SS3 0AS postcode in Rochford, Essex

SS3 0AS is a postcode in Rochford, in the Foulness and The Wakerings 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 Medium flood risk 1 of 46 homes and businesses at medium risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 89% of homes and businesses at SS3 0AS can get it Across Rochford: 90% Typical price £362,500 Homes sold in SS3 0, last 12 months. ▼ 2.2% on the year before Nearest station Shoeburyness 2.9 km in a straight line

Where SS3 0AS is, and what is near it

Map of SS3 0AS and what is near it Map of SS3 0AS: its centre point, with the 192 other postcodes in the SS3 0 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SS3 0AA: also in SS3 0SS3 0AB: also in SS3 0SS3 0AD: also in SS3 0SS3 0AE: also in SS3 0SS3 0AF: also in SS3 0SS3 0AG: also in SS3 0SS3 0AH: also in SS3 0SS3 0AJ: also in SS3 0SS3 0AL: also in SS3 0SS3 0AN: also in SS3 0SS3 0AQ: also in SS3 0SS3 0AR: also in SS3 0SS3 0AT: also in SS3 0SS3 0AU: also in SS3 0SS3 0AW: also in SS3 0SS3 0AX: also in SS3 0SS3 0AY: also in SS3 0SS3 0AZ: also in SS3 0SS3 0BA: also in SS3 0SS3 0BB: also in SS3 0SS3 0BD: also in SS3 0SS3 0BE: also in SS3 0SS3 0BG: also in SS3 0SS3 0BH: also in SS3 0SS3 0BJ: also in SS3 0SS3 0BL: also in SS3 0SS3 0BN: also in SS3 0SS3 0BP: also in SS3 0SS3 0BQ: also in SS3 0SS3 0BS: also in SS3 0SS3 0BT: also in SS3 0SS3 0BU: also in SS3 0SS3 0BW: also in SS3 0SS3 0DD: also in SS3 0SS3 0DE: also in SS3 0SS3 0DG: also in SS3 0SS3 0DH: also in SS3 0SS3 0DJ: also in SS3 0SS3 0DL: also in SS3 0SS3 0DN: also in SS3 0SS3 0DP: also in SS3 0SS3 0DQ: also in SS3 0SS3 0DR: also in SS3 0SS3 0DS: also in SS3 0SS3 0DT: also in SS3 0SS3 0DU: also in SS3 0SS3 0DW: also in SS3 0SS3 0DX: also in SS3 0SS3 0DY: also in SS3 0SS3 0DZ: also in SS3 0SS3 0EA: also in SS3 0SS3 0EB: also in SS3 0SS3 0ED: also in SS3 0SS3 0EE: also in SS3 0SS3 0EF: also in SS3 0SS3 0EG: also in SS3 0SS3 0EH: also in SS3 0SS3 0EJ: also in SS3 0SS3 0EL: also in SS3 0SS3 0EN: also in SS3 0SS3 0EP: also in SS3 0SS3 0EQ: also in SS3 0SS3 0ER: also in SS3 0SS3 0ES: also in SS3 0SS3 0ET: also in SS3 0SS3 0EU: also in SS3 0SS3 0EW: also in SS3 0SS3 0EX: also in SS3 0SS3 0EY: also in SS3 0SS3 0EZ: also in SS3 0SS3 0FA: also in SS3 0SS3 0FG: also in SS3 0SS3 0FN: also in SS3 0SS3 0FR: also in SS3 0SS3 0FS: also in SS3 0SS3 0FT: also in SS3 0SS3 0FU: also in SS3 0SS3 0GN: also in SS3 0SS3 0GW: also in SS3 0SS3 0GX: also in SS3 0SS3 0HA: also in SS3 0SS3 0HB: also in SS3 0SS3 0HD: also in SS3 0SS3 0HE: also in SS3 0SS3 0HF: also in SS3 0SS3 0HG: also in SS3 0SS3 0HH: also in SS3 0SS3 0HJ: also in SS3 0SS3 0HL: also in SS3 0SS3 0HN: also in SS3 0SS3 0HQ: also in SS3 0SS3 0HS: also in SS3 0SS3 0HT: also in SS3 0SS3 0HU: also in SS3 0SS3 0HW: also in SS3 0SS3 0HX: also in SS3 0SS3 0HY: also in SS3 0SS3 0HZ: also in SS3 0SS3 0JA: also in SS3 0SS3 0JB: also in SS3 0SS3 0JD: also in SS3 0SS3 0JE: also in SS3 0SS3 0JF: also in SS3 0SS3 0JG: also in SS3 0SS3 0JH: also in SS3 0SS3 0JQ: also in SS3 0SS3 0PA: also in SS3 0SS3 0PG: also in SS3 0SS3 0PH: also in SS3 0SS3 0RH: also in SS3 0 School 2.3 kmThorpe Hall School 4.2 kmFoulness and The Wakerings SS3 0AS Map of SS3 0AS and what is near it Map of SS3 0AS: its centre point, with the 192 other postcodes in the SS3 0 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Thorpe Bay station 4.3 kmFoulness and The Wakerings SS3 0AS
  • SS3 0AS
  • Other postcodes in SS3 0: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 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 51.5520, longitude 0.8195)

