SS5 5LP

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 5NL 138 m
SS5 5NW 237 m
SS5 5NP 334 m
SS5 5LU 410 m
SS5 5FA 438 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS5 5LP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS5
Postcode sector
SS5 5
Latitude
51.618349
Longitude
0.656469
British National Grid easting
584,000
British National Grid northing
194,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Rochford · E07000075
Parish or community
E04004080
Westminster constituency
Rayleigh and Wickford · E14001437
Output area
E00111442
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
19
Secondary
5
  1. Lift Plumberow

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  2. Lift Greensward

    Academy sponsor led

    1.4 km
  3. Lift Hockley

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
120
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 45
  • Public order 16
  • Other theft 14
  • Criminal damage and arson 14
  • Vehicle crime 11

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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE GREENSWARD SURGERY

    GREENSWARD LANE, HOCKLEY, SS5 5HQ

    ODS code F81066

    1.5 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81125

    2.0 km

  • ASHINGDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    57 LASCELLES GARDENS, ASHINGDON, ROCHFORD, SS4 3BW

    ODS code F81690

    3.1 km

  • CONNER & PARTNERS

    175 FERRY ROAD, HULLBRIDGE, HOCKLEY, SS5 6JH

    ODS code F81061

    3.1 km

  • DOWNHALL PARK SURGERY

    49 RAWRETH LANE, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9QD

    ODS code F81704

    4.0 km

  • THE PRACTICE LEECON WAY

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

    ODS code F81675

    4.4 km

  • WILLIAM HARVEY SURGERY

    83 LONDON ROAD, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9HR

    ODS code F81065

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • The Dome

    BCT · Lower Hockley

    0.2 miles
  • The Dome

    BCT · Lower Hockley

    0.2 miles
  • Rosilian Drive

    BCT · Lower Hockley

    0.6 miles
  • Rosilian Drive

    BCT · Lower Hockley

    0.6 miles
  • Plumberow Avenue

    BCT · Hockley

    0.6 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 19 primary and 5 secondary schools. Lift Plumberow is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

120 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 45 events.

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