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Housing in SS4 1QS

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

Neighbourhood
Rochford Town & Canewdon
Council
Rochford
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,364 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (61%). Flats make up 27%, above the 22.2% across England.

SS4 1QSEngland
Detached4.1%22.9%
Semi-detached61%31.5%
Terraced7.6%23%
Purpose-built flat25.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.4%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

35% of households in the SS4 1QS area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 7.5% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 14.2% own outright and 20.8% with a mortgage.

SS4 1QS
35%
57%
England
  • Owned35%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented7.5%20.5%
  • Social rented57.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SS4 1QSEngland
Owned outright14.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan20.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council5.8%8.3%
From a housing association51.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 27.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SS4 1QSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (18.1%). 35.5% of households include dependent children.

SS4 1QSEngland
Living alone, under 6617.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.5%12.8%
Couple, no children11.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children17.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.6%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 1QS (Rochford Town & Canewdon) (about 1,364 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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