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SS6 7HT

Wheatley · Rochford · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Rayleigh
Ward
Wheatley
Local authority
Rochford
Constituency
Rayleigh and Wickford
Postcode district
SS6
Postcode sector
SS6 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SS6 7HU 53 m
SS6 7HH 74 m
SS6 7FR 85 m
SS6 7HS 91 m
SS6 7HL 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS6 7HT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS6
Postcode sector
SS6 7
Latitude
51.588925
Longitude
0.602169
British National Grid easting
580,358
British National Grid northing
190,993

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
E00111551
Lower layer super output area
Rochford 008E · E01021964
Middle layer super output area
Rochford 008 · E02004570

Postcode source versions

Explore SS6

Property

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19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Castle Drive, Rayleigh, SS6 7HT 19 December 2025 £394,000
16, Castle Drive, Rayleigh, SS6 7HT 14 March 2024 £450,000
3, Castle Drive, Rayleigh, SS6 7HT 1 July 2022 £465,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
29
Secondary
7

  1. Rayleigh Primary School

    Academy converter

    400 m

  2. Glebe Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    421 m

  3. The FitzWimarc School

    Academy converter

    729 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,558
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 683
  • Shoplifting 164
  • Anti social behaviour 132
  • Criminal damage and arson 115
  • Vehicle crime 107

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
32

16 female, 16 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
2.3
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

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SS6 7 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

11

within 5 km

  • AUDLEY MILLS SURGERY

    57 EASTWOOD ROAD, RAYLEIGH, SS6 7JF

    ODS code F81123

    558 m

  • WILLIAM HARVEY SURGERY

    83 LONDON ROAD, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9HR

    ODS code F81065

    571 m

  • DOWNHALL PARK SURGERY

    49 RAWRETH LANE, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9QD

    ODS code F81704

    1.6 km

  • GRACE HOUSE SURGERY

    85 HART ROAD, THUNDERSLEY, BENFLEET, SS7 3PR

    ODS code F81032

    2.5 km

  • THE HOLLIES

    41 RECTORY ROAD, HADLEIGH, BENFLEET, SS7 2NA

    ODS code F81075

    3.8 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81125

    4.0 km

  • CONNER & PARTNERS

    175 FERRY ROAD, HULLBRIDGE, HOCKLEY, SS5 6JH

    ODS code F81061

    4.0 km

  • DR KHAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code F81001

    4.3 km

  • ST GEORGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    91 RUSHBOTTOM LANE, BENFLEET, SS7 4EA

    ODS code F81142

    4.3 km

  • BENFLEET SURGERY

    12 CONSTITUTION HILL, BENFLEET, SS7 1ED

    ODS code F81713

    4.7 km

  • ROBERT FREW MEDICAL CENTRE

    SILVA ISLAND WAY, WICKFORD, SS12 9NR

    ODS code F81036

    4.8 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

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Rayleigh

    0.1 miles

  • Rayleigh Rail Station

    RSE · Rayleigh

    0.1 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Rayleigh

    0.1 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Rayleigh

    0.1 miles

  • Rayleigh Rail Station

    RLY · Rayleigh

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rochford 008E, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,286 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
5 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
13
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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 £422,000 from 4 recorded sales in SS6 7HT. 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

40 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 7 secondary schools. Rayleigh Primary School is the nearest published school at 400 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,558 published events cover 12 months, averaging 129.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 683 events.

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