SS4 3AU

Hawkwell West · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SS4 3AG 83 m
SS4 3AX 98 m
SS4 3AY 104 m
SS4 3AL 115 m
SS4 3AQ 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS4 3AU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS4
Postcode sector
SS4 3
Latitude
51.597030
Longitude
0.690633
British National Grid easting
586,452
British National Grid northing
192,116

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
E00111377
Lower layer super output area
Rochford 002C · E01021928
Middle layer super output area
Rochford 002 · E02004564

Postcode source versions

Explore SS4

46 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
22, Cambridge Gardens, Rochford, SS4 3AU 2 September 2025 £370,000
5, Cambridge Gardens, Rochford, SS4 3AU 3 July 2025 £372,500
2, Cambridge Gardens, Rochford, SS4 3AU 23 June 2025 £355,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
18
Secondary
6
  1. The King Edmund School

    Academy converter

    722 m
  2. Holt Farm Infant School

    Community school

    844 m
  3. Holt Farm Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    891 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
700
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 378
  • Anti social behaviour 67
  • Criminal damage and arson 54
  • Vehicle crime 49
  • Other theft 44

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
43

25 female, 18 male

Postcode households
25
Residents per household
1.7
SS4 3 residents
8,450

Age bands in SS4 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.7%

1,318 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

877 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.5%

1,725 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.2%

2,453 residents

Age 65 and over
24.2%

2,036 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SS4 3 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

  • ASHINGDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    57 LASCELLES GARDENS, ASHINGDON, ROCHFORD, SS4 3BW

    ODS code F81690

    415 m

  • THE PRACTICE LEECON WAY

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

    ODS code F81675

    1.1 km

  • THE GREENSWARD SURGERY

    GREENSWARD LANE, HOCKLEY, SS5 5HQ

    ODS code F81066

    1.9 km

  • DR PUZEY,DR KOTHARI AND DR NANDA

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

    ODS code F81007

    2.0 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81125

    2.4 km

  • SCOTT PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81744

    3.2 km

  • DR KRISHNAN & PTNR - KENT ELMS HC

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

    ODS code F81046

    4.1 km

  • DR MALIK - KENT ELMS HC

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

    ODS code F81223

    4.1 km

  • EASTWOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F81128

    4.1 km

  • DR SOORIAKUMARAN

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

    ODS code F81092

    4.4 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

  • Harewood Avenue

    BCT · Rochford

    0.1 miles
  • Magnolia Road

    BCT · Rochford

    0.1 miles
  • Magnolia Road

    BCT · Rochford

    0.1 miles
  • Harewood Avenue

    BCT · Rochford

    0.1 miles
  • Brays Lane

    BCT · Ashingdon

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rochford 002C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,380 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 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 £357,500 from 6 recorded sales in SS4 3AU. 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

28 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 6 secondary schools. The King Edmund School is the nearest published school at 722 m.

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

Recorded crime

700 published events cover 12 months, averaging 58.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 378 events.

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