SS4 1RS

Hawkwell East · Rochford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Rochford
Local authority
Rochford
Postcode district
SS4
Postcode sector
SS4 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SS4 1SR 52 m
SS4 1TA 73 m
SS4 1SP 78 m
SS4 1SW 111 m
SS4 1ZA 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS4 1RS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS4
Postcode sector
SS4 1
Latitude
51.592401
Longitude
0.697940
British National Grid easting
586,977
British National Grid northing
191,620

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Rochford · E07000075
Parish or community
E04004079
Westminster constituency
Rayleigh and Wickford · E14001437
Output area
E00111396
Lower layer super output area
Rochford 007A · E01021930
Middle layer super output area
Rochford 007 · E02004569

Postcode source versions

Explore SS4

35 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
237, Ashingdon Road, Rochford, SS4 1RS 19 June 2024 £320,000
247, Ashingdon Road, Rochford, SS4 1RS 13 September 2022 £426,000
207, Ashingdon Road, Rochford, SS4 1RS 11 April 2022 £355,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
19
Secondary
9
  1. Holt Farm Infant School

    Community school

    146 m
  2. Holt Farm Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    205 m
  3. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    442 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,002
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 530
  • Anti social behaviour 86
  • Criminal damage and arson 75
  • Other theft 68
  • Public order 59

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
76

42 female, 34 male

Postcode households
28
Residents per household
2.7
SS4 1 residents
12,678

Age bands in SS4 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.1%

2,325 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

1,338 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.6%

3,428 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

3,328 residents

Age 65 and over
19.1%

2,453 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SS4 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • THE PRACTICE LEECON WAY

    1 LEECON WAY, ASHINGTON GARDENS, ROCHFORD, SS4 1TU

    ODS code F81675

    482 m

  • ASHINGDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    57 LASCELLES GARDENS, ASHINGDON, ROCHFORD, SS4 3BW

    ODS code F81690

    1.1 km

  • DR PUZEY,DR KOTHARI AND DR NANDA

    THE PUZEY FAMILY PRACTICE, SOUTHWELL HOUSE, BACK LANE, ROCHFORD, SS4 1AY

    ODS code F81007

    1.3 km

  • THE GREENSWARD SURGERY

    GREENSWARD LANE, HOCKLEY, SS5 5HQ

    ODS code F81066

    2.6 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    THE JONES FAMILY PRACTICE, 55 SOUTHEND ROAD, HOCKLEY, SS5 4PZ

    ODS code F81125

    3.0 km

  • SCOTT PARK SURGERY

    205 WESTERN APPROACHES, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS2 6XY

    ODS code F81744

    3.1 km

  • DR SOORIAKUMARAN

    3 PRINCE AVENUE, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS2 6RL

    ODS code F81092

    3.9 km

  • DR KRISHNAN & PTNR - KENT ELMS HC

    KENT ELMS HEALTH CENTRE, 1 RAYLEIGH ROAD, EASTWOOD, LEIGH-ON-SEA, SS9 5UU

    ODS code F81046

    3.9 km

  • DR MALIK - KENT ELMS HC

    KENT ELMS HEALTH CENTRE, 1 RAYLEIGH RD, EASTWOOD, LEIGH-ON-SEA, SS9 5UU

    ODS code F81223

    3.9 km

  • EASTWOOD GROUP PRACTICE

    1 RAYLEIGH ROAD, EASTWOOD, LEIGH-ON-SEA, SS9 5UU

    ODS code F81128

    3.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Golden Cross Post Office

    BCT · Rochford

    0.1 miles
  • Holt Farm School

    BCT · Rochford

    0.1 miles
  • Golden Cross Post Office

    BCT · Rochford

    0.2 miles
  • Holt Farm School

    BCT · Rochford

    0.2 miles
  • Golden Cross Shops

    BCT · Rochford

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rochford 007A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,581 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
6 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
1
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
14
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £345,750 from 4 recorded sales in SS4 1RS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Rochford is £415,574 in June 2026, up 6.2% year on year.

Schools

35 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 9 secondary schools. Holt Farm Infant School is the nearest published school at 146 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,002 published events cover 12 months, averaging 83.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 530 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.