UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/ss5
SS5Hockley, Rochford, England
House prices in SS5, Hockley
Homes in SS5 sold for a median of £430,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 685 standard sales.
That makes it the most expensive of the 17 SS postcode districts with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 280 | £600,000 | £474,000 to £715,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 328 | £387,500 | £355,000 to £441,000 | Too few |
| Terraced | 43 | £350,000 | £315,000 to £400,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 34 | £230,000 | £173,000 to £260,000 | Too few |
Only 28 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.
Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 48% of sales, ahead of detached houses at 41%.
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Where prices are higher in SS5
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in SS5 4, around Hockley, with a median of £450,000, and lowest in SS5 6, around Hullbridge, at £418,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in SS5 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 100 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| SS5 5PA | £917,500 | 4 |
| SS5 4DP | £860,000 | 3 |
| SS5 4FY | £835,000 | 3 |
| SS5 5NU | £820,000 | 4 |
| SS5 6QD | £765,000 | 3 |
| SS5 4DG | £735,000 | 3 |
| SS5 6FR | £693,500 | 21 |
| SS5 4PU | £689,000 | 4 |
| SS5 4GN | £665,000 | 3 |
| SS5 4LW | £660,000 | 5 |
| SS5 6FN | £647,500 | 12 |
| SS5 4HA | £640,000 | 3 |
| SS5 4PR | £632,500 | 4 |
| SS5 4BT | £625,000 | 3 |
| SS5 4EY | £620,000 | 3 |
| SS5 4SE | £620,000 | 4 |
| SS5 4EQ | £610,000 | 3 |
| SS5 5PF | £580,000 | 9 |
| SS5 4RG | £565,000 | 3 |
| SS5 4RU | £547,500 | 4 |
| SS5 6BZ | £535,000 | 6 |
| SS5 6EB | £535,000 | 3 |
| SS5 6BL | £525,000 | 3 |
| SS5 4FS | £505,000 | 3 |
| SS5 4HE | £505,000 | 4 |
| SS5 4NG | £505,000 | 5 |
| SS5 6EH | £500,000 | 3 |
| SS5 5NZ | £496,000 | 5 |
| SS5 4PW | £490,000 | 4 |
| SS5 6HW | £490,000 | 4 |
| SS5 6HE | £475,000 | 3 |
| SS5 6BB | £470,000 | 3 |
| SS5 5PL | £467,000 | 3 |
| SS5 4DA | £455,000 | 4 |
| SS5 4FH | £450,000 | 3 |
| SS5 4HD | £450,000 | 3 |
| SS5 4SG | £450,000 | 3 |
| SS5 6BS | £450,000 | 3 |
| SS5 6LB | £441,000 | 3 |
| SS5 6ER | £440,000 | 5 |
| SS5 5HE | £435,000 | 5 |
| SS5 6BQ | £435,000 | 5 |
| SS5 5HG | £430,000 | 3 |
| SS5 5DY | £427,500 | 5 |
| SS5 5AN | £425,000 | 5 |
| SS5 6JQ | £425,000 | 3 |
| SS5 6DJ | £422,500 | 5 |
| SS5 4NQ | £420,000 | 3 |
| SS5 4SL | £420,000 | 3 |
| SS5 4SQ | £415,000 | 3 |
| SS5 4SW | £411,500 | 6 |
| SS5 5EB | £410,000 | 4 |
| SS5 4NE | £405,000 | 4 |
| SS5 4ES | £400,000 | 3 |
| SS5 6BG | £400,000 | 5 |
| SS5 6NE | £400,000 | 3 |
| SS5 6JA | £395,000 | 4 |
| SS5 4LY | £393,500 | 4 |
| SS5 4LG | £390,000 | 7 |
| SS5 4RJ | £390,000 | 5 |
| SS5 5HT | £390,000 | 4 |
| SS5 5DQ | £389,000 | 5 |
| SS5 4HL | £387,500 | 4 |
| SS5 6EJ | £385,000 | 7 |
| SS5 6JR | £385,000 | 4 |
| SS5 6FT | £384,500 | 6 |
| SS5 5DD | £382,500 | 4 |
| SS5 4HN | £380,000 | 3 |
| SS5 6FS | £380,000 | 3 |
| SS5 6HQ | £380,000 | 4 |
| SS5 4AX | £375,000 | 3 |
| SS5 4EZ | £375,000 | 3 |
| SS5 4UD | £375,000 | 3 |
| SS5 5AH | £375,000 | 3 |
| SS5 5AR | £375,000 | 5 |
| SS5 6DN | £375,000 | 3 |
| SS5 5BX | £367,500 | 4 |
| SS5 6JB | £366,500 | 8 |
| SS5 4UE | £365,000 | 9 |
| SS5 5AB | £365,000 | 3 |
| SS5 5AW | £365,000 | 3 |
| SS5 6DB | £360,000 | 3 |
| SS5 5BY | £352,500 | 8 |
| SS5 6LF | £352,000 | 3 |
| SS5 5BE | £350,000 | 4 |
| SS5 6JE | £350,000 | 3 |
| SS5 4UG | £349,000 | 4 |
| SS5 4DD | £345,000 | 3 |
| SS5 5EN | £345,000 | 3 |
| SS5 6HF | £342,000 | 3 |
| SS5 4XQ | £332,000 | 5 |
| SS5 5DS | £327,500 | 4 |
| SS5 4UB | £310,000 | 3 |
| SS5 4UZ | £310,000 | 9 |
| SS5 6NA | £310,000 | 3 |
| SS5 4XJ | £305,000 | 6 |
| SS5 4XH | £288,000 | 5 |
| SS5 4XG | £270,000 | 5 |
| SS5 4BQ | £267,500 | 6 |
| SS5 4PQ | £230,000 | 10 |
Prices over time
The median rose 36%, from £330,000 in 2016 to £449,500 in 2025, more than the 33% rise for a typical district in the East of England.
Postcode districts in the Rochford council area
Median sale price of the 3 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. SS5 is the most expensive.
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | |
| B | 13 | |
| C | 198 | |
| D | 254 | |
| E | 43 | |
| F | 8 | |
| G | 1 |
Only 41% of homes put up for sale were rated C or better, against 52% across England and Wales. D was the most common rating: see what a D rating means.
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £365,000 for a terraced house on Wallace Close to £700,000 for a detached house on Wood Avenue.
The latest standard sales recorded in SS5. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 32 Wood AvenueSold for £700,000
- 20 Harrison GardensSold for £410,000
- 55 Christmas Tree CrescentSold for £440,000
- 4 Ullswater DriveSold for £385,000
- 39 Thorpe RoadSold for £660,000
- 2 Wood AvenueSold for £650,000
- 18 Admiral CrescentSold for £390,000
- 68 Burnham RoadSold for £435,000
- 2 Wallace CloseSold for £365,000
- 15 The DriveSold for £400,000
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Minke Mews, Hullbridge£693,50021 sales
- Plumberow Avenue, Hockley£488,00016 sales
- Burnham Road, Hullbridge£400,00015 sales
- Main Road, Hawkwell£480,00015 sales
- Southend Road, Hockley£242,50015 sales
Living in SS5
Crime
32 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 94 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 88% of homes can get it
Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
No postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 73 in 100 postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,363 a year in Rochford for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 65 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of SS5, from the sales in SS5, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Hawkwell West 119 sales£475,000
- Hockley and Ashingdon 144 sales£426,500
- Hockley 220 sales£422,500
- Hullbridge 227 sales£418,000
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 11 | ||
| 49 | ||
| 166 | ||
| 179 | ||
| 50 | ||
| 40 | ||
| 23 |
About these figures
The figures come from 685 standard sales in SS5 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.