SS6 9EU

Downhall and Rawreth · 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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SS6 9ES 318 m
SS6 9EX 330 m
SS6 9EZ 363 m
SS6 9TB 447 m
SS6 9ET 475 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS6 9EU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS6
Postcode sector
SS6 9
Latitude
51.594617
Longitude
0.576922
British National Grid easting
578,587
British National Grid northing
191,564

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Rochford · E07000075
Parish or community
E04004086
Westminster constituency
Rayleigh and Wickford · E14001437
Output area
E00111333
Lower layer super output area
Rochford 006A · E01021920
Middle layer super output area
Rochford 006 · E02004568

Postcode source versions

Explore SS6

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Johns Cottage, St Johns Drive, Rayleigh, SS6 9EU 12 February 2021 £900,000
Apthorpe, St Johns Drive, Rayleigh, SS6 9EU 2 December 2011 £455,000
Johns Cottage, St Johns Drive, Rayleigh, SS6 9EU 18 February 2005 £563,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
34
Secondary
7
  1. Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    463 m
  2. Omnia Foundation

    Other independent special school

    728 m
  3. St Nicholas Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
493
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 231
  • Anti social behaviour 47
  • Vehicle crime 44
  • Public order 32
  • Criminal damage and arson 31

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
15

8 female, 7 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
3.0
SS6 9 residents
12,806

Age bands in SS6 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.9%

2,340 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

1,349 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.4%

3,316 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.3%

3,695 residents

Age 65 and over
18%

2,353 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SS6 9 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+
80%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
80%
Gigabit-capable
80%
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

13

within 5 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

    2.1 km

  • AUDLEY MILLS SURGERY

    57 EASTWOOD ROAD, RAYLEIGH, SS6 7JF

    ODS code F81123

    2.4 km

  • GRACE HOUSE SURGERY

    85 HART ROAD, THUNDERSLEY, BENFLEET, SS7 3PR

    ODS code F81032

    2.8 km

  • ROBERT FREW MEDICAL CENTRE

    SILVA ISLAND WAY, WICKFORD, SS12 9NR

    ODS code F81036

    3.0 km

  • DR KHAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code F81001

    3.3 km

  • ST GEORGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    91 RUSHBOTTOM LANE, BENFLEET, SS7 4EA

    ODS code F81142

    3.3 km

  • CONNER & PARTNERS

    175 FERRY ROAD, HULLBRIDGE, HOCKLEY, SS5 6JH

    ODS code F81061

    4.1 km

  • SWANWOOD PARTNERSHIP

    2 MARKET AVENUE, WICKFORD, SS12 0AG

    ODS code F81732

    4.5 km

  • LONDON ROAD SURGERY

    MARKET HOUSE, MARKET ROAD, WICKFORD, SS12 0AA

    ODS code F81041

    4.5 km

  • BENFLEET SURGERY

    12 CONSTITUTION HILL, BENFLEET, SS7 1ED

    ODS code F81713

    4.5 km

  • MURREE MEDICAL GROUP

    201 RECTORY ROAD, PITSEA, BASILDON, SS13 1AJ

    ODS code F81031

    5.0 km

  • THE HOLLIES

    41 RECTORY ROAD, HADLEIGH, BENFLEET, SS7 2NA

    ODS code F81075

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

Nearby transport

  • Carpenters Arms Rdbt

    BCT · Rawreth

    0.2 miles
  • Carpenters Arms Rdbt

    BCT · Rawreth

    0.2 miles
  • Lower Barn Farm

    BCT · Rawreth

    0.3 miles
  • Lower Barn Farm

    BCT · Rawreth

    0.3 miles
  • Little Wheatley Chase

    BCT · Rayleigh

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rochford 006A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,673 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
8 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
1
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

Schools

46 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 7 secondary schools. Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 463 m.

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

Recorded crime

493 published events cover 12 months, averaging 41.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 231 events.

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