SS5 6AH

Hockley · Rochford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Hockley
Local authority
Rochford
Postcode district
SS5
Postcode sector
SS5 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SS5 6AQ 183 m
SS5 6AL 360 m
SS5 6AJ 384 m
SS5 6AG 414 m
SS5 6AF 461 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS5 6AH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS5
Postcode sector
SS5 6
Latitude
51.614013
Longitude
0.636584
British National Grid easting
582,641
British National Grid northing
193,868

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Rochford · E07000075
Electoral ward
Hockley · E05010848
Parish or community
E04004080
Westminster constituency
Rayleigh and Wickford · E14001437
Output area
E00111445
Lower layer super output area
Rochford 011C · E01021941
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
26
Primary
20
Secondary
5
  1. Lift Hockley

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  2. Lift Plumberow

    Academy converter

    1.9 km
  3. Lift Greensward

    Academy sponsor led

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
134
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 67
  • Vehicle crime 16
  • Criminal damage and arson 13
  • Other theft 12
  • Anti social behaviour 12

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SS5 6 residents
6,438

Age bands in SS5 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.1%

840 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

585 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.1%

1,157 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

1,794 residents

Age 65 and over
31.6%

2,017 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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • CONNER & PARTNERS

    175 FERRY ROAD, HULLBRIDGE, HOCKLEY, SS5 6JH

    ODS code F81061

    2.0 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81125

    2.0 km

  • THE GREENSWARD SURGERY

    GREENSWARD LANE, HOCKLEY, SS5 5HQ

    ODS code F81066

    2.3 km

  • DOWNHALL PARK SURGERY

    49 RAWRETH LANE, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9QD

    ODS code F81704

    2.6 km

  • WILLIAM HARVEY SURGERY

    83 LONDON ROAD, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9HR

    ODS code F81065

    3.5 km

  • AUDLEY MILLS SURGERY

    57 EASTWOOD ROAD, RAYLEIGH, SS6 7JF

    ODS code F81123

    3.8 km

  • ASHINGDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    57 LASCELLES GARDENS, ASHINGDON, ROCHFORD, SS4 3BW

    ODS code F81690

    4.0 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

    CROUCH VALE MEDICAL CENTRE, BURNHAM ROAD, SOUTH WOODHAM FERRERS, CHELMSFORD, CM3 5QP

    ODS code F81170

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Church Road

    BCT · Lower Hockley

    0.2 miles
  • Church Road

    BCT · Lower Hockley

    0.2 miles
  • Rosilian Drive

    BCT · Lower Hockley

    0.4 miles
  • Rosilian Drive

    BCT · Lower Hockley

    0.4 miles
  • Pevensey Gardens

    BCT · Hullbridge

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rochford 011C, 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

31,564 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
8 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

26 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. Lift Hockley is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

134 published events cover 12 months, averaging 11.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 67 events.

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