SS2 5QP postcode in Rochford, Essex

SS2 5QP is a postcode in Rochford, in the Roche South ward. It is in the Southend East and Rochford parliamentary constituency and the Essex police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at SS2 5QP can get it Across Rochford: 90% Typical price £290,000 Homes sold in SS2 5, last 12 months. ▲ 3.6% on the year before Nearest station Prittlewell 1.3 km in a straight line

Where SS2 5QP is, and what is near it

Map of SS2 5QP and what is near it Map of SS2 5QP: its centre point, with the 193 other postcodes in the SS2 5 sector, 2 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SS2 5AP: also in SS2 5SS2 5DT: also in SS2 5SS2 5DX: also in SS2 5SS2 5EA: also in SS2 5SS2 5EB: also in SS2 5SS2 5ED: also in SS2 5SS2 5EE: also in SS2 5SS2 5EF: also in SS2 5SS2 5EG: also in SS2 5SS2 5EH: also in SS2 5SS2 5EJ: also in SS2 5SS2 5EL: also in SS2 5SS2 5EN: also in SS2 5SS2 5EP: also in SS2 5SS2 5EZ: also in SS2 5SS2 5FB: also in SS2 5SS2 5FD: also in SS2 5SS2 5FZ: also in SS2 5SS2 5GJ: also in SS2 5SS2 5GL: also in SS2 5SS2 5HA: also in SS2 5SS2 5HB: also in SS2 5SS2 5HN: also in SS2 5SS2 5JR: also in SS2 5SS2 5JS: also in SS2 5SS2 5JT: also in SS2 5SS2 5JU: also in SS2 5SS2 5JX: also in SS2 5SS2 5JY: also in SS2 5SS2 5JZ: also in SS2 5SS2 5LA: also in SS2 5SS2 5LB: also in SS2 5SS2 5LD: also in SS2 5SS2 5LE: also in SS2 5SS2 5LF: also in SS2 5SS2 5LG: also in SS2 5SS2 5LQ: also in SS2 5SS2 5LX: also in SS2 5SS2 5LY: also in SS2 5SS2 5LZ: also in SS2 5SS2 5NF: also in SS2 5SS2 5NG: also in SS2 5SS2 5NH: also in SS2 5SS2 5NJ: also in SS2 5SS2 5NN: also in SS2 5SS2 5NQ: also in SS2 5SS2 5NX: also in SS2 5SS2 5PJ: also in SS2 5SS2 5PL: also in SS2 5SS2 5PN: also in SS2 5SS2 5PR: also in SS2 5SS2 5PS: also in SS2 5SS2 5PT: also in SS2 5SS2 5PW: also in SS2 5SS2 5PX: also in SS2 5SS2 5PZ: also in SS2 5SS2 5QB: also in SS2 5SS2 5QD: also in SS2 5SS2 5QF: also in SS2 5SS2 5QG: also in SS2 5SS2 5QH: also in SS2 5SS2 5QL: also in SS2 5SS2 5QN: also in SS2 5SS2 5QR: also in SS2 5SS2 5QS: also in SS2 5SS2 5QU: also in SS2 5SS2 5QX: also in SS2 5SS2 5QY: also in SS2 5SS2 5RA: also in SS2 5SS2 5RB: also in SS2 5SS2 5RD: also in SS2 5SS2 5RE: also in SS2 5SS2 5RH: also in SS2 5SS2 5RN: also in SS2 5SS2 5RR: also in SS2 5SS2 5RU: also in SS2 5SS2 5RX: also in SS2 5SS2 5RY: also in SS2 5SS2 5RZ: also in SS2 5SS2 5SE: also in SS2 5SS2 5SJ: also in SS2 5SS2 5SX: also in SS2 5SS2 5TE: also in SS2 5SS2 5TF: also in SS2 5SS2 5TH: also in SS2 5SS2 5XB: also in SS2 5SS2 5XX: also in SS2 5 Victoria SS2 5QP Map of SS2 5QP and what is near it Map of SS2 5QP: its centre point, with the 193 other postcodes in the SS2 5 sector, 2 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Southend Airport station 1.4 kmVictoria SS2 5QP
  • SS2 5QP
  • Other postcodes in SS2 5: press one for its page
  • 2 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.5608, longitude 0.7210)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SS2 5QP?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SS2 5QP?

50% of the homes and businesses at SS2 5QP can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and none gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SS2 5QP 0% Rochford 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SS2 5QP 50% Rochford Over 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at SS2 5QP?

Rochford District Council gives bin days for each home rather than each postcode. BinDayBuddy finds yours from your house number, from the council's own system.

Find the bin days for your home on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is SS2 5QP at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SS2 5QP.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Rochford

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SS2 5QP: 5,527 properties in Rochford are at high risk (12.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Rochford

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of SS2 5QP is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SS2 5QP?

Homes in SS2 5 sold for a typical £290,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 93 sales, up 3.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£290,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£280,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £415,000 5 sales
  • Semi-detached £335,000 25 sales
  • Terraced £312,500 29 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £173,000 34 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SS2 district: a typical £320,000 from 405 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in SS2 5QP

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SS2 5QP from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SS2 5QP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 740 homes in the neighbourhood around SS2 5QP. The largest share of them, 35%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (25%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SS2 5QP

Band D in Rochford for 2026‑27: £2,363. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,576 (band A) to £4,727 (band H); band C, the most common, is £2,101.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (3%)£1,576
Band Babout 60 (8%)£1,838
Band Cabout 260 (35%)£2,101
Band Dabout 180 (24%)£2,363
Band Eabout 110 (15%)£2,889
Band Fabout 60 (8%)£3,414
Band Gabout 40 (5%)£3,939
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,727

When the homes were built

  1. 16% Before 1900
  2. 5% 1900 to 1918
  3. 15% 1919 to 1939
  4. 25% 1945 to 1964
  5. 21% 1965 to 1982
  6. 14% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Rochford before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SS2 5QP is in (ONS area E01021917), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near SS2 5QP?

The nearest open schools to SS2 5QP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SS2 5QP, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to SS2 5QP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SS2 5QP is Prittlewell Rail Station, 1.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Prittlewell Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle
  • Southend Airport Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Fossetts Park, 128 m away.

More stations near SS2 5QP, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SS2 5QP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SS2 5QP, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SS2 5QP?

0 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SS2 5QP, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.6 kmCycle
  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.6 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.6 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SS2 5QP?

The nearest to the centre of SS2 5QP, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to SS2 5QP?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near SS2 5QP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SS2 5QP, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near SS2 5QP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SS2 5QP, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SS2 5QP?

The nearest vets to the centre of SS2 5QP on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is SS2 5QP in a conservation area?

The centre of SS2 5QP is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near SS2 5QP?

Police.uk records 208 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SS2 5QP in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences69 reports
Anti-social behaviour44 reports
Other theft27 reports
Shoplifting15 reports
Criminal damage and arson13 reports
Public order12 reports

Also: burglary 8, vehicle crime 7, drugs 5, robbery 3, other crime 3, possession of weapons 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SS2 5QP

Ward
Roche South
Parish
Sutton
Region
East of England
Country
England
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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SS2 4HY210 mSS2 5QR240 mSS2 5TE290 mSS2 4GZ300 mSS2 5TF370 mSS2 5QS420 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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