SS4 3JH

Hockley and Ashingdon · Rochford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Rochford
Postcode district
SS4
Postcode sector
SS4 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SS4 3LN 89 m
SS4 3JJ 171 m
SS5 5JR 314 m
SS5 5JS 372 m
SS4 3JF 392 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS4 3JH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2005
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS4
Postcode sector
SS4 3
Latitude
51.614099
Longitude
0.683972
British National Grid easting
585,921
British National Grid northing
193,997

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Rochford · E07000075
Parish or community
E04004074
Westminster constituency
Rayleigh and Wickford · E14001437
Output area
E00111315
Lower layer super output area
Rochford 002A · E01021914
Middle layer super output area
Rochford 002 · E02004564

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
11
Secondary
2
  1. Lift Ashingdon

    Academy converter

    58 m
  2. Lift Greensward

    Academy sponsor led

    1.5 km
  3. Lift Plumberow

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
163
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 71
  • Criminal damage and arson 24
  • Vehicle crime 16
  • Public order 15
  • Other theft 13

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE GREENSWARD SURGERY

    GREENSWARD LANE, HOCKLEY, SS5 5HQ

    ODS code F81066

    1.3 km

  • ASHINGDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    57 LASCELLES GARDENS, ASHINGDON, ROCHFORD, SS4 3BW

    ODS code F81690

    1.5 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81125

    2.5 km

  • THE PRACTICE LEECON WAY

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

    ODS code F81675

    3.0 km

  • DR PUZEY,DR KOTHARI AND DR NANDA

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

    ODS code F81007

    3.9 km

  • SCOTT PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81744

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • School

    BCT · Ashingdon

    0.0 miles
  • School

    BCT · Ashingdon

    0.0 miles
  • Canewdon Road

    BCT · Ashingdon

    0.1 miles
  • Canewdon Road

    BCT · Ashingdon

    0.1 miles
  • Lower Road

    BCT · Ashingdon

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rochford 002A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,806 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

14 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. Lift Ashingdon is the nearest published school at 58 m.

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

Recorded crime

163 published events cover 12 months, averaging 13.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 71 events.

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