SS3 postcode area guide — Rochford
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SS3 postcode district in Rochford — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SS3
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
91%
Gigabit-capable
90.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the SS3 postcode district (Rochford) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 592 postcodes Ofcom measures in SS3, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 90.8%.
Around 0.2% of premises in SS3 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 SS3
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SS3 0AA | 100% | 96.4% |
| SS3 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| SS3 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| SS3 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| SS3 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| SS3 0AG | 100% | 86.7% |
| SS3 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| SS3 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| SS3 0AL | 100% | 82.9% |
| SS3 0AN | 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.
House prices in SS3
Based on 278 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SS3 is £340,000, up 1.5% on the previous year (£335,000).
Detached
£470,000
57 sales
Semi-detached
£365,000
85 sales
Terraced
£300,000
89 sales
Flat / maisonette
£180,000
39 sales
Latest recorded sales in SS3
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced | The Drakes | SS3 9NY |
| 18 May 2026 | £348,000 | Semi-detached | Kingfisher Street | SS3 0FS |
| 15 May 2026 | £310,000 | Terraced | The Drakes | SS3 9NZ |
| 15 May 2026 | £184,000 | Flat | Bowbank Close | SS3 9NU |
| 14 May 2026 | £440,000 | Detached | Silchester Corner | SS3 0PX |
| 8 May 2026 | £405,000 | Semi-detached | Admirals Walk | SS3 9HS |
| 8 May 2026 | £70,000 | Flat | Ness Road | SS3 9DB |
| 6 May 2026 | £265,000 | Terraced | High Street | SS3 9AS |
| 5 May 2026 | £368,000 | Semi-detached | Raphael Drive | SS3 9UW |
| 5 May 2026 | £370,000 | Terraced | Hogarth Drive | SS3 9TH |
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 SS3
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoeburyness High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,713 | SS3 9LL |
| Friars Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 429 | SS3 9XX |
| Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 421 | SS3 9NP |
| Great Wakering Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 412 | SS3 0EJ |
| Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 2–11 | 393 | SS3 9LG |
| Hinguar Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 261 | SS3 9FE |
| Alleyn Court Preparatory School | Not applicable | 2–11 | 218 | SS3 0PW |
| St George's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 209 | SS3 9RN |
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 SS3
130 rated food businesses operate in SS3. 82 hold the top rating of 5, 18 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Alleyn Court School, Angel Inn, Asda Cafe, Asda Stores Ltd, Barling Magna Primary School.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SS3
From a sample of 231 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 SS3 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 59% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
5%
Band C
54%
Band D
32%
Band E
6%
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
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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.