SS4 3EA postcode in Ashingdon, Essex

SS4 3EA is a postcode in Ashingdon, in the Hockley and Ashingdon ward of Rochford. It is in the Rayleigh and Wickford 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 can get it. Rochford: 90% Typical price £380,000 Homes sold in SS4 3, last 12 months. ▼ 1.6% on the year before Nearest station Rochford 2.3 km in a straight line

Where SS4 3EA is, and what is near it

Map of SS4 3EA and what is near it Map of SS4 3EA: its centre point, with the 187 other postcodes in the SS4 3 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 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SS4 3AB: also in SS4 3SS4 3AD: also in SS4 3SS4 3AG: also in SS4 3SS4 3AH: also in SS4 3SS4 3AJ: also in SS4 3SS4 3AL: also in SS4 3SS4 3AN: also in SS4 3SS4 3AP: also in SS4 3SS4 3AQ: also in SS4 3SS4 3AR: also in SS4 3SS4 3AS: also in SS4 3SS4 3AT: also in SS4 3SS4 3AU: also in SS4 3SS4 3AW: also in SS4 3SS4 3AX: also in SS4 3SS4 3AY: also in SS4 3SS4 3AZ: also in SS4 3SS4 3BA: also in SS4 3SS4 3BB: also in SS4 3SS4 3BD: also in SS4 3SS4 3BE: also in SS4 3SS4 3BG: also in SS4 3SS4 3BH: also in SS4 3SS4 3BJ: also in SS4 3SS4 3BL: also in SS4 3SS4 3BN: also in SS4 3SS4 3BP: also in SS4 3SS4 3BQ: also in SS4 3SS4 3BR: also in SS4 3SS4 3BS: also in SS4 3SS4 3BT: also in SS4 3SS4 3BU: also in SS4 3SS4 3BW: also in SS4 3SS4 3BX: also in SS4 3SS4 3BY: also in SS4 3SS4 3BZ: also in SS4 3SS4 3DA: also in SS4 3SS4 3DB: also in SS4 3SS4 3DD: also in SS4 3SS4 3DE: also in SS4 3SS4 3DF: also in SS4 3SS4 3DG: also in SS4 3SS4 3DH: also in SS4 3SS4 3DJ: also in SS4 3SS4 3DL: also in SS4 3SS4 3DP: also in SS4 3SS4 3DQ: also in SS4 3SS4 3DR: also in SS4 3SS4 3DS: also in SS4 3SS4 3DT: also in SS4 3SS4 3DU: also in SS4 3SS4 3DW: also in SS4 3SS4 3DX: also in SS4 3SS4 3DY: also in SS4 3SS4 3DZ: also in SS4 3SS4 3EB: also in SS4 3SS4 3ED: also in SS4 3SS4 3EE: also in SS4 3SS4 3EF: also in SS4 3SS4 3EG: also in SS4 3SS4 3EH: also in SS4 3SS4 3EJ: also in SS4 3SS4 3EL: also in SS4 3SS4 3EN: also in SS4 3SS4 3EP: also in SS4 3SS4 3EQ: also in SS4 3SS4 3ER: also in SS4 3SS4 3ES: also in SS4 3SS4 3ET: also in SS4 3SS4 3EU: also in SS4 3SS4 3EW: also in SS4 3SS4 3EX: also in SS4 3SS4 3EY: also in SS4 3SS4 3EZ: also in SS4 3SS4 3FG: also in SS4 3SS4 3FH: also in SS4 3SS4 3FJ: also in SS4 3SS4 3FL: also in SS4 3SS4 3FQ: also in SS4 3SS4 3HA: also in SS4 3SS4 3HB: also in SS4 3SS4 3HD: also in SS4 3SS4 3HE: also in SS4 3SS4 3HG: also in SS4 3SS4 3HH: also in SS4 3SS4 3HQ: also in SS4 3SS4 3HS: also in SS4 3SS4 3JY: also in SS4 3SS4 3JZ: also in SS4 3SS4 3LA: also in SS4 3SS4 3LB: also in SS4 3SS4 3RP: also in SS4 3SS4 3TB: also in SS4 3 The Greensward Surgery 2.0 kmHockley station 2.5 kmRoche North and Rural SS4 3EA Map of SS4 3EA and what is near it Map of SS4 3EA: its centre point, with the 187 other postcodes in the SS4 3 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 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Roche North and Rural SS4 3EA
  • SS4 3EA
  • Other postcodes in SS4 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 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 51.6016, longitude 0.6954)

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 3EA?

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 3EA?

Every home and business at SS4 3EA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Rochford: 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Rochford: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Rochford.

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 SS4 3EA?

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 3EA 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 3EA.

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 3EA: 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 3EA 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 3EA?

Homes in SS4 3 sold for a typical £380,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 93 sales, down 1.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£380,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£386,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 1.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £526,000 30 sales
  • Semi-detached £375,000 44 sales
  • Terraced £308,000 11 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £216,000 8 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 3EA

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in SS4 3EA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 21 November 2024. 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 SS4 3EA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 880 homes in the neighbourhood around SS4 3EA. The largest share of them, 30%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (26%). 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 3EA

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 D, the most common, is £2,363.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (5%)£1,576
Band Babout 30 (3%)£1,838
Band Cabout 230 (26%)£2,101
Band Dabout 260 (30%)£2,363
Band Eabout 170 (19%)£2,889
Band Fabout 120 (14%)£3,414
Band Gabout 30 (3%)£3,939
Band Hwithheld£4,727

When the homes were built

  1. 8% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 26% 1919 to 1939
  4. 21% 1945 to 1964
  5. 16% 1965 to 1982
  6. 11% 1983 to 1999
  7. 14% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 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 3EA is in (ONS area E01021914), 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 3EA?

The nearest open schools to SS4 3EA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SS4 3EA, 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 3EA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SS4 3EA is Rochford Rail Station, 2.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Rochford Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle
  • Hockley Rail Station Railway station 2.5 kmCycle

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Lascelles Gardens, 71 m away.

More stations near SS4 3EA, 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 3EA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SS4 3EA, 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 3EA?

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SS4 3EA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 3.0 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 3.0 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 3.0 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 3EA?

The nearest to the centre of SS4 3EA, 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 3EA?

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 3EA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SS4 3EA, 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 3EA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SS4 3EA, 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 3EA?

The nearest vets to the centre of SS4 3EA 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 3EA in a conservation area?

The centre of SS4 3EA 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 SS4 3EA?

Police.uk records 20 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SS4 3EA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences8 reports
Anti-social behaviour4 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports
Public order1 report
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Burglary1 report

Also: other theft 1, bicycle theft 1, other crime 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 3EA

Ward
Hockley and Ashingdon
Parish
Ashingdon
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Ashingdon
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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