# SS6 9XQ: area report for a postcode in Rochford

SS6 9XQ 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 9XQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford) › [SS6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss6) › [SS6 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss6-9)

## Around this postcode

- **12 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Rochford 006A: 84 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5878,51.6027,SS69XQ
- **Rayleigh, 1.7 km**: About 21 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5878,51.6027,SS69XQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5878,51.6027,SS69XQ
- **No property in SS6 9XQ 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=0.5878,51.6027,SS69XQ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Rochford 006A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5878,51.6027,SS69XQ
- **£412,543 average price**: For the whole of Rochford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5878,51.6027,SS69XQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5878,51.6027,SS69XQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5878,51.6027,SS69XQ
- **85% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=0.5878,51.6027,SS69XQ
- **Low road and rail noise at SS6 9XQ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5878,51.6027,SS69XQ
- **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=0.5878,51.6027,SS69XQ
- **10.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5878,51.6027,SS69XQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Nicholas Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-nicholas-church-of-england-primary-school-e149617) | Primary | 510 m (6 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 | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-ransom-catholic-primary-school-e145996) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Sweyne Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-sweyne-park-school-e139534) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 41.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Down Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/down-hall-primary-school-e114936) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 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 | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £525,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| December 2024 | £408,495 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 80 m |
| June 2025 | £639,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2025 | £448,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2023 | £423,500 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 110 m |
| April 2024 | £575,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2026 | £765,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| October 2025 | £575,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Makro Rayleigh (350 m, Makro); Asda Rayleigh Supermarket (710 m, Asda); M&S Rayleigh BP (730 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 006A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.7** (2025). Rochford 006A has a deprivation score of 14.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,045th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £500,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Rochford 006A was £500,000 in 2025. Joint 4,699th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,193** (2021). Rochford 006A had 2,193 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,908th 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: 75.6%** (January 2026). In Rochford 006A, 75.6% 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: 51.6027, 0.5878

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=0.5878,51.6027,SS69XQ

## How to cite

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