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SS4 postcode area · Rochford

The SS4 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Rochford, Southend-on-Sea. Area Scores range from 9 to 91 across them. Every full SS4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the SS4 district: Hockley South & Hawkwell West scores 91 out of 100 (#615 of 6,856 nationally) while Victoria sits at 10 — neighbours on the map, 81 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £238,750 in Victoria to £437,000 in Hockley South & Hawkwell West — a 1.8× gap within the SS4 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Rochford and Southend-on-Sea — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£40,456a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime98per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied66%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the SS4 district

£367,500median home sold over the past year · +13.1% over 5 years · +0.7% over the year · 323 sales
Detached£510,000
Semi-detached£365,000
Terraced£309,000
Flat£171,250
Rochford£410,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Hockley South & Hawkwell WestRochford 61591 £437,000
AshingdonRochford 1,00685 £406,500
Rochford Outer & Hawkwell EastRochford 2,89858 £350,000
Great Wakering & FoulnessRochford 3,23453 £375,000
Rochford Town & CanewdonRochford 5,35922 £325,000
VictoriaSouthend-on-Sea 6,19510 £238,750

People living in SS4 Census 2021

Residents51,079
Median age (est.)42
Density389per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above23%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 15%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 12%Other: 15%
One person 31%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 12%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades12%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 4%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 4%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 46% · Christian 44% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 9%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in SS4

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SS4 district.

Hockley Rochford

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SS4.

SS22 SS2 SS0 SS9 SS99 SS5 SS3 SS1

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.