SS2 postcode area guide — Rochford
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SS2 postcode district in Rochford — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SS2
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
94.1%
Gigabit-capable
93.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the SS2 postcode district (Rochford) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 695 postcodes Ofcom measures in SS2, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 93.8%.
Around 0% of premises in SS2 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in SS2
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SS2 4AA | 100% | 100% |
| SS2 4AB | 100% | 100% |
| SS2 4AD | 100% | 100% |
| SS2 4AE | 100% | 100% |
| SS2 4AF | 100% | 100% |
| SS2 4AG | 100% | 100% |
| SS2 4AH | 100% | 75% |
| SS2 4AJ | 100% | 100% |
| SS2 4AL | 100% | 100% |
| SS2 4AN | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Rochford
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Rochford district (39,803 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
91.7%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.6%
5G outdoors — all networks
52.2%
Voice indoors — all networks
94.6%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in SS2
Police recorded 707 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SS2 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 285 | 40.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 87 | 12.3% |
| Shoplifting | 67 | 9.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 55 | 7.8% |
| Other theft | 43 | 6.1% |
| Drugs | 41 | 5.8% |
| Public order | 41 | 5.8% |
| Vehicle crime | 25 | 3.5% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in SS2
Based on 432 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SS2 is £313,000, up 4.3% on the previous year (£300,000).
Detached
£405,000
45 sales
Semi-detached
£350,000
149 sales
Terraced
£312,000
113 sales
Flat / maisonette
£185,000
104 sales
Latest recorded sales in SS2
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 | £375,000 | Semi-detached | Rochford Road | SS2 6SX |
| 18 May 2026 | £295,000 | Semi-detached | Keith Way | SS2 6SG |
| 15 May 2026 | £325,000 | Semi-detached | Fairlawn Gardens | SS2 6SB |
| 15 May 2026 | £312,500 | Detached | Keith Way | SS2 6SQ |
| 15 May 2026 | £405,000 | Semi-detached | Coniston | SS2 6SN |
| 15 May 2026 | £318,500 | Terraced | Beaufort Street | SS2 4NH |
| 15 May 2026 | £470,000 | Semi-detached | Earls Hall Avenue | SS2 6NU |
| 13 May 2026 | £320,000 | Semi-detached | Canterbury Avenue | SS2 4QR |
| 11 May 2026 | £350,000 | Flat | Southchurch Boulevard | SS2 4UA |
| 11 May 2026 | £360,000 | Semi-detached | Sherbourne Gardens | SS2 6QE |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Rochford demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Rochford district (85,661 residents, 35,558 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.5% |
| 15–29 | 19.7% |
| 30–44 | 18.1% |
| 45–64 | 21.4% |
| 65+ | 23.4% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 80.6% |
| Private rented | 10.7% |
| Social rented | 7.1% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around SS2
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southend High School for Girls | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,312 | SS2 4UZ |
| Cecil Jones Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,159 | SS2 4BU |
| Southchurch High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 722 | SS2 4XA |
| Temple Sutton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 619 | SS2 4BA |
| St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 611 | SS2 6JH |
| Hamstel Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 583 | SS2 4PQ |
| Bournemouth Park Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 534 | SS2 5JN |
| Hamstel Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 3–7 | 434 | SS2 4PQ |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in SS2
220 rated food businesses operate in SS2. 148 hold the top rating of 5, 30 are rated 4, and 9 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 12, Aarash News, Aldi Stores Ltd, Aroma House, B And M Stores.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SS2
From a sample of 262 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 SS2 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 31% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
4%
Band C
27%
Band D
45%
Band E
22%
Band F
2%
Band G
0%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Rochford
Landlines around SS2 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.