MILLS SURGERY (970 m)
- Pharmacies: YARDLEY PHARMACY (700 m); HAMBRO PHARMACY (780 m); BOOTS (870 m); GRANGE PHARMACY (910 m); AUDLEY MILLS PHARMACY (1 km)
- Dental practices: THE ESSEX SMILE CENTRE (740 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Rayleigh High Street (840 m, Morrisons); Tesco High Street Rayleigh Express (890 m, Tesco); Tesco Rayleigh Rd Express (960 m, Tesco)

## 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 005E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 3.9** (2025). Rochford 005E has a deprivation score of 3.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,756th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £410,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Rochford 005E was £410,000 in 2025. Joint 8,178th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,593** (2021). Rochford 005E had 1,593 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,455th 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 005E, 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.

## 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: 51.5937, 0.6079

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=0.6079,51.5937,SS68AW

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss6-8aw