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SS5 4HD

Hawkwell West · Rochford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Hockley
Ward
Hawkwell West
Local authority
Rochford
Constituency
Rayleigh and Wickford
Postcode district
SS5
Postcode sector
SS5 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SS5 4EH 68 m
SS5 4EJ 116 m
SS5 4HP 123 m
SS5 4LW 134 m
SS5 4HB 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS5 4HD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS5
Postcode sector
SS5 4
Latitude
51.595670
Longitude
0.667853
British National Grid easting
584,880
British National Grid northing
191,907

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Rochford · E07000075
Electoral ward
Hawkwell West · E05010847
Parish or community
E04004079
Westminster constituency
Rayleigh and Wickford · E14001437
Output area
E00180547
Lower layer super output area
Rochford 012E · E01021933
Middle layer super output area
Rochford 012 · E02006981

Postcode source versions

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Property

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37 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Briar Close, Hockley, SS5 4HD 13 February 2026 £400,000
21, Briar Close, Hockley, SS5 4HD 7 August 2025 £450,000
7, Briar Close, Hockley, SS5 4HD 28 January 2022 £295,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
23
Secondary
8

  1. Lift Westerings

    Academy converter

    784 m

  2. Lift Greensward

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

  3. Lift Plumberow

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
439
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 185
  • Anti social behaviour 57
  • Criminal damage and arson 36
  • Shoplifting 33
  • Public order 30

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
74

39 female, 35 male

Postcode households
28
Residents per household
2.6
SS5 4 residents
10,104

Age bands in SS5 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.5%

1,685 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

1,068 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.8%

2,236 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.7%

2,936 residents

Age 65 and over
22.6%

2,312 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SS5 4 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+
39.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
35.7%
Gigabit-capable
39.3%
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

15

within 5 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81125

    958 m

  • 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

    1.7 km

  • THE PRACTICE LEECON WAY

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

    ODS code F81675

    2.2 km

  • SCOTT PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81744

    2.7 km

  • DR PUZEY,DR KOTHARI AND DR NANDA

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

    ODS code F81007

    3.1 km

  • DR KRISHNAN & PTNR - KENT ELMS HC

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

    ODS code F81046

    3.6 km

  • DR MALIK - KENT ELMS HC

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

    ODS code F81223

    3.6 km

  • EASTWOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F81128

    3.6 km

  • AUDLEY MILLS SURGERY

    57 EASTWOOD ROAD, RAYLEIGH, SS6 7JF

    ODS code F81123

    4.4 km

  • DOWNHALL PARK SURGERY

    49 RAWRETH LANE, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9QD

    ODS code F81704

    4.5 km

  • THE LEIGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81696

    4.5 km

  • DR SOORIAKUMARAN

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

    ODS code F81092

    4.7 km

  • WILLIAM HARVEY SURGERY

    83 LONDON ROAD, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9HR

    ODS code F81065

    4.8 km

  • CONNER & PARTNERS

    175 FERRY ROAD, HULLBRIDGE, HOCKLEY, SS5 6JH

    ODS code F81061

    4.9 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Tudor Way

    BCT · Hawkwell

    0.1 miles

  • Hillside Avenue

    BCT · Hawkwell

    0.1 miles

  • Tudor Way

    BCT · Hawkwell

    0.2 miles

  • Hillside Avenue

    BCT · Hawkwell

    0.2 miles

  • Mount Bovers Lane

    BCT · Hawkwell

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rochford 012E, 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

25,528 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
10 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
0
Low risk addresses
9
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 £400,000 from 3 recorded sales in SS5 4HD. 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

34 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 8 secondary schools. Lift Westerings is the nearest published school at 784 m.

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

Recorded crime

439 published events cover 12 months, averaging 36.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 185 events.

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