SS5 4DR postcode in Hockley and Hawkwell, Essex

SS5 4DR is a postcode in Hockley and Hawkwell, in the Hawkwell West 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 £465,750 Homes sold in SS5 4, last 12 months. ▲ 6.6% on the year before Nearest station Hockley 600 m in a straight line

Where SS5 4DR is, and what is near it

Map of SS5 4DR and what is near it Map of SS5 4DR: its centre point, with the 247 other postcodes in the SS5 4 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SS5 4AA: also in SS5 4SS5 4AB: also in SS5 4SS5 4AD: also in SS5 4SS5 4AR: also in SS5 4SS5 4AS: also in SS5 4SS5 4AT: also in SS5 4SS5 4AX: also in SS5 4SS5 4AY: also in SS5 4SS5 4AZ: also in SS5 4SS5 4BE: also in SS5 4SS5 4BG: also in SS5 4SS5 4BH: also in SS5 4SS5 4BQ: also in SS5 4SS5 4BS: also in SS5 4SS5 4BT: also in SS5 4SS5 4BU: also in SS5 4SS5 4BX: also in SS5 4SS5 4BY: also in SS5 4SS5 4BZ: also in SS5 4SS5 4DA: also in SS5 4SS5 4DB: also in SS5 4SS5 4DD: also in SS5 4SS5 4DE: also in SS5 4SS5 4DF: also in SS5 4SS5 4DG: also in SS5 4SS5 4DH: also in SS5 4SS5 4DJ: also in SS5 4SS5 4DL: also in SS5 4SS5 4DN: also in SS5 4SS5 4DP: also in SS5 4SS5 4DQ: also in SS5 4SS5 4DS: also in SS5 4SS5 4DT: also in SS5 4SS5 4DW: also in SS5 4SS5 4DX: also in SS5 4SS5 4DY: also in SS5 4SS5 4EA: also in SS5 4SS5 4ED: also in SS5 4SS5 4EG: also in SS5 4SS5 4EH: also in SS5 4SS5 4EJ: also in SS5 4SS5 4EQ: also in SS5 4SS5 4EU: also in SS5 4SS5 4EZ: also in SS5 4SS5 4FJ: also in SS5 4SS5 4GN: also in SS5 4SS5 4HA: also in SS5 4SS5 4HB: also in SS5 4SS5 4HE: also in SS5 4SS5 4HF: also in SS5 4SS5 4HG: also in SS5 4SS5 4HH: also in SS5 4SS5 4HJ: also in SS5 4SS5 4HL: also in SS5 4SS5 4HN: also in SS5 4SS5 4HP: also in SS5 4SS5 4HQ: also in SS5 4SS5 4HS: also in SS5 4SS5 4HW: also in SS5 4SS5 4LX: also in SS5 4SS5 4NH: also in SS5 4SS5 4NN: also in SS5 4SS5 4NP: also in SS5 4SS5 4NQ: also in SS5 4SS5 4NR: also in SS5 4SS5 4NS: also in SS5 4SS5 4NT: also in SS5 4SS5 4NU: also in SS5 4SS5 4NW: also in SS5 4SS5 4NX: also in SS5 4SS5 4NY: also in SS5 4SS5 4NZ: also in SS5 4SS5 4PA: also in SS5 4SS5 4PH: also in SS5 4SS5 4PQ: also in SS5 4SS5 4PT: also in SS5 4SS5 4PU: also in SS5 4SS5 4PX: also in SS5 4SS5 4PZ: also in SS5 4SS5 4QB: also in SS5 4SS5 4QD: also in SS5 4SS5 4QE: also in SS5 4SS5 4QF: also in SS5 4SS5 4QG: also in SS5 4SS5 4QH: also in SS5 4SS5 4QQ: also in SS5 4SS5 4QR: also in SS5 4SS5 4TP: also in SS5 4SS5 4TW: also in SS5 4 Lift Greensward 750 mGP 1.7 kmThe King Edmund School 2.3 kmRochford station 3.2 kmHockley and Hawkwell SS5 4DR Map of SS5 4DR and what is near it Map of SS5 4DR: its centre point, with the 247 other postcodes in the SS5 4 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GP 1.7 kmRochford station 3.2 kmHockley SS5 4DR
  • SS5 4DR
  • Other postcodes in SS5 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 3 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 51.6000, longitude 0.6660)

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 SS5 4DR?

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 SS5 4DR?

Every home and business at SS5 4DR 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 SS5 4DR?

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 SS5 4DR 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 SS5 4DR.

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 SS5 4DR: 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 SS5 4DR 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 SS5 4DR?

Homes in SS5 4 sold for a typical £465,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 130 sales, up 6.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£465,750 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£437,000
12 months to August 2026
£465,750

▲ up 6.6% on the 12 months before

Detached£617,500 60 sales
Semi-detached£410,000 47 sales
Terraced£332,250 14 sales
Flat or maisonette£260,000 9 sales

Across the whole SS5 district: a typical £430,000 from 263 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 SS5 4DR

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in SS5 4DR from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 28 October 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 SS5 4DR?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 570 homes in the neighbourhood around SS5 4DR. The largest share of them, 37%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (39%). 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 SS5 4DR

Band D in Rochford for 2026‑27: £2,363. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £2,101 (band C) to £3,939 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,363.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,576
Band Bfewer than 5£1,838
Band Cabout 180 (32%)£2,101
Band Dabout 210 (37%)£2,363
Band Eabout 80 (14%)£2,889
Band Fabout 50 (9%)£3,414
Band Gabout 50 (9%)£3,939
Band Hfewer than 5£4,727

When the homes were built

  1. 5% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 25% 1919 to 1939
  4. 39% 1945 to 1964
  5. 13% 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918: 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 SS5 4DR is in (ONS area E01021934), 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 SS5 4DR?

The nearest open schools to SS5 4DR, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SS5 4DR, 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 SS5 4DR?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SS5 4DR is Hockley Rail Station, 600 metres away in a straight line.

  • Hockley Rail Station Railway station 600 mWalk
  • Rochford Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle

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

3 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Hillside Avenue, 301 m away.

More stations near SS5 4DR, 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 SS5 4DR?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SS5 4DR, 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 SS5 4DR?

0 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SS5 4DR, 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 SS5 4DR?

The nearest to the centre of SS5 4DR, 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 SS5 4DR?

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 SS5 4DR?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SS5 4DR, 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 SS5 4DR?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SS5 4DR, 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 SS5 4DR?

The nearest vets to the centre of SS5 4DR 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 SS5 4DR in a conservation area?

The centre of SS5 4DR 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 SS5 4DR?

Police.uk records 53 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SS5 4DR in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences18 reports
Anti-social behaviour17 reports
Public order6 reports
Criminal damage and arson5 reports
Burglary2 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports

Also: shoplifting 1, other 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 SS5 4DR

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