SS6 7SH

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 7SQ 73 m
SS6 7SG 104 m
SS6 7TQ 114 m
SS6 7SE 133 m
SS6 7SN 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS6 7SH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS6
Postcode sector
SS6 7
Latitude
51.580150
Longitude
0.600426
British National Grid easting
580,272
British National Grid northing
190,013

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
E00111566
Lower layer super output area
Rochford 008F · E01021966
Middle layer super output area
Rochford 008 · E02004570

Postcode source versions

Explore SS6

16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Elizabeth Avenue, Rayleigh, SS6 7SH 24 August 2021 £675,000
18, Elizabeth Avenue, Rayleigh, SS6 7SH 17 January 2020 £625,000
1, Elizabeth Avenue, Rayleigh, SS6 7SH 22 February 2019 £486,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
30
Secondary
7
  1. Rayleigh Primary School

    Academy converter

    594 m
  2. The Deanes

    Academy sponsor led

    1.4 km
  3. Glebe Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,323
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 560
  • Shoplifting 152
  • Anti social behaviour 109
  • Criminal damage and arson 103
  • Vehicle crime 90

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
37

19 female, 18 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
2.2
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 0.5% 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

18

within 5 km

  • AUDLEY MILLS SURGERY

    57 EASTWOOD ROAD, RAYLEIGH, SS6 7JF

    ODS code F81123

    712 m

  • WILLIAM HARVEY SURGERY

    83 LONDON ROAD, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9HR

    ODS code F81065

    1.5 km

  • GRACE HOUSE SURGERY

    85 HART ROAD, THUNDERSLEY, BENFLEET, SS7 3PR

    ODS code F81032

    1.7 km

  • DOWNHALL PARK SURGERY

    49 RAWRETH LANE, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9QD

    ODS code F81704

    2.5 km

  • THE HOLLIES

    41 RECTORY ROAD, HADLEIGH, BENFLEET, SS7 2NA

    ODS code F81075

    2.9 km

  • DR KHAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code F81001

    3.8 km

  • ST GEORGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    91 RUSHBOTTOM LANE, BENFLEET, SS7 4EA

    ODS code F81142

    3.8 km

  • BENFLEET SURGERY

    12 CONSTITUTION HILL, BENFLEET, SS7 1ED

    ODS code F81713

    3.9 km

  • HIGH ROAD FAMILY DOCTORS

    119 HIGH ROAD, BENFLEET, SS7 5LN

    ODS code F81618

    4.3 km

  • HIGHLANDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81112

    4.4 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81125

    4.5 km

  • ESSEX WAY SURGERY

    34 ESSEX WAY, BENFLEET, SS7 1LT

    ODS code F81101

    4.6 km

  • THE LEIGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81696

    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

    4.9 km

  • CONNER & PARTNERS

    175 FERRY ROAD, HULLBRIDGE, HOCKLEY, SS5 6JH

    ODS code F81061

    5.0 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

  • Great Wheatley Road

    BCT · Rayleigh

    0.1 miles
  • Great Wheatley Road

    BCT · Rayleigh

    0.1 miles
  • The Weir

    BCT · Rayleigh

    0.2 miles
  • The Weir

    BCT · Rayleigh

    0.2 miles
  • The Paul Pry

    BCT · Rayleigh

    0.3 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
2
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 £675,000 from 1 recorded sale in SS6 7SH. 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 30 primary and 7 secondary schools. Rayleigh Primary School is the nearest published school at 594 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,323 published events cover 12 months, averaging 110.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 560 events.

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