Uplands Close Hawkwell, Rochford
9 addresses across 1 postcode (SS5), about 50 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 32200895.
- Sales: 5 recorded sales since 1995; in 2016 the median was £280,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (D: 1, E: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Rochford costs £2,363 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Hockley, about 630 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Hawkwell Common, is about 180 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 37 to 39 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Church View Surgery, about 590 m (0.4 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 350 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 93% of households owned their home and 22% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 27 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | £280,000 | £280,000 | £280,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £197,000 | £197,000 | £197,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £205,000 | £205,000 | £205,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £178,000 | £178,000 | £178,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £95,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 2016 | 2 SS5 4DN | Semi-detached | £280,000 | |
| 3 Apr 2013 | 4 SS5 4DN | Semi-detached | £197,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2011 | 1 SS5 4DN | Semi-detached | £205,000 | |
| 11 Mar 2005 | 2 SS5 4DN | Semi-detached | £178,000 | |
| 4 Aug 2000 | 4 SS5 4DN | Semi-detached | £95,000 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 74 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (3). Built: 1950-1966 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Rochford in 2026-27: Band D £2,363 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,576 | £1,838 | £2,101 | £2,363 | £2,889 | £3,414 | £3,939 | £4,727 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (37% of about 570 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Lime Court and Poplar Court Greensward Lane Hockley SS5 5HB: up to 24 homes, not permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- Eldon Way/Foundry Industrial Estate Hockley: up to 150 homes, not permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
- 22 Main Road Hockley SS5 4QS: up to 10 homes, permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 9 addresses are between 37 m and 39 m above sea level (38 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS5 4DN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hockley 818,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Rochford 671,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2 miles) | |
| Southend Airport 232,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 19 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hillside Avenue Hawkwell | 160 m |
| Ferry terminal | Wallasea Island Ferry Landing Canewdon | 9.4 km (5.9 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hockley Station (Plumberow Avenue) Car Park | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest PoGo Charge | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 43.5 km (27 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Church View Surgery | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest C Percy LTD | 170 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest White Hart Lane (Dental Surgery) | 140 m |
| Hospital | Rochford Community Hospital | 3.1 km (2 miles) |
| Police station | Rayleigh Police Station | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Chelmsford Star Coop Hawkwell, Hawkwell Cashzone | 170 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hawkwell Common 3,960 m² | 180 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 6.7 ha | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 800 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rochford Hundred Rugby Club 6.0 ha | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,650 m² | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 8.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Plumberow Mount, a scheduled monument, 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Plumberow Mount | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Marylands Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Great Bull Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Bett's Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Potash Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Brandy Hole | Tidal water | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north-west |
| Oakwood Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
None of the street's 9 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, railways or aircraft.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Rochford: see them on the Rochford page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lift Westerings | Primary | 4–11 | 650 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Lift Greensward | Secondary | 11–18 | 860 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Lift Plumberow | Primary | 5–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Lift Hockley | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Royal British Legion SS5 4DQ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 140 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 27 Feb 2025 |
| C Percy Limited SS5 4EG | Retailers - other | 170 m | Exempt | |
| The Co-operative Hawkwell SS5 4EG | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 170 m | 5 Very good | 11 Mar 2020 |
| Hawkwell Post Office SS5 4EG | Retailers - other | 170 m | 5 Very good | 8 Aug 2017 |
| The Co-op SS5 4EG | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 180 m | 5 Very good | 21 Apr 2026 |
| Hockley Bowling Club SS5 4DG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 230 m | 5 Very good | 24 Jan 2020 |
| I Can't Believe It's Gluten Free SS5 4EZ | Other catering premises | 230 m | 5 Very good | 19 May 2026 |
| White Hart Inn Hockley Ltd SS5 4NS | Pub/bar/nightclub | 280 m | 5 