SS4 1PL postcode in Rochford, Essex

SS4 1PL 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 100% of homes and businesses at SS4 1PL can get it Across Rochford: 90% Typical price £365,000 Homes sold in SS4 1, last 12 months. ▼ 0.3% on the year before Nearest station Rochford 2.2 km in a straight line

Where SS4 1PL is, and what is near it

Map of SS4 1PL and what is near it Map of SS4 1PL: its centre point, with the 315 other postcodes in the SS4 1 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SS4 1FA: also in SS4 1SS4 1FL: also in SS4 1SS4 1FN: also in SS4 1SS4 1FS: also in SS4 1SS4 1FT: also in SS4 1SS4 1FU: also in SS4 1SS4 1FW: also in SS4 1SS4 1FX: also in SS4 1SS4 1FY: also in SS4 1SS4 1GE: also in SS4 1SS4 1GP: also in SS4 1SS4 1GQ: also in SS4 1SS4 1GU: also in SS4 1SS4 1GW: also in SS4 1SS4 1GX: also in SS4 1SS4 1GY: also in SS4 1SS4 1JT: also in SS4 1SS4 1JW: also in SS4 1SS4 1JX: also in SS4 1SS4 1JZ: also in SS4 1SS4 1NG: also in SS4 1SS4 1NP: also in SS4 1SS4 1NQ: also in SS4 1SS4 1NR: also in SS4 1SS4 1NS: also in SS4 1SS4 1NT: also in SS4 1SS4 1NU: also in SS4 1SS4 1NW: also in SS4 1SS4 1NX: also in SS4 1SS4 1PA: also in SS4 1SS4 1PB: also in SS4 1SS4 1PD: also in SS4 1SS4 1PE: also in SS4 1SS4 1PF: also in SS4 1SS4 1PG: also in SS4 1SS4 1PH: also in SS4 1SS4 1PJ: also in SS4 1SS4 1PN: also in SS4 1SS4 1PP: also in SS4 1SS4 1PQ: also in SS4 1SS4 1PR: also in SS4 1SS4 1PY: also in SS4 1SS4 1QG: also in SS4 1SS4 1QU: also in SS4 1SS4 1QX: also in SS4 1SS4 1QY: also in SS4 1SS4 1RF: also in SS4 1SS4 1RG: also in SS4 1SS4 1RN: also in SS4 1SS4 1RP: also in SS4 1SS4 1RQ: also in SS4 1SS4 1RS: also in SS4 1SS4 1RT: also in SS4 1SS4 1RW: also in SS4 1SS4 1SA: also in SS4 1SS4 1SB: also in SS4 1SS4 1SD: also in SS4 1SS4 1SE: also in SS4 1SS4 1SF: also in SS4 1SS4 1SG: also in SS4 1SS4 1SH: also in SS4 1SS4 1SJ: also in SS4 1SS4 1SL: also in SS4 1SS4 1SN: also in SS4 1SS4 1SP: also in SS4 1SS4 1SQ: also in SS4 1SS4 1SR: also in SS4 1SS4 1SS: also in SS4 1SS4 1ST: also in SS4 1SS4 1SU: also in SS4 1SS4 1SW: also in SS4 1SS4 1SY: also in SS4 1SS4 1TA: also in SS4 1SS4 1TB: also in SS4 1SS4 1TH: also in SS4 1SS4 1TJ: also in SS4 1SS4 1TL: also in SS4 1SS4 1TN: also in SS4 1SS4 1TP: also in SS4 1SS4 1TQ: also in SS4 1SS4 1TR: also in SS4 1SS4 1TS: also in SS4 1SS4 1TT: also in SS4 1SS4 1TU: also in SS4 1SS4 1TW: also in SS4 1SS4 1TX: also in SS4 1SS4 1TY: also in SS4 1SS4 1TZ: also in SS4 1SS4 1UA: also in SS4 1SS4 1UB: also in SS4 1SS4 1UD: also in SS4 1SS4 1UE: also in SS4 1SS4 1UF: also in SS4 1SS4 1UG: also in SS4 1SS4 1UH: also in SS4 1SS4 1UJ: also in SS4 1SS4 1UL: also in SS4 1SS4 1UN: also in SS4 1SS4 1UQ: also in SS4 1SS4 1UU: also in SS4 1SS4 1UZ: also in SS4 1SS4 1WN: also in SS4 1SS4 1WQ: also in SS4 1SS4 1WS: also in SS4 1SS4 1WW: also in SS4 1SS4 1XG: also in SS4 1SS4 1XH: also in SS4 1SS4 1XJ: also in SS4 1SS4 1XN: also in SS4 1SS4 1XP: also in SS4 1SS4 1XT: also in SS4 1SS4 1XU: also in SS4 1SS4 1XW: also in SS4 1SS4 1XY: also in SS4 1SS4 1YD: also in SS4 1SS4 1YG: also in SS4 1SS4 1YJ: also in SS4 1SS4 1ZA: also in SS4 1 Rochford station 2.2 kmPoplar Adolescent Unit 2.3 kmRoche South SS4 1PL Map of SS4 1PL and what is near it Map of SS4 1PL: its centre point, with the 315 other postcodes in the SS4 1 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 2.0 kmRoche South SS4 1PL
  • SS4 1PL
  • Other postcodes in SS4 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 51.5837, longitude 0.6701)

