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Housing in SS5 4DD

What the homes in SS5 4DD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hockley South & Hawkwell West
Council
Rochford
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,728 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (38.9%). Flats make up 32.1%, well above the 22.2% across England.

SS5 4DDEngland
Detached38.9%22.9%
Semi-detached22.4%31.5%
Terraced6.5%23%
Purpose-built flat31.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

69.4% of households in the SS5 4DD area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 40.2% own outright and 29.3% with a mortgage.

SS5 4DD
69%
14%
16%
England
  • Owned69.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented14%20.5%
  • Social rented16.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SS5 4DDEngland
Owned outright40.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council2.1%8.3%
From a housing association14.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 40.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SS5 4DDEngland
0%
20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (25.3%). 19.8% of households include dependent children.

SS5 4DDEngland
Living alone, under 6615%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over25.3%12.8%
Couple, no children13.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.8%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 SS5 4DD (Hockley South & Hawkwell West) (about 1,728 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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