SS6 8BB postcode in Rayleigh, Essex

SS6 8BB is a postcode in Rayleigh, in the Wheatley 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 £425,000 Homes sold in SS6 8, last 12 months. ▲ 2.5% on the year before Nearest station Rayleigh 650 m in a straight line

Where SS6 8BB is, and what is near it

Map of SS6 8BB and what is near it Map of SS6 8BB: its centre point, with the 242 other postcodes in the SS6 8 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 6 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SS6 8AA: also in SS6 8SS6 8AB: also in SS6 8SS6 8AD: also in SS6 8SS6 8AE: also in SS6 8SS6 8AF: also in SS6 8SS6 8AG: also in SS6 8SS6 8AH: also in SS6 8SS6 8AJ: also in SS6 8SS6 8AL: also in SS6 8SS6 8AP: also in SS6 8SS6 8AQ: also in SS6 8SS6 8AR: also in SS6 8SS6 8AS: also in SS6 8SS6 8AT: also in SS6 8SS6 8AU: also in SS6 8SS6 8AW: also in SS6 8SS6 8AY: also in SS6 8SS6 8BA: also in SS6 8SS6 8BD: also in SS6 8SS6 8BE: also in SS6 8SS6 8BG: also in SS6 8SS6 8EB: also in SS6 8SS6 8ED: also in SS6 8SS6 8EF: also in SS6 8SS6 8EG: also in SS6 8SS6 8EH: also in SS6 8SS6 8EJ: also in SS6 8SS6 8EL: also in SS6 8SS6 8EN: also in SS6 8SS6 8EQ: also in SS6 8SS6 8EW: also in SS6 8SS6 8FE: also in SS6 8SS6 8FF: also in SS6 8SS6 8FH: also in SS6 8SS6 8GJ: also in SS6 8SS6 8HF: also in SS6 8SS6 8HQ: also in SS6 8SS6 8HR: also in SS6 8SS6 8HS: also in SS6 8SS6 8HT: also in SS6 8SS6 8JA: also in SS6 8SS6 8JB: also in SS6 8SS6 8JD: also in SS6 8SS6 8JE: also in SS6 8SS6 8JF: also in SS6 8SS6 8JG: also in SS6 8SS6 8JH: also in SS6 8SS6 8JJ: also in SS6 8SS6 8JL: also in SS6 8SS6 8JP: also in SS6 8SS6 8JQ: also in SS6 8SS6 8JR: also in SS6 8SS6 8JS: also in SS6 8SS6 8JT: also in SS6 8SS6 8LA: also in SS6 8SS6 8LB: also in SS6 8SS6 8LD: also in SS6 8SS6 8LE: also in SS6 8SS6 8LF: also in SS6 8SS6 8LG: also in SS6 8SS6 8LH: also in SS6 8SS6 8LJ: also in SS6 8SS6 8LL: also in SS6 8SS6 8LN: also in SS6 8SS6 8LP: also in SS6 8SS6 8LQ: also in SS6 8SS6 8LT: also in SS6 8SS6 8LW: also in SS6 8SS6 8LX: also in SS6 8SS6 8LY: also in SS6 8SS6 8LZ: also in SS6 8SS6 8NA: also in SS6 8SS6 8NB: also in SS6 8SS6 8ND: also in SS6 8SS6 8NE: also in SS6 8SS6 8NF: also in SS6 8SS6 8NG: also in SS6 8SS6 8NH: also in SS6 8SS6 8NP: also in SS6 8SS6 8NQ: also in SS6 8SS6 8NU: also in SS6 8SS6 8PL: also in SS6 8SS6 8PU: also in SS6 8SS6 8PX: also in SS6 8SS6 8PY: also in SS6 8SS6 8PZ: also in SS6 8SS6 8QA: also in SS6 8SS6 8QB: also in SS6 8SS6 8QG: also in SS6 8 Hockley station 3.8 kmTrinity SS6 8BB Map of SS6 8BB and what is near it Map of SS6 8BB: its centre point, with the 242 other postcodes in the SS6 8 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 6 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Hockley station 3.8 kmTrinity SS6 8BB
  • SS6 8BB
  • Other postcodes in SS6 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • 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 51.5891, longitude 0.6092)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SS6 8BB?

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 SS6 8BB?

Every home and business at SS6 8BB 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 SS6 8BB?

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 SS6 8BB 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 SS6 8BB.

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 SS6 8BB: 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 SS6 8BB 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 SS6 8BB?

Homes in SS6 8 sold for a typical £425,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 132 sales, up 2.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£425,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£414,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £500,000 36 sales
  • Semi-detached £415,000 77 sales
  • Terraced £352,500 8 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £220,000 11 sales

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

Across the whole SS6 district: a typical £417,500 from 397 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 SS6 8BB

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SS6 8BB 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 SS6 8BB

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at SS6 8BB. 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 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SS6 8BB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 740 homes in the neighbourhood around SS6 8BB. The largest share of them, 45%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (57%). 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 SS6 8BB

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 10 (1%)£1,576
Band Babout 120 (16%)£1,838
Band Cabout 130 (18%)£2,101
Band Dabout 330 (45%)£2,363
Band Eabout 90 (12%)£2,889
Band Fabout 30 (4%)£3,414
Band Gabout 30 (4%)£3,939
Band Hfewer than 5£4,727

When the homes were built

  1. 3% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 11% 1919 to 1939
  4. 57% 1945 to 1964
  5. 7% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 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 SS6 8BB is in (ONS area E01021964), 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 SS6 8BB?

The nearest open schools to SS6 8BB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SS6 8BB, 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 SS6 8BB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SS6 8BB is Rayleigh Rail Station, 650 metres away in a straight line.

  • Rayleigh Rail Station Railway station 650 mWalk
  • Hockley Rail Station Railway station 3.8 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 Church, 95 m away.

More stations near SS6 8BB, 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 SS6 8BB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SS6 8BB, 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 SS6 8BB?

2 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SS6 8BB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Evolt Charging point · No details mapped 700 mWalk
  • Evolt Charging point · No details mapped 700 mWalk

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 SS6 8BB?

The nearest to the centre of SS6 8BB, 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 SS6 8BB?

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 SS6 8BB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SS6 8BB, 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 SS6 8BB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SS6 8BB, 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 SS6 8BB?

The nearest vets to the centre of SS6 8BB 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 SS6 8BB in a conservation area?

The centre of SS6 8BB 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 SS6 8BB?

Police.uk records 133 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SS6 8BB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences63 reports
Anti-social behaviour19 reports
Drugs13 reports
Public order10 reports
Criminal damage and arson5 reports
Vehicle crime5 reports

Also: shoplifting 5, other theft 5, burglary 3, other crime 2, theft from the person 1, robbery 1, possession of weapons 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 SS6 8BB

Ward
Wheatley
Parish
Rayleigh
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Rayleigh
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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