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 SS4 1PL?

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 SS4 1PL?

Every home and business at SS4 1PL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SS4 1PL 100% Rochford 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SS4 1PL 100% Rochford Over 99%
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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 SS4 1PL?

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 SS4 1PL 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 SS4 1PL.

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 SS4 1PL: 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 SS4 1PL 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 SS4 1PL?

Homes in SS4 1 sold for a typical £365,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 178 sales, down 0.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£365,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£366,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 0.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £472,500 44 sales
  • Semi-detached £365,000 89 sales
  • Terraced £350,750 12 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £164,000 33 sales

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

Across the whole SS4 district: a typical £370,000 from 281 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 SS4 1PL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SS4 1PL 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

Food hygiene ratings at SS4 1PL

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at SS4 1PL. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SS4 1PL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,320 homes in the neighbourhood around SS4 1PL. The largest share of them, 36%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (30%). 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 SS4 1PL

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 (2%)£1,576
Band Babout 190 (14%)£1,838
Band Cabout 480 (36%)£2,101
Band Dabout 170 (13%)£2,363
Band Eabout 190 (14%)£2,889
Band Fabout 140 (11%)£3,414
Band Gabout 120 (9%)£3,939
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,727

When the homes were built

  1. 5% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 13% 1919 to 1939
  4. 11% 1945 to 1964
  5. 5% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 10% 2000 to 2009
  8. 30% 2010 to 2019
  9. 18% 2020 or later

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 SS4 1PL is in (ONS area E01021954), 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 SS4 1PL?

The nearest open schools to SS4 1PL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SS4 1PL, 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 SS4 1PL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SS4 1PL is Rochford Rail Station, 2.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Rochford Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle
  • Hockley Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near SS4 1PL, 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 SS4 1PL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SS4 1PL, 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 SS4 1PL?

0 within 1 km 7 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SS4 1PL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.3 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.3 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.3 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 SS4 1PL?

The nearest to the centre of SS4 1PL, 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 SS4 1PL?

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 SS4 1PL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SS4 1PL, 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 SS4 1PL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SS4 1PL, 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 SS4 1PL?

The nearest vets to the centre of SS4 1PL 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 SS4 1PL in a conservation area?

The centre of SS4 1PL 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 SS4 1PL?

Police.uk records 40 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SS4 1PL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour15 reports
Violence and sexual offences12 reports
Burglary3 reports
Public order2 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports
Shoplifting2 reports

Also: other theft 2, drugs 1, robbery 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 SS4 1PL

Ward
Roche South
Parish
Rochford
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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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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