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Housing in SS4 1NG

What the homes in SS4 1NG 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
1,317 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (41.5%). Flats make up 41.9%, well above the 22.2% across England.

SS4 1NGEngland
Detached8.1%22.9%
Semi-detached38.6%31.5%
Terraced11.2%23%
Purpose-built flat41.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

64.9% of households in the SS4 1NG area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 25.9% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 30.1% own outright and 34.8% with a mortgage.

SS4 1NG
65%
26%
England
  • Owned64.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented25.9%20.5%
  • Social rented9.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SS4 1NGEngland
Owned outright30.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan34.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent24%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council0.4%8.3%
From a housing association8.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 47.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SS4 1NGEngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (33.9%). 18.8% of households include dependent children.

SS4 1NGEngland
Living alone, under 6633.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.2%12.8%
Couple, no children16.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.1%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 1NG (Rochford Outer & Hawkwell East) (about 1,317 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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