SS4 1RU

Roche North and Rural · 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 1RL 40 m
SS4 1UY 87 m
SS4 1AQ 110 m
SS4 1RJ 113 m
SS4 1RY 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS4 1RU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS4
Postcode sector
SS4 1
Latitude
51.585393
Longitude
0.709349
British National Grid easting
587,796
British National Grid northing
190,870

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Rochford · E07000075
Parish or community
E04004083
Output area
E00111515
Lower layer super output area
Rochford 007D · E01021954
Middle layer super output area
Rochford 007 · E02004569

Postcode source versions

Explore SS4

22 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
52, Malting Villas Road, Rochford, SS4 1RU 14 March 2025 £350,000
26, Malting Villas Road, Rochford, SS4 1RU 30 June 2023 £310,000
12, Malting Villas Road, Rochford, SS4 1RU 8 April 2022 £310,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
27
Secondary
9
  1. Poplar Adolescent Unit

    Pupil referral unit

    411 m
  2. Waterman Primary School

    Academy converter

    465 m
  3. Rochford Primary and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    565 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
989
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 520
  • Anti social behaviour 85
  • Criminal damage and arson 72
  • Other theft 65
  • Public order 62

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
82

41 female, 41 male

Postcode households
25
Residents per household
3.3
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

18

within 5 km

  • DR PUZEY,DR KOTHARI AND DR NANDA

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

    ODS code F81007

    450 m

  • THE PRACTICE LEECON WAY

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

    ODS code F81675

    867 m

  • ASHINGDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    57 LASCELLES GARDENS, ASHINGDON, ROCHFORD, SS4 3BW

    ODS code F81690

    2.2 km

  • DR SOORIAKUMARAN

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

    ODS code F81092

    3.2 km

  • SCOTT PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81744

    3.2 km

  • THE GREENSWARD SURGERY

    GREENSWARD LANE, HOCKLEY, SS5 5HQ

    ODS code F81066

    3.7 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

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81125

    4.0 km

  • ST LUKE'S HEALTH CENTRE

    PANTILE AVENUE, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS2 4BD

    ODS code Y02707

    4.1 km

  • DR F KHAN CARNAVON ROAD SURGERY

    CARNARVON ROAD SURGERY, 1ST FLOOR, 183-195 NORTH ROAD, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA, SS0 7AF

    ODS code F81003

    4.5 km

  • DR NAVIN KUMAR

    183-195 NORTH ROAD, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA, SS0 7AF

    ODS code F81147

    4.5 km

  • WEST ROAD SURGERY

    NORTH ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 183-195 NORTH ROAD, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA, SS0 7AF

    ODS code F81164

    4.5 km

  • SAS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX STP

    SUITE 7, SKYLINE PLAZA, VICTORIA AVENUE, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS2 6BB

    ODS code Y06389

    4.6 km

  • NORTH AVENUE SURGERY

    332 NORTH AVENUE, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS2 4EQ

    ODS code F81176

    4.7 km

  • THE QUEENSWAY SURGERY

    QUEENSWAY SURGERY, 75 QUEENSWAY, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 2AB

    ODS code F81081

    4.9 km

  • THE LEIGH SURGERY

    194 ELMSLEIGH DRIVE, LEIGH-ON-SEA, SS9 4JQ

    ODS code F81696

    5.0 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

  • Doggetts Close

    BCT · Rochford

    0.1 miles
  • Doggetts Close

    BCT · Rochford

    0.1 miles
  • North Street

    BCT · Rochford

    0.2 miles
  • East Street

    BCT · Rochford

    0.2 miles
  • Dalys Road

    BCT · Rochford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rochford 007D, 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

17,056 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
8 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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 £310,000 from 3 recorded sales in SS4 1RU. 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

45 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 9 secondary schools. Poplar Adolescent Unit is the nearest published school at 411 m.

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

Recorded crime

989 published events cover 12 months, averaging 82.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 520 events.

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