SS6 8UB postcode in Rayleigh, Essex

SS6 8UB is a postcode in Rayleigh, in the Lodge 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 2.2 km in a straight line

Where SS6 8UB is, and what is near it

Map of SS6 8UB and what is near it Map of SS6 8UB: 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 (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SS6 8AB: also in SS6 8SS6 8AD: also in SS6 8SS6 8BA: also in SS6 8SS6 8BB: also in SS6 8SS6 8BD: also in SS6 8SS6 8BE: also in SS6 8SS6 8EB: also in SS6 8SS6 8EH: also in SS6 8SS6 8ER: also in SS6 8SS6 8FF: also in SS6 8SS6 8GJ: also in SS6 8SS6 8GT: also in SS6 8SS6 8HN: also in SS6 8SS6 8HP: also in SS6 8SS6 8HR: also in SS6 8SS6 8HS: also in SS6 8SS6 8HT: also in SS6 8SS6 8HW: 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 8JU: also in SS6 8SS6 8JX: also in SS6 8SS6 8JY: 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 8NJ: also in SS6 8SS6 8NL: also in SS6 8SS6 8NN: also in SS6 8SS6 8NP: also in SS6 8SS6 8NQ: also in SS6 8SS6 8NR: also in SS6 8SS6 8NS: also in SS6 8SS6 8NT: also in SS6 8SS6 8NU: also in SS6 8SS6 8NW: also in SS6 8SS6 8PA: also in SS6 8SS6 8PB: also in SS6 8SS6 8PD: also in SS6 8SS6 8PE: also in SS6 8SS6 8PF: also in SS6 8SS6 8PG: also in SS6 8SS6 8PH: also in SS6 8SS6 8PJ: also in SS6 8SS6 8PL: also in SS6 8SS6 8PN: also in SS6 8SS6 8PP: also in SS6 8SS6 8PQ: also in SS6 8SS6 8PR: also in SS6 8SS6 8PS: also in SS6 8SS6 8PT: also in SS6 8SS6 8PU: also in SS6 8SS6 8PW: 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 8QD: also in SS6 8SS6 8QE: also in SS6 8SS6 8QG: also in SS6 8SS6 8QL: also in SS6 8SS6 8QN: also in SS6 8SS6 8QP: also in SS6 8SS6 8QR: also in SS6 8SS6 8QS: also in SS6 8SS6 8QT: also in SS6 8SS6 8QU: also in SS6 8SS6 8QW: also in SS6 8SS6 8QX: also in SS6 8SS6 8QY: also in SS6 8SS6 8RA: also in SS6 8SS6 8RB: also in SS6 8SS6 8RD: also in SS6 8SS6 8RE: also in SS6 8SS6 8RF: also in SS6 8SS6 8RG: also in SS6 8SS6 8RH: also in SS6 8SS6 8RJ: also in SS6 8SS6 8RL: also in SS6 8SS6 8RN: also in SS6 8SS6 8RQ: also in SS6 8SS6 8RW: also in SS6 8SS6 8SA: also in SS6 8SS6 8SB: also in SS6 8SS6 8SD: also in SS6 8SS6 8SE: also in SS6 8SS6 8SF: also in SS6 8SS6 8SG: also in SS6 8SS6 8SH: also in SS6 8SS6 8SJ: also in SS6 8SS6 8SL: also in SS6 8SS6 8SN: also in SS6 8SS6 8SP: also in SS6 8SS6 8SQ: also in SS6 8SS6 8SR: also in SS6 8SS6 8SS: also in SS6 8SS6 8ST: also in SS6 8SS6 8SU: also in SS6 8SS6 8SW: also in SS6 8SS6 8SX: also in SS6 8SS6 8SY: also in SS6 8SS6 8SZ: also in SS6 8SS6 8TA: also in SS6 8SS6 8TB: also in SS6 8SS6 8TD: also in SS6 8SS6 8TE: also in SS6 8SS6 8TF: also in SS6 8SS6 8TG: also in SS6 8SS6 8TH: also in SS6 8SS6 8TL: also in SS6 8SS6 8TN: also in SS6 8SS6 8TP: also in SS6 8SS6 8TQ: also in SS6 8SS6 8TT: also in SS6 8SS6 8UA: also in SS6 8SS6 8UG: also in SS6 8SS6 8UH: also in SS6 8SS6 8UJ: also in SS6 8SS6 8UL: also in SS6 8SS6 8UN: also in SS6 8SS6 8UP: also in SS6 8SS6 8UQ: also in SS6 8SS6 8UR: also in SS6 8SS6 8UT: also in SS6 8SS6 8UU: also in SS6 8SS6 8UW: also in SS6 8SS6 8UX: also in SS6 8SS6 8UY: also in SS6 8SS6 8UZ: also in SS6 8SS6 8XA: also in SS6 8SS6 8XE: also in SS6 8SS6 8XH: also in SS6 8SS6 8XP: also in SS6 8SS6 8XQ: also in SS6 8SS6 8XR: also in SS6 8SS6 8YA: also in SS6 8SS6 8YB: also in SS6 8SS6 8YD: also in SS6 8SS6 8YE: also in SS6 8SS6 8YF: also in SS6 8SS6 8YG: also in SS6 8SS6 8YH: also in SS6 8SS6 8YJ: also in SS6 8SS6 8YL: also in SS6 8SS6 8YN: also in SS6 8SS6 8YP: also in SS6 8SS6 8YQ: also in SS6 8SS6 8YR: also in SS6 8SS6 8YW: also in SS6 8 The Sweyne Park School 2.6 km2 places, 2.6–3.0 kmTrinity SS6 8UB Map of SS6 8UB and what is near it Map of SS6 8UB: 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 (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Trinity SS6 8UB
  • SS6 8UB
  • Other postcodes in SS6 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 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 51.5828, longitude 0.6307)

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 SS6 8UB?

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 8UB?

Every home and business at SS6 8UB 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.

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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 SS6 8UB?

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 8UB 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 8UB.

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 8UB: 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 8UB 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 8UB?

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 8UB

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

What council tax band are homes near SS6 8UB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 510 homes in the neighbourhood around SS6 8UB. Over half of them (57%) are in council tax band D. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (58%). 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 8UB

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 £3,414 (band F); band D, the most common, is £2,363.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (4%)£1,576
Band Babout 30 (6%)£1,838
Band Cabout 40 (8%)£2,101
Band Dabout 290 (57%)£2,363
Band Eabout 110 (22%)£2,889
Band Fabout 20 (4%)£3,414
Band Gwithheld£3,939
Band Hfewer than 5£4,727

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 38% 1945 to 1964
  5. 58% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: 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 SS6 8UB is in (ONS area E01021947), 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 8UB?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of SS6 8UB is Rayleigh Rail Station, 2.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Rayleigh Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle
  • Hockley Rail Station Railway station 3.0 kmCycle

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

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Clarence Road, 134 m away.

More stations near SS6 8UB, 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 8UB?

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

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

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

  • Evolt Charging point · No details mapped 2.3 kmCycle
  • Evolt Charging point · No details mapped 2.3 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 SS6 8UB?

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

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 8UB?

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

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

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

The centre of SS6 8UB 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 8UB?

Police.uk records 65 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SS6 8UB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences33 reports
Anti-social behaviour8 reports
Drugs8 reports
Criminal damage and arson5 reports
Other theft4 reports
Public order2 reports

Also: other crime 2, burglary 1, vehicle crime 1, theft from the person 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 8UB

Ward
Lodge
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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