SS6 7AZ

Wheatley · Rochford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Rochford
Postcode district
SS6
Postcode sector
SS6 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SS6 7AX 60 m
SS6 7AY 89 m
SS6 7AU 148 m
SS6 7BH 167 m
SS6 7BQ 261 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS6 7AZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS6
Postcode sector
SS6 7
Latitude
51.580247
Longitude
0.590731
British National Grid easting
579,600
British National Grid northing
190,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Rochford · E07000075
Electoral ward
Wheatley · E05010856
Parish or community
E04004087
Westminster constituency
Rayleigh and Wickford · E14001437
Output area
E00111554
Lower layer super output area
Rochford 008D · E01021963
Middle layer super output area
Rochford 008 · E02004570

Postcode source versions

Explore SS6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
27
Secondary
7
  1. Rayleigh Primary School

    Academy converter

    991 m
  2. Cedar Hall School

    Foundation special school

    1.3 km
  3. Thundersley Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,206
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 518
  • Shoplifting 152
  • Anti social behaviour 97
  • Criminal damage and arson 87
  • Vehicle crime 77

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SS6 7 residents
7,502

Age bands in SS6 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.7%

1,154 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

711 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.5%

1,506 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

2,019 residents

Age 65 and over
26.5%

1,939 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

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • AUDLEY MILLS SURGERY

    57 EASTWOOD ROAD, RAYLEIGH, SS6 7JF

    ODS code F81123

    1.3 km

  • GRACE HOUSE SURGERY

    85 HART ROAD, THUNDERSLEY, BENFLEET, SS7 3PR

    ODS code F81032

    1.3 km

  • WILLIAM HARVEY SURGERY

    83 LONDON ROAD, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9HR

    ODS code F81065

    1.5 km

  • DOWNHALL PARK SURGERY

    49 RAWRETH LANE, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9QD

    ODS code F81704

    2.7 km

  • THE HOLLIES

    41 RECTORY ROAD, HADLEIGH, BENFLEET, SS7 2NA

    ODS code F81075

    3.1 km

  • DR KHAN & PARTNERS

    RUSHBOTTOM LANE SURGERY, 91 RUSHBOTTOM LANE, BENFLEET, SS7 4EA

    ODS code F81001

    3.1 km

  • ST GEORGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    91 RUSHBOTTOM LANE, BENFLEET, SS7 4EA

    ODS code F81142

    3.1 km

  • BENFLEET SURGERY

    12 CONSTITUTION HILL, BENFLEET, SS7 1ED

    ODS code F81713

    3.5 km

  • HIGH ROAD FAMILY DOCTORS

    119 HIGH ROAD, BENFLEET, SS7 5LN

    ODS code F81618

    4.0 km

  • ESSEX WAY SURGERY

    34 ESSEX WAY, BENFLEET, SS7 1LT

    ODS code F81101

    4.3 km

  • ROBERT FREW MEDICAL CENTRE

    SILVA ISLAND WAY, WICKFORD, SS12 9NR

    ODS code F81036

    4.5 km

  • HIGHLANDS SURGERY

    1629-1643 LONDON ROAD, LEIGH-ON-SEA, SS9 2SQ

    ODS code F81112

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Great Wheatley Road

    BCT · Rayleigh

    0.4 miles
  • The Weir

    BCT · Rayleigh

    0.4 miles
  • The Weir

    BCT · Rayleigh

    0.4 miles
  • Great Wheatley Road

    BCT · Rayleigh

    0.4 miles
  • Sainsburys Store

    BCT · Thundersley

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rochford 008D, 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

32,312 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
10 of 10
Living environment
7 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

38 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 7 secondary schools. Rayleigh Primary School is the nearest published school at 991 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,206 published events cover 12 months, averaging 100.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 518 events.

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