Around average
IMD England
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for SS5 4JS
Postcode
SS5 4JS
Coordinates
51.5878, 0.6709
Grid reference
TQ851910
Easting
585,125
Northing
191,044
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32HMQC+49
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
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.
17056
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17056 out of 32,844 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.88.3%
African2.4%
Other White2.1%
Indian1.3%
+ other · 6.0%
Religion
No religion51.4%
Christian38.9%
Not answered5.6%
Muslim1.6%
Hindu1.1%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
35–4921.8%
25–3417.9%
50–6415.4%
≤48.2%
10–157.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.4%
Households
Lone parent family: With dependent children58.3%
Cohabiting couple family: All children non-dependent9.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent8.9%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent6.1%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children5.2%
+ 5 other households · 11.9%
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 007D E01021954
E01021954MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Rochford 007 E02004569
E02004569LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Rochford 007D E01021954
E01021954MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Rochford 007 E02004569
E02004569Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:41 AM
Sunrise
5:59 PM
Sunset
12 hours 18 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:41 AM
Sunset (today)
5:59 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 18 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SS5 4JS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 17056
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01021954 and MSOA E02004569 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SS5 4JS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SS5 4JS
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 7%
RWM expected
85%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 22%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
38%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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