SS4 2AL

Roche North and Rural · Rochford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Rochford
Postcode district
SS4
Postcode sector
SS4 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SS4 2AH 65 m
SS4 2AP 98 m
SS4 2AW 180 m
SS4 2AJ 269 m
SS4 2BF 321 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS4 2AL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS4
Postcode sector
SS4 2
Latitude
51.583269
Longitude
0.732278
British National Grid easting
589,393
British National Grid northing
190,693

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Rochford · E07000075
Parish or community
E04004084
Output area
E00180459
Lower layer super output area
Rochford 004A · E01021915
Middle layer super output area
Rochford 004 · E02004566

Postcode source versions

Explore SS4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
19
Secondary
6
  1. Stambridge Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    98 m
  2. Poplar Adolescent Unit

    Pupil referral unit

    1.9 km
  3. Waterman Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
116
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 54
  • Anti social behaviour 16
  • Other theft 9
  • Criminal damage and arson 9
  • Vehicle crime 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

2 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
3.0
SS4 2 residents
876

Age bands in SS4 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.1%

120 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.2%

103 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.2%

176 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.8%

282 residents

Age 65 and over
25.7%

236 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SS4 2 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

14

within 5 km

  • DR PUZEY,DR KOTHARI AND DR NANDA

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

    ODS code F81007

    1.8 km

  • THE PRACTICE LEECON WAY

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

    ODS code F81675

    2.5 km

  • ASHINGDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    57 LASCELLES GARDENS, ASHINGDON, ROCHFORD, SS4 3BW

    ODS code F81690

    3.5 km

  • ST LUKE'S HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02707

    3.6 km

  • DR SOORIAKUMARAN

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

    ODS code F81092

    3.7 km

  • NORTH AVENUE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81176

    4.1 km

  • SCOTT PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81744

    4.5 km

  • CENTRAL SURGERY - SOUTHCHURCH BLVD

    27 SOUTHCHURCH BOULEVARD, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS2 4UB

    ODS code F81086

    4.6 km

  • SAS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX STP

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

    ODS code Y06389

    4.7 km

  • DR F KHAN CARNAVON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81003

    4.8 km

  • DR NAVIN KUMAR

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

    ODS code F81147

    4.8 km

  • WEST ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81164

    4.8 km

  • THE QUEENSWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81081

    4.8 km

  • WARRIOR SQUARE SURGERY

    61 WARRIOR SQUARE, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 2JJ

    ODS code F81656

    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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Stambridge School

    BCT · Great Stambridge

    0.1 miles
  • Stambridge School

    BCT · Great Stambridge

    0.1 miles
  • Stambridge Mills

    BCT · Great Stambridge

    0.4 miles
  • Stambridge Mills

    BCT · Great Stambridge

    0.4 miles
  • Stambridge Memorial

    BCT · Great Stambridge

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rochford 004A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,561 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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

Schools

35 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 6 secondary schools. Stambridge Primary School is the nearest published school at 98 m.

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

Recorded crime

116 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 54 events.

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