Typical 3-bedroom house£428kmost £390k–£484k
Houses per m²£4,588flats £4,089
Sold last year1821,317 in five years
Prices in Rochford+3.0%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in SS5 sold for £428,466 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £390,223 and £483,994, for about 95 m² of space.
182 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £181k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SS5 6 (£4,382) and the most in SS5 5 (£4,819).
Across Rochford, prices are up 3% on a year ago and up 13.3% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,428 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,954 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £86,000 for that mortgage: what £90,000 buys.
Questions about SS5
Is SS5 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: prices in Rochford are up 3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (85% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (53.8% against 43.8%); 182 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in SS5?
A typical 3-bedroom house in SS5 sold for £428,466 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £390,223 and £483,994.
How many homes sell in SS5 each year?
182 homes sold in the last year and 1,317 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near SS5?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Lift Westerings, where 85% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near SS5?
For a 3-bedroom house, SS4 (£386k, 5 km), SS0 (£378k, 7 km), SS2 (£357k, 8 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.