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Housing in SS4 1JB

What the homes in SS4 1JB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Rochford Outer & Hawkwell East
Council
Rochford
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,476 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (43.3%). Flats make up 16.6%, below the 22.2% across England.

SS4 1JBEngland
Detached21.6%22.9%
Semi-detached43.3%31.5%
Terraced18%23%
Purpose-built flat12.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.5%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

69.4% of households in the SS4 1JB area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.7% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 36.7% own outright and 32.8% with a mortgage.

SS4 1JB
69%
15%
15%
England
  • Owned69.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented14.7%20.5%
  • Social rented15.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SS4 1JBEngland
Owned outright36.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.5%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council1.7%8.3%
From a housing association13.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 32.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SS4 1JBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (18.1%). 24.5% of households include dependent children.

SS4 1JBEngland
Living alone, under 6614.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.1%12.8%
Couple, no children14.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.7%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 SS4 1JB (Rochford Outer & Hawkwell East) (about 1,476 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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