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SS5 5BL

Hockley and Ashingdon · Rochford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Hockley and Ashingdon
Local authority
Rochford
Constituency
Rayleigh and Wickford
Postcode district
SS5
Postcode sector
SS5 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SS5 5BA 0 m
SS5 5BE 52 m
SS5 5BG 87 m
SS5 5PJ 88 m
SS5 5PQ 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS5 5BL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS5
Postcode sector
SS5 5
Latitude
51.610097
Longitude
0.662256
British National Grid easting
584,434
British National Grid northing
193,497

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Rochford · E07000075
Electoral ward
Hockley and Ashingdon · E05010849
Parish or community
E04004080
Westminster constituency
Rayleigh and Wickford · E14001437
Output area
E00111441
Lower layer super output area
Rochford 011A · E01021940
Middle layer super output area
Rochford 011 · E02006980

Postcode source versions

Explore SS5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
22
Secondary
5

  1. Lift Plumberow

    Academy converter

    100 m

  2. Lift Greensward

    Academy sponsor led

    441 m

  3. Lift Hockley

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
390
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 142
  • Anti social behaviour 46
  • Criminal damage and arson 39
  • Public order 36
  • Shoplifting 34

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SS5 5 residents
5,738

Age bands in SS5 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.2%

786 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

518 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.3%

1,068 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.8%

1,653 residents

Age 65 and over
27.4%

1,520 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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE GREENSWARD SURGERY

    GREENSWARD LANE, HOCKLEY, SS5 5HQ

    ODS code F81066

    535 m

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81125

    1.2 km

  • ASHINGDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    57 LASCELLES GARDENS, ASHINGDON, ROCHFORD, SS4 3BW

    ODS code F81690

    2.2 km

  • THE PRACTICE LEECON WAY

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

    ODS code F81675

    3.5 km

  • CONNER & PARTNERS

    175 FERRY ROAD, HULLBRIDGE, HOCKLEY, SS5 6JH

    ODS code F81061

    3.8 km

  • DOWNHALL PARK SURGERY

    49 RAWRETH LANE, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9QD

    ODS code F81704

    4.1 km

  • DR PUZEY,DR KOTHARI AND DR NANDA

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

    ODS code F81007

    4.4 km

  • SCOTT PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81744

    4.4 km

  • AUDLEY MILLS SURGERY

    57 EASTWOOD ROAD, RAYLEIGH, SS6 7JF

    ODS code F81123

    4.7 km

  • WILLIAM HARVEY SURGERY

    83 LONDON ROAD, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9HR

    ODS code F81065

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Orchard Avenue

    BCT · Hockley

    0.2 miles

  • Plumberow Avenue

    BCT · Hockley

    0.2 miles

  • Orchard Avenue

    BCT · Hockley

    0.2 miles

  • Harrogate Road

    BCT · Hockley

    0.2 miles

  • Harrogate Road

    BCT · Hockley

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rochford 011A, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,585 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

29 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 5 secondary schools. Lift Plumberow is the nearest published school at 100 m.

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

Recorded crime

390 published events cover 12 months, averaging 32.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 142 events.

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