SS5 postcode area guide — Rochford
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SS5 postcode district in Rochford — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SS5
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
78.1%
Gigabit-capable
78.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the SS5 postcode district (Rochford) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 531 postcodes Ofcom measures in SS5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 78.1%.
Around 0% of premises in SS5 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 SS5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SS5 4AA | 100% | 0% |
| SS5 4AB | 100% | 100% |
| SS5 4AD | 100% | 100% |
| SS5 4AR | 100% | 100% |
| SS5 4AS | 88.9% | 55.6% |
| SS5 4AT | 100% | 100% |
| SS5 4AX | 100% | 100% |
| SS5 4AY | 100% | 100% |
| SS5 4AZ | 100% | 100% |
| SS5 4BE | 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 SS5
Police recorded 38 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SS5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 15 | 39.5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 | 13.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 4 | 10.5% |
| Public order | 4 | 10.5% |
| Shoplifting | 3 | 7.9% |
| Vehicle crime | 3 | 7.9% |
| Robbery | 2 | 5.3% |
| Burglary | 1 | 2.6% |
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 SS5
Based on 234 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SS5 is £425,000, down 1.2% on the previous year (£430,000).
Detached
£582,300
94 sales
Semi-detached
£400,000
109 sales
Terraced
£332,500
17 sales
Flat / maisonette
£200,000
10 sales
Latest recorded sales in SS5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £332,500 | Terraced | Sudeley Gardens | SS5 4XQ |
| 8 May 2026 | £375,000 | Detached | Hill Lane | SS5 4HL |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £730,000 | Detached | Bullwood Approach | SS5 4RR |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £405,000 | Semi-detached | Abbey Road | SS5 6DJ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £545,000 | Detached | Hawkwell Road | SS5 4DA |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £450,000 | Detached | Southbourne Grove | SS5 5EB |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £465,000 | Detached | Bartlett View | SS5 4FX |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £750,000 | Detached | Main Road | SS5 4RF |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £425,000 | Detached | Jasmine Court | SS5 5BF |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £480,000 | Detached | Plumberow Avenue | SS5 5AG |
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 SS5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lift Greensward | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,605 | SS5 5HG |
| Lift Plumberow | Primary | 5–11 | 633 | SS5 5BX |
| Riverside Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 422 | SS5 6ND |
| Lift Westerings | Primary | 4–11 | 417 | SS5 4NZ |
| Lift Hockley | Primary | 4–11 | 331 | SS5 4UR |
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 SS5
98 rated food businesses operate in SS5. 62 hold the top rating of 5, 9 are rated 4, and 7 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Alexanders, Belchamps Camp, Brick Lane Bagel Co Hockley, Budgens, Butterflies Club C.I.C.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SS5
From a sample of 120 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 SS5 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 42% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
41%
Band D
43%
Band E
10%
Band F
3%
Band G
2%
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 SS5 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.