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Housing in SS3 0EY

What the homes in SS3 0EY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Great Wakering & Foulness
Council
Rochford
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,832 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (60.8%). Flats make up 18.2%, below the 22.2% across England.

SS3 0EYEngland
Detached9.2%22.9%
Semi-detached60.8%31.5%
Terraced11.6%23%
Purpose-built flat17.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

63.6% of households in the SS3 0EY area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 36.4% own outright and 27.1% with a mortgage.

SS3 0EY
64%
27%
England
  • Owned63.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.9%1%
  • Private rented9%20.5%
  • Social rented26.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SS3 0EYEngland
Owned outright36.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.9%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council4.9%8.3%
From a housing association21.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 33.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SS3 0EYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (22.9%). 22.2% of households include dependent children.

SS3 0EYEngland
Living alone, under 6611.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over22.9%12.8%
Couple, no children15.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.5%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Rochford

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Rochford (August 2026, +5% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

RochfordEngland
All homes£1,300£1,459
One bedroom£890£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,169£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,428£1,489
Four or more£1,870£2,161
Detached£1,715£1,640
Semi-detached£1,359£1,449
Terraced£1,297£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,066£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SS3 0EY (Great Wakering & Foulness) (about 1,832 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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