SS6 7QA

Wheatley · Rochford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Rayleigh
Local authority
Rochford
Postcode district
SS6
Postcode sector
SS6 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SS6 7FA 40 m
SS6 7BU 47 m
SS6 7QB 64 m
SS6 7QG 71 m
SS6 7BX 80 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS6 7QA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS6
Postcode sector
SS6 7
Latitude
51.584611
Longitude
0.603640
British National Grid easting
580,477
British National Grid northing
190,517

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
E00111564
Lower layer super output area
Rochford 008F · E01021966
Middle layer super output area
Rochford 008 · E02004570

Postcode source versions

Explore SS6

31 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
147a, High Street, Rayleigh, SS6 7QA 1 May 2026 £185,000
169, High Street, Rayleigh, SS6 7QA 30 June 2025 £350,000
123, High Street, Rayleigh, SS6 7QA 4 November 2022 £5,000,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
29
Secondary
8
  1. Rayleigh Primary School

    Academy converter

    115 m
  2. The FitzWimarc School

    Academy converter

    890 m
  3. Glebe Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    906 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,393
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 599
  • Shoplifting 152
  • Anti social behaviour 112
  • Criminal damage and arson 110
  • Vehicle crime 103

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

8 female, 9 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.1
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 0.2% 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+
90.2%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
75.6%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
75.6%
Gigabit-capable
75.6%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
90.2%
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

17

within 5 km

  • AUDLEY MILLS SURGERY

    57 EASTWOOD ROAD, RAYLEIGH, SS6 7JF

    ODS code F81123

    247 m

  • WILLIAM HARVEY SURGERY

    83 LONDON ROAD, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9HR

    ODS code F81065

    1.0 km

  • DOWNHALL PARK SURGERY

    49 RAWRETH LANE, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9QD

    ODS code F81704

    2.0 km

  • GRACE HOUSE SURGERY

    85 HART ROAD, THUNDERSLEY, BENFLEET, SS7 3PR

    ODS code F81032

    2.2 km

  • THE HOLLIES

    41 RECTORY ROAD, HADLEIGH, BENFLEET, SS7 2NA

    ODS code F81075

    3.3 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81125

    4.0 km

  • DR KHAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code F81001

    4.1 km

  • ST GEORGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    91 RUSHBOTTOM LANE, BENFLEET, SS7 4EA

    ODS code F81142

    4.1 km

  • BENFLEET SURGERY

    12 CONSTITUTION HILL, BENFLEET, SS7 1ED

    ODS code F81713

    4.4 km

  • CONNER & PARTNERS

    175 FERRY ROAD, HULLBRIDGE, HOCKLEY, SS5 6JH

    ODS code F81061

    4.4 km

  • HIGHLANDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81112

    4.7 km

  • DR KRISHNAN & PTNR - KENT ELMS HC

    KENT ELMS HEALTH CENTRE, 1 RAYLEIGH ROAD, EASTWOOD, LEIGH-ON-SEA, SS9 5UU

    ODS code F81046

    4.8 km

  • DR MALIK - KENT ELMS HC

    KENT ELMS HEALTH CENTRE, 1 RAYLEIGH RD, EASTWOOD, LEIGH-ON-SEA, SS9 5UU

    ODS code F81223

    4.8 km

  • EASTWOOD GROUP PRACTICE

    1 RAYLEIGH ROAD, EASTWOOD, LEIGH-ON-SEA, SS9 5UU

    ODS code F81128

    4.8 km

  • SCOTT PARK SURGERY

    205 WESTERN APPROACHES, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS2 6XY

    ODS code F81744

    4.8 km

  • HIGH ROAD FAMILY DOCTORS

    119 HIGH ROAD, BENFLEET, SS7 5LN

    ODS code F81618

    4.8 km

  • THE LEIGH SURGERY

    194 ELMSLEIGH DRIVE, LEIGH-ON-SEA, SS9 4JQ

    ODS code F81696

    4.9 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Library

    BCT · Rayleigh

    0.0 miles
  • The Library

    BCT · Rayleigh

    0.0 miles
  • Eastwood Road

    BCT · Rayleigh

    0.1 miles
  • Eastwood Road

    BCT · Rayleigh

    0.1 miles
  • The Paul Pry

    BCT · Rayleigh

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rochford 008F, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,859 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
6 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
22
Medium risk addresses
3
Low risk addresses
5
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 £215,000 from 11 recorded sales in SS6 7QA. 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

44 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 8 secondary schools. Rayleigh Primary School is the nearest published school at 115 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,393 published events cover 12 months, averaging 116.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 599 events.

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