Among the most deprived
IMD England
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for SS4 1BJ
Postcode
SS4 1BJ
Coordinates
51.5827, 0.7081
Grid reference
TQ877905
Easting
587,719
Northing
190,572
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32HPM5+36
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.
6720
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6720 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.91.3%
Other White2.1%
White Irish1.6%
+ other · 5.0%
Religion
No religion49.7%
Christian42.6%
Not answered5.7%
+ other · 2.1%
Age groups
50–6418.5%
35–4918.4%
25–3414.8%
65–7410.6%
20–246.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.0%
Households
Lone parent family: With dependent children58.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent15.3%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent8.2%
Cohabiting couple family: All children non-dependent4.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children3.0%
+ 5 other households · 11.0%
Administrative Information
Rochford
Local Authority
Council AreaSouthend East and Rochford E14001501
Constituency
E14001501Essex
Police Force
England
Ward
Roche South
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 004D E01021955
E01021955MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Rochford 004 E02004566
E02004566LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Rochford 004D E01021955
E01021955MSOA 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
February 2026
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
TerminatedActive
Active Duration
2026 -> PresentFebruary 2026 — Introduced
Postcode SS4 1BJ introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode SS4 1BJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
February 2026
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
Active
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SS4 1BJ
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 63%
RWM expected
50%
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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