Rochford
SS5 house prices in Rochford
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Rochford, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£421,250
Range £324,500–£665,500 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 26 Sept 2025 and 19 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in SS5: the typical (median) sold price is £421,250, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). SS5 is an active market, with about 23 recorded sales a month. By property type, 49% were semi-detached homes (typically £390,000) and 38% were detached homes (typically £595,000).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,363 a year: Rochford's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Rochford, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on SS5: steady sales, so price from the evidence
250 sales since September 2025 make SS5 a steady market, a pace that gives buyers and sellers something to compare, without a year-on-year figure we would stand behind.
If you are selling, the £324,500 to £665,500 range is where most SS5 sales landed, so compare like with like on type, size and condition; roughly 23 sales a month is enough for buyers to compare, so evidence beats optimism.
Sell houseIf you are buying, typical prices in SS5 sit well above the UK average, so compare any asking price with sold homes of the same type before you commit.
Our checklist before an offer: what has been applied for nearby (63 applications on record within 500 m), whether the home is at risk of flooding and council tax (Band D is £2,363 a year), plus the title, which your conveyancer should review.
Prices are only part of the picture: the free SS5 OfferCheck adds flood, crime, planning, council tax and schools, and the Report says which deserve your attention.
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At a glance
SS5 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£421,250
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
23.3
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,363
A year
On the map
Where SS5 sits in Rochford
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in SS5
4, MILESTONE CLOSE, HOCKLEY
Detached · Freehold · 19 Aug 2026
£560,000
235, MAIN ROAD, HOCKLEY
Semi-detached · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£342,500
3, OAKLEIGH AVENUE, HOCKLEY
Semi-detached · Freehold · 12 Aug 2026
£385,000
21, BARTONS AVENUE, HOCKLEY
Semi-detached · Freehold · 7 Aug 2026
£380,000
54, HAWKWELL CHASE, HOCKLEY
Detached · Freehold · 7 Aug 2026
£570,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). SS5 includes the Downhall and Rawreth ward.
The data, honestly
House prices in SS5
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in SS5 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £595,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £260,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 94 | £595,000 | £396,500–£822,000 |
| Semi-detached | 122 | £390,000 | £328,200–£509,500 |
| Terraced | 21 | £332,500 | £305,000–£450,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 11 | £260,000 | £183,500–£305,000 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 26 Sept 2025 and 19 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in SS5
The quarterly typical price fell 31.2%, from £552,000 in Q3 2025 (4 sales) to £380,000 in Q3 2026 (30 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | £552,000 | 4 |
| Q4 2025 | £430,000 | 93 |
| Q1 2026 | £410,000 | 76 |
| Q2 2026 | £435,000 | 47 |
| Q3 2026 | £380,000 | 30 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 26 Sept 2025 and 19 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of SS5 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most SS5 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £324,500 and £665,500, around a typical £421,250.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 26 Sept 2025 and 19 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in SS5
Semi-detached homes were 49% of recorded sales (122 of 248). 96% of sales were freehold and 4% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached38%
- Semi-detached49%
- Terraced8%
- Flat / maisonette4%
Tenure
- Freehold96%
- Leasehold4%
See the figures
239 freehold (96%) and 11 leasehold (4%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in SS5, including 2 new-build sales. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 26 Sept 2025 and 19 Aug 2026.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
In plain English
What the Rochford (SS5) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £595,000 against £260,000 for flats: about 2.3 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Nearly all of these sales (96%) were freehold, which points to mostly houses.
- This is an active district: about 23 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 26 September 2025 and 19 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on SS5
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in SS5
£2,363
Band D a year in Rochford, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,576 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,838 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,101 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,363 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,889 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,414 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,939 |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,727 |
These are Rochford's charges for 2026-27, the authority SS5 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Rochford · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near SS5
6
open schools within 3 km, nearest Lift Hockley.
All schools
Lift Hockley
Primary · Academies · SS5 4UR
560 m
Outstanding · 2016
Lift Plumberow
Primary · Academies · SS5 5BX
1.1 km
Good · 2014
Lift Greensward
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · SS5 5HG
1.3 km
Good · 2014
Lift Westerings
Primary · Academies · SS5 4NZ
1.5 km
Good · 2017
Lift Ashingdon
Primary · Academies · SS4 3LN
2.7 km
Good · 2023
Down Hall Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SS6 9LW
2.9 km
Good · 2016
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the SS5 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 6 open schools within 3 km, 6 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near SS5
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around SS5
63
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 19 October 2026.
Recent applications
Rochford/26/00524/FULPermitted
407 m
Construct side/rear extension to form WC
Received 2026-07-20 · decided 2026-09-14
Rochford/26/00511/FULPermitted
497 m
Siting of a mobile home in the garden for use as a residential annexe to the dwellinghouse at the site (known as 'Hornbeams').
