Typical 3-bedroom house£386kmost £353k–£433k
Houses per m²£4,413flats £3,306
Sold last year1811,280 in five years
Prices in Rochford+3.0%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in SS4 sold for £385,505 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £353,322 and £433,290, for about 93 m² of space.
181 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £147k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SS4 1 (£4,395) and the most in SS4 2 (£4,804).
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 £1,758 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £77,000 for that mortgage: what £80,000 buys.
Questions about SS4
Is SS4 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 (100% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (53.8% against 43.8%); 181 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 SS4?
A typical 3-bedroom house in SS4 sold for £385,505 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £353,322 and £433,290.
How many homes sell in SS4 each year?
181 homes sold in the last year and 1,280 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near SS4?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Stambridge Primary School, where 100% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near SS4?
For a 3-bedroom house, SS8 (£339k, 12 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.