SS5 4LW
The median sold price for the postcode SS5 4LW is around £655,000, from 4 sales over the last 12 months. 69 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around SS5 4LW (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £287,000 – £637,500
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across SS5 4, last 24 months.
- Semi-detached£390,000(125 sales)
- Detached£610,000(123 sales)
- Terraced£332,500(29 sales)
- Flat£230,000(25 sales)
SS5 4LW median £655,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £402,500 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: about the same as the typical Rochford neighbourhood
- Crime: 37% below the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Rochford and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 51.6% of premises in SS5 4LW, compared with 80.4% across Rochford and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 80.4% of premises across Rochford (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Rochford | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 80.4% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 51.6% | 80.4% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 99.3% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.01% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 24% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Rochford: more deprived than 54% of its 53 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income7of 10
- Employment8of 10
- Crime8of 10
- Living environment10of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band D (31%). Average Band D in Rochford is £2,363.48 for 2026/27.
That is in line with the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 740 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A–
- Band B3%
- Band C18%
- Band D31%
- Band E18%
- Band F14%
- Band G16%
- Band H–
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Lift Westerings0.5 miles (770 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, May 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Lift Westerings (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Lift Plumberow1.0 mile (1.7 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, January 2024: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Lift Plumberow (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Lift Hockley1.1 miles (1.8 km)Ofsted report card, February 2026
- Inclusion Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
- Early years Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Expected standard
- Safeguarding Met
Nearest secondary schools
- Lift Greensward0.8 miles (1.4 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, November 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Lift Greensward (opens in a new tab) ↗
- The King Edmund School1.5 miles (2.3 km)Ofsted, January 2024: GoodOfsted reports for The King Edmund School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- The Eastwood Academy2.1 miles (3.4 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, December 2024: Standards maintainedOfsted reports for The Eastwood Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to SS5 4LW is Hockley Rail Station, 0.7 miles (1.2 km) away in a straight line. There are 8 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.7 miles (1.2 km)Hockley Rail Station
- 1.7 miles (2.8 km)Rochford Rail Station
- 2.4 miles (3.9 km)Southend Airport Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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