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

SS6 8TL 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 8TL 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

- **17 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 29% on July. Rochford 009B: 34 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.6253,51.5813,SS68TL
- **Rayleigh, 2 km**: About 25 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.6253,51.5813,SS68TL
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.6253,51.5813,SS68TL
- **No property in SS6 8TL 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=0.6253,51.5813,SS68TL
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Rochford 009B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.6253,51.5813,SS68TL
- **£412,543 average price**: For the whole of Rochford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.6253,51.5813,SS68TL
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.6253,51.5813,SS68TL
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.6253,51.5813,SS68TL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SS6 8TL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.6253,51.5813,SS68TL
- **Low road and rail noise at SS6 8TL**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.6253,51.5813,SS68TL
- **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=0.6253,51.5813,SS68TL
- **10.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.6253,51.5813,SS68TL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Grove Wood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grove-wood-primary-school-e141052) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wyburns Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wyburns-primary-school-e145349) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2022 | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The FitzWimarc School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-fitzwimarc-school-e141841) | Secondary | 1.4 km (17 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 | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rayleigh Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rayleigh-primary-school-e139543) | Primary | 1.6 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Edwards Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edwards-hall-primary-school-e148825) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| May 2026 | £442,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2025 | £600,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| April 2026 | £380,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2025 | £365,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| January 2025 | £358,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| January 2026 | £530,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| May 2025 | £222,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (650 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Rayleigh Eastwood Road Local (430 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 009B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.1** (2025). Rochford 009B 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: £425,600** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Rochford 009B was £425,600 in 2025. 7,400th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,232** (2021). Rochford 009B had 1,232 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,150th least 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: 75.1%** (January 2026). In Rochford 009B, 75.1% 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: 51.5813, 0.6253

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=0.6253,51.5813,SS68TL

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