# SS6

Postcode district covering Rayleigh and The Birches, in Rochford.

SS6 is a postcode district covering Rayleigh and The Birches, in Rochford. Median sale price £422,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 53.7 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code SS6. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [SS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SS6 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss6#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss6#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss6#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss6#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=SS6) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in SS6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=SS6) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 561 homes were sold in SS6 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=SS6) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for SS6.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=SS6) (Census 2021, England and Wales): SS6 had 32,382 usual residents at the census.

## How SS6 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | SS6 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £422,000 | 2nd most expensive | 17 postcode districts, SS · 2025 |
| Population | 32,382 | 8th most populated | 18 postcode districts, SS · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 18 postcode districts, SS · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 83.8% | 2nd lowest | 18 postcode districts, SS · Jan 2026 |

## Is SS6 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SS6 at a rate of 53.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 91.5 per 1,000 people across the SS postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 162 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SS6.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (779), other crime (262) and anti-social behaviour (228).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SS6 was 48.7 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in SS6, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SS6 has no single figure. Of its 20 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 7 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in SS6

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Rochford 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford/neighbourhood/e01021918) | 1,484 | 23.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 93.1% |
| [Rochford 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford/neighbourhood/e01021919) | 1,342 | 28.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 81.6% |
| [Rochford 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford/neighbourhood/e01021925) | 1,667 | 41.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 84.7% |
| [Rochford 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford/neighbourhood/e01021960) | 2,039 | 24.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.4% |
| [Rochford 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford/neighbourhood/e01021961) | 1,593 | 35.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.1% |
| [Rochford 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford/neighbourhood/e01021920) | 2,193 | 84.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 75.6% |
| [Rochford 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford/neighbourhood/e01021926) | 2,087 | 43.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.1% |
| [Rochford 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford/neighbourhood/e01021957) | 1,710 | 47.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 24.1% |
| [Rochford 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford/neighbourhood/e01021958) | 1,229 | 61.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 78.6% |
| [Rochford 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford/neighbourhood/e01021959) | 1,642 | 53.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 87.8% |
| [Rochford 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford/neighbourhood/e01021950) | 1,445 | 44.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.9% |
| [Rochford 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford/neighbourhood/e01021951) | 1,273 | 22.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.6% |
| [Rochford 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford/neighbourhood/e01021962) | 1,238 | 239.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 74.2% |
| [Rochford 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford/neighbourhood/e01021963) | 1,374 | 37.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.7% |
| [Rochford 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford/neighbourhood/e01021964) | 1,611 | 61.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 92.7% |
| [Rochford 008F](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford/neighbourhood/e01021966) | 1,750 | 124.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 82.3% |
| [Rochford 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford/neighbourhood/e01021947) | 1,232 | 34.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 75.1% |
| [Rochford 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford/neighbourhood/e01021948) | 1,283 | 10.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 78.9% |
| [Rochford 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford/neighbourhood/e01021949) | 1,477 | 22.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 90.1% |
| [Rochford 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford/neighbourhood/e01021965) | 2,340 | 46.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 88.3% |

## Your MP

- [Rayleigh and Wickford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rayleigh-and-wickford): Mr Mark Francois (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 98% of the people here.
- [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/castle-point): Rebecca Harris (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 1.6% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in SS6

[Rayleigh North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford/rayleigh-north-east), [Rayleigh North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford/rayleigh-north-west), [Rayleigh South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford/rayleigh-south-east), [Rayleigh South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford/rayleigh-south-west)

## Postcode sectors in SS6

[SS6 0 (11 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss6-0), [SS6 7 (221 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss6-7), [SS6 8 (243 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss6-8), [SS6 9 (272 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss6-9)

## Council

[Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford)

## Towns in SS6

[Rayleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rayleigh)

## Postcode districts next to SS6

[SS5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss5), [SS7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss7), [SS9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss9), [SS11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss11), [SS12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss12)

## Nearest rail stations

[Rayleigh (750 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.6000,51.5893), [Battlesbridge (3.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.5653,51.6248), [Hockley (4.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.6590,51.6036), [Wickford (5.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.5192,51.6150)

## More in the SS postcode area

[All SS postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## SS6 in brief

SS6 is a postcode district covering Rayleigh and The Birches, in Rochford.
About 33,575 people lived in SS6 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £422,000 in 2025 across 561 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 53.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SS6 was £422,000 in 2025.
SS6 had 32,382 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in SS6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In SS6, 83.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: SS6
- Postcode area: [SS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss)
- Constituency: [Rayleigh and Wickford †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rayleigh-and-wickford)
- Council: [Rochford †](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford)
- Area: 19.46 km²
- People, mid-2024: 33,575*
- Neighbourhoods: 20
- Output areas: 100

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[SS5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss5), [SS11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss11), [SS7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss7), [SS12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss12), [SS9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss9)

## Latest updates for SS6

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/SS6

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss6, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss6#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

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