Residential dwellings
10,048
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
SS4 rents and yields
Asking rent £1,390/month · Gross yield 4.2% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is SS4?
SS4: residential dwellings 10,048.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.4%
SS4 has the highest HMO-shaped dwellings of the 4 neighbouring postcode districts compared.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 8,864
- Mixed-use buildings
- 1.1%
- HMO-shaped units
- 35%
- EPC A or B
- 19%
- EPC D or worse
- 50%
What does SS4 earn?
SS4: asking rent £1,390/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 127 lets).
Asking rent
£1,390/month 12 months to Sep 2026
127 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 127 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.2% 12 months to Sep 2026
182 lets
+4.5% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 182 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
54 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
How does SS4 vary by home size?
Asking rent in SS4 runs from £947/month for 1 bedroom to £1,467/month for 2 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £947/month | 12 months to Aug 2026 · 6 of 12 months observed | — | 41 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,467/month | 12 months to Aug 2026 · 8 of 12 months observed | — | 71 |
| 3 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns SS4?
Housing associations hold 63% of the 568 units in SS4 whose freeholder is classified; 95% of all units are not yet classified.
- Housing associations63% of classified · 355 units
- Corporate landlords35% of classified · 196 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)3.0% of classified · 17 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does SS4 rank?
SS4 ranks 4th of 4 postcode districts in Rochford for asking rent, at £1,390/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Rochford
SS4 ranks 4th of 4 postcode districts in Rochford for asking rent, at £1,390/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SS5 | £1,695/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 67 | indicative |
| 2 | SS6 | £1,589/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 157 | measured |
| 3 | SS3 | £1,458/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 153 | measured |
| 4 | SS4 | £1,390/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 127 | measured |
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Rochford
SS4 ranks 3rd of 4 postcode districts in Rochford for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.2%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SS6 | 4.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 242 | measured |
| 2 | SS3 | 4.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 226 | measured |
| 3 | SS4 | 4.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 182 | measured |
| 4 | SS5 | 3.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 9 of 12 months observed | 88 | indicative |
Where next from SS4?
- RochfordThe wider market this area sits in.
- SS3Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,040/m² · Sep 2026
- SS5Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £5,145/m² · Sep 2026
- SS6Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,771/m² · Sep 2026
- SS2Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,139/m² · Sep 2026
- SS9Next door, in another authority · Asking £5,251/m² · Sep 2026
- CM3Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,433/m² · Sep 2026
- CM0Next door, in another authority · Asking £5,257/m² · Sep 2026
- SS0Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,843/m² · Sep 2026
- SS1Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,133/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about SS4
- What is the average rent in SS4?
- Homes to let in SS4 asked a median £1,390/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 127 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in SS4?
- 4.2% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 182 lets. +4.5% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in SS4?
- SS4 has 10,048 homes, 0.4% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about SS4
- Property values in SS4Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in SS4Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in SS4What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in SS4What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in SS4Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in SS4What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in SS4Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 127 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 182 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |