Among the most deprived
IMD England
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for SS4 1AT
Postcode
SS4 1AT
Coordinates
51.5878, 0.7088
Grid reference
TQ877911
Easting
587,747
Northing
191,131
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32HPQ5+4G
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Rochford
Travel to Work
Southend
ITL Region
Rochford
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
3132
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3132 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.1%
Other White1.3%
White & Black Caribbean1.1%
+ other · 3.6%
Religion
No religion58.2%
Christian33.6%
Not answered7.2%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
35–4918.2%
50–6418.1%
25–3415.0%
10–1510.1%
5–97.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.0%
Households
Lone parent family: With dependent children54.8%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent13.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent9.5%
Cohabiting couple family: All children non-dependent5.0%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over4.2%
+ 5 other households · 12.5%
Administrative Information
Rochford
Local Authority
Council AreaSouthend East and Rochford E14001501
Constituency
E14001501Essex
Police Force
England
Ward
Roche North and Rural
Constituency code
E14001501
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Rochford
International Territorial Level
Rochford
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Essex
NHS EnglandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
South East Essex
Sub ICB Location
NHS Essex ICB - 99F
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Rochford 004C E01021953
E01021953MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Rochford 004 E02004566
E02004566LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Rochford 004C E01021953
E01021953MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Rochford 004 E02004566
E02004566Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:47 AM
Sunrise
5:50 PM
Sunset
12 hours 3 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:47 AM
Sunset (today)
5:50 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 3 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
May 1994
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~32 years
Active Duration
1994 -> PresentMay 1994 — Introduced
Postcode SS4 1AT introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 3132
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01021953 and MSOA E02004566 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SS4 1AT is currently active and in use.
First introduced
May 1994
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~32 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SS4 1AT
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 63%
RWM expected
50%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
38%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 22%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
60%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 34%
Attainment 8
36.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
100%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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