SS5 5HW

Hockley and Ashingdon · Rochford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Rochford
Postcode district
SS5
Postcode sector
SS5 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SS5 5HT 10 m
SS5 5HU 81 m
SS5 5HP 82 m
SS5 5HH 126 m
SS5 5HY 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS5 5HW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS5
Postcode sector
SS5 5
Latitude
51.609106
Longitude
0.667485
British National Grid easting
584,800
British National Grid northing
193,400

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
E00111438
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
24
Primary
18
Secondary
4
  1. Lift Greensward

    Academy sponsor led

    304 m
  2. Lift Plumberow

    Academy converter

    340 m
  3. Lift Ashingdon

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
436
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 168
  • Anti social behaviour 50
  • Criminal damage and arson 45
  • 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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE GREENSWARD SURGERY

    GREENSWARD LANE, HOCKLEY, SS5 5HQ

    ODS code F81066

    224 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

    1.8 km

  • THE PRACTICE LEECON WAY

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

    ODS code F81675

    3.1 km

  • DR PUZEY,DR KOTHARI AND DR NANDA

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

    ODS code F81007

    4.0 km

  • CONNER & PARTNERS

    175 FERRY ROAD, HULLBRIDGE, HOCKLEY, SS5 6JH

    ODS code F81061

    4.1 km

  • SCOTT PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81744

    4.2 km

  • DOWNHALL PARK SURGERY

    49 RAWRETH LANE, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9QD

    ODS code F81704

    4.5 km

  • AUDLEY MILLS SURGERY

    57 EASTWOOD ROAD, RAYLEIGH, SS6 7JF

    ODS code F81123

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Harrogate Road

    BCT · Hockley

    0.1 miles
  • Orchard Avenue

    BCT · Hockley

    0.1 miles
  • Harrogate Road

    BCT · Hockley

    0.1 miles
  • Harrogate Drive

    BCT · Hockley

    0.1 miles
  • Harrogate Drive

    BCT · Hockley

    0.1 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

24 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 4 secondary schools. Lift Greensward is the nearest published school at 304 m.

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

Recorded crime

436 published events cover 12 months, averaging 36.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 168 events.

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