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 SS3 0AS?

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 SS3 0AS?

Every home and business at SS3 0AS can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 89% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SS3 0AS 89% Rochford 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SS3 0AS 100% 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 SS3 0AS?

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 SS3 0AS at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Medium risk

The Environment Agency counts 46 homes and businesses at SS3 0AS. 1 is in an area at medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 12 more at a lower risk.

46 homes and businesses at SS3 0AS Medium: 1Low: 12Not in an area at risk: 33

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

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 SS3 0AS: 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 SS3 0AS 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 SS3 0AS?

Homes in SS3 0 sold for a typical £362,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 87 sales, down 2.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£362,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£370,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £455,000 23 sales
  • Semi-detached £364,000 38 sales
  • Terraced £316,250 20 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £153,500 6 sales

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

Across the whole SS3 district: a typical £350,000 from 286 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 SS3 0AS

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in SS3 0AS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 19 December 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 SS3 0AS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 630 homes in the neighbourhood around SS3 0AS. The largest share of them, 35%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (42%). 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 SS3 0AS

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 £3,939 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,101.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (3%)£1,576
Band Babout 170 (27%)£1,838
Band Cabout 220 (35%)£2,101
Band Dabout 160 (25%)£2,363
Band Eabout 40 (6%)£2,889
Band Fabout 10 (2%)£3,414
Band Gabout 10 (2%)£3,939
Band Hfewer than 5£4,727

When the homes were built

  1. 21% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 13% 1919 to 1939
  4. 10% 1945 to 1964
  5. 42% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

2010 to 2019: 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 SS3 0AS is in (ONS area E01021921), 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 SS3 0AS?

The nearest open schools to SS3 0AS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SS3 0AS, 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 SS3 0AS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SS3 0AS is Shoeburyness Rail Station, 2.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Shoeburyness Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle
  • Thorpe Bay Rail Station Railway station 4.3 kmCycle

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

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Glebe Close, 81 m away.

More stations near SS3 0AS, 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 SS3 0AS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SS3 0AS, 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 SS3 0AS?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of SS3 0AS on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 SS3 0AS?

The nearest to the centre of SS3 0AS, 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 SS3 0AS?

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 SS3 0AS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SS3 0AS, 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 SS3 0AS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SS3 0AS, 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 SS3 0AS?

The nearest vets to the centre of SS3 0AS 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 SS3 0AS in a conservation area?

The centre of SS3 0AS is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 SS3 0AS?

Police.uk records 18 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SS3 0AS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences7 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Public order2 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports
Anti-social behaviour1 report
Other theft1 report

Also: bicycle theft 1.

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 SS3 0AS

Ward
Foulness and The Wakerings
Parish
Great Wakering
Region
East of England
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, 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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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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