SS5 6ES

Hullbridge · Rochford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Hockley
Local authority
Rochford
Postcode district
SS5
Postcode sector
SS5 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SS5 6FT 110 m
SS5 6ER 118 m
SS5 6JR 124 m
SS5 6JH 130 m
SS5 6JX 134 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS5 6ES
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS5
Postcode sector
SS5 6
Latitude
51.623604
Longitude
0.611074
British National Grid easting
580,837
British National Grid northing
194,871

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Rochford · E07000075
Parish or community
E04004081
Westminster constituency
Rayleigh and Wickford · E14001437
Output area
E00111464
Lower layer super output area
Rochford 001B · E01021943
Middle layer super output area
Rochford 001 · E02004563

Postcode source versions

Explore SS5

43 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Oakwood, 2a, Ambleside Gardens, Hullbridge, Hockley, SS5 6ES 9 October 2025 £530,000
21, Ambleside Gardens, Hullbridge, Hockley, SS5 6ES 28 May 2021 £400,000
26, Ambleside Gardens, Hullbridge, Hockley, SS5 6ES 13 December 2019 £442,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
21
Secondary
5
  1. Riverside Primary School

    Community school

    502 m
  2. Collingwood Primary School

    Foundation school

    2.1 km
  3. Elmwood Primary School

    Foundation school

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
312
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 168
  • Anti social behaviour 30
  • Public order 24
  • Shoplifting 23
  • Vehicle crime 17

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
111

58 female, 53 male

Postcode households
39
Residents per household
2.8
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

This postcode contained 1.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SS5 6 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

7

within 5 km

  • CONNER & PARTNERS

    175 FERRY ROAD, HULLBRIDGE, HOCKLEY, SS5 6JH

    ODS code F81061

    130 m

  • DOWNHALL PARK SURGERY

    49 RAWRETH LANE, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9QD

    ODS code F81704

    2.4 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81170

    3.3 km

  • WILLIAM HARVEY SURGERY

    83 LONDON ROAD, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9HR

    ODS code F81065

    3.5 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81125

    4.1 km

  • AUDLEY MILLS SURGERY

    57 EASTWOOD ROAD, RAYLEIGH, SS6 7JF

    ODS code F81123

    4.3 km

  • THE GREENSWARD SURGERY

    GREENSWARD LANE, HOCKLEY, SS5 5HQ

    ODS code F81066

    4.4 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Ambleside Gardens

    BCT · Hullbridge

    0.1 miles
  • Ambleside Gardens

    BCT · Hullbridge

    0.1 miles
  • Riverside School

    BCT · Hullbridge

    0.2 miles
  • High Elms Road

    BCT · Hullbridge

    0.2 miles
  • Riverside School

    BCT · Hullbridge

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rochford 001B, 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

26,078 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 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.

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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
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 £530,000 from 1 recorded sale in SS5 6ES. 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

27 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 5 secondary schools. Riverside Primary School is the nearest published school at 502 m.

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

Recorded crime

312 published events cover 12 months, averaging 26 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.