SS6 9PS

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 9TR 91 m
SS6 9QZ 106 m
SS6 9LB 120 m
SS6 9SW 157 m
SS6 9RZ 173 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS6 9PS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS6
Postcode sector
SS6 9
Latitude
51.598172
Longitude
0.602914
British National Grid easting
580,373
British National Grid northing
192,023

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Rochford · E07000075
Parish or community
E04004087
Westminster constituency
Rayleigh and Wickford · E14001437
Output area
E00111339
Lower layer super output area
Rochford 005A · E01021918
Middle layer super output area
Rochford 005 · E02004567

Postcode source versions

Explore SS6

35 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Canterbury Close, Rayleigh, SS6 9PS 17 July 2015 £400,000
4, Canterbury Close, Rayleigh, SS6 9PS 21 November 2011 £499,999
16, Canterbury Close, Rayleigh, SS6 9PS 31 August 2011 £345,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
25
Secondary
6
  1. Down Hall Primary School

    Community school

    246 m
  2. The Sweyne Park School

    Academy converter

    413 m
  3. Glebe Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    688 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,309
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 616
  • Anti social behaviour 126
  • Shoplifting 125
  • Criminal damage and arson 86
  • Vehicle crime 76

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
58

29 female, 29 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
3.4
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 0.5% 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+
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

  • DOWNHALL PARK SURGERY

    49 RAWRETH LANE, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9QD

    ODS code F81704

    525 m

  • WILLIAM HARVEY SURGERY

    83 LONDON ROAD, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9HR

    ODS code F81065

    636 m

  • AUDLEY MILLS SURGERY

    57 EASTWOOD ROAD, RAYLEIGH, SS6 7JF

    ODS code F81123

    1.5 km

  • CONNER & PARTNERS

    175 FERRY ROAD, HULLBRIDGE, HOCKLEY, SS5 6JH

    ODS code F81061

    3.0 km

  • GRACE HOUSE SURGERY

    85 HART ROAD, THUNDERSLEY, BENFLEET, SS7 3PR

    ODS code F81032

    3.5 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81125

    3.7 km

  • THE GREENSWARD SURGERY

    GREENSWARD LANE, HOCKLEY, SS5 5HQ

    ODS code F81066

    4.6 km

  • ROBERT FREW MEDICAL CENTRE

    SILVA ISLAND WAY, WICKFORD, SS12 9NR

    ODS code F81036

    4.7 km

  • THE HOLLIES

    41 RECTORY ROAD, HADLEIGH, BENFLEET, SS7 2NA

    ODS code F81075

    4.8 km

  • DR KHAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code F81001

    4.9 km

  • ST GEORGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    91 RUSHBOTTOM LANE, BENFLEET, SS7 4EA

    ODS code F81142

    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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Deepdene Avenue

    BCT · Rayleigh

    0.2 miles
  • Deepdene Avenue

    BCT · Rayleigh

    0.3 miles
  • Brooklyn Drive

    BCT · Rayleigh

    0.3 miles
  • Cheapside East

    BCT · Rayleigh

    0.3 miles
  • Cheapside East

    BCT · Rayleigh

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rochford 005A, 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

31,293 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
10 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
9
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

Schools

35 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 6 secondary schools. Down Hall Primary School is the nearest published school at 246 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,309 published events cover 12 months, averaging 109.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 616 events.

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