Received 2026-07-08 · decided 2026-10-12
Rochford/26/00443/FULUndecided
472 m
Redevelopment of the site including demolition of the existing main school block; the construction of a new part one and part two storey school building; the reconfiguration and retention of hard play areas; the provision of a new Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA); and reprovision of the existing car park, together with associated landscaping, sustainability measures, biodiversity enhancement measures, SuDS features and ancillary development.
Received 2026-06-15
Rochford/26/00376/DPDP1Permitted
496 m
Householder Prior Approval for Single Storey Rear Extension. Projection 6.0m from Original Rear Wall, Eaves Height 3.0m, Maximum Height 3.2m.
Received 2026-05-18 · decided 2026-06-26
Rochford/25/00107/FULPermitted
383 m
Single storey rear extension and front infill extension
Received 2025-03-26 · decided 2025-05-29
Rochford/24/00177/FULPermitted
434 m
Raise roof ridge height and construct flat roof rear dormer with rooflights to front
Received 2024-03-06 · decided 2024-04-30
Applications are matched within 500 m of the SS5 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for SS5 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 63 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 19 October 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for SS5
Decile 9 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled SS5 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 8 to decile 10, with a median of decile 9 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
SS5 6EJ, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 9 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so SS5 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in SS5: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in SS5, band by band
Rochford's council tax for 2026-27 set against the SS5 median sold price of £421,250 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearRochford | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £421,250 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,576 | £131 | 0.37% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,838 | £153 | 0.44% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,101 | £175 | 0.50% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,363 | £197 | 0.56% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,889 | £241 | 0.69% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,414 | £285 | 0.81% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,939 | £328 | 0.94% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,727 | £394 | 1.12% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the SS5 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Rochford, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in SS5 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 245 distinct addresses in the records we hold for SS5. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
4, MILESTONE CLOSE, HOCKLEY
SS5 4FJ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£560,000
2026-08-19
235, MAIN ROAD, HOCKLEY
SS5 4NP · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£342,500
2026-08-14
3, OAKLEIGH AVENUE, HOCKLEY
SS5 6EJ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£385,000
2026-08-12
21, BARTONS AVENUE, HOCKLEY
SS5 6EH · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£380,000
2026-08-07
54, HAWKWELL CHASE, HOCKLEY
SS5 4NG · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£570,000
2026-08-07
39, SOUTHBOURNE GROVE, HOCKLEY
SS5 5EB · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£345,000
2026-08-06
3, SOUTHBOURNE GROVE, HOCKLEY
SS5 5EB · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£375,000
2026-07-31
60, WAXWELL ROAD, HOCKLEY
SS5 6HG · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£355,000
2026-07-29
5, ELM GROVE, HOCKLEY
SS5 6ER · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£370,000
2026-07-29
37, ELM GROVE, HOCKLEY
SS5 6ER · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£440,000
2026-07-29
THE HAVEN, ETHELDORE AVENUE, HOCKLEY
SS5 5PA · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£600,000
2026-07-24
27, ROMSEY CLOSE, HOCKLEY
SS5 4XJ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£450,000
2026-07-21
14, BOSWORTH CLOSE, HOCKLEY
SS5 4EZ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£470,000
2026-07-20
139, LOWER ROAD, HOCKLEY
SS5 6DA · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£330,000
2026-07-17
7, KILNWOOD AVENUE, HOCKLEY
SS5 4PR · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£605,000
2026-07-16
3, HEYCROFT ROAD, HOCKLEY
SS5 4HN · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£370,000
2026-07-16
78, FERRY ROAD, HOCKLEY
SS5 6EX · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£380,000
2026-07-15
9, MEY WALK, HOCKLEY
SS5 4UG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£275,000
2026-07-13
70, ABBEY ROAD, HOCKLEY
SS5 6DJ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£350,000
2026-07-13
10, ULLSWATER DRIVE, HOCKLEY
SS5 6EG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£375,000
2026-07-10
77, ADMIRAL CRESCENT, HOCKLEY
SS5 6FS · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£380,000
2026-07-10
158, LOWER ROAD, HOCKLEY
SS5 6BJ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£560,000
2026-07-10
21, THE WESTERINGS, HOCKLEY
SS5 4NX · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£725,000
2026-07-10
1, AUGUSTA DRIVE, HOCKLEY
SS5 4FY · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£897,000
2026-07-10
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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Nearby
Postcode districts near SS5
The closest districts to SS5 by straight-line distance between district centres.
- House prices in SS6 (Rayleigh) 2.2 miles
- House prices in SS4 (Rochford) 3 miles
- House prices in SS9 (Leigh-on-Sea) 3.7 miles
- House prices in SS7 (Benfleet) 4.3 miles
- House prices in SS0 (Westcliff-on-Sea) 4.6 miles
- House prices in SS11 (Wickford) 4.7 miles
- House prices in SS2 (Southend-on-Sea) 5 miles
- House prices in SS12 (Wickford) 5.4 miles
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Data sources
Every SS5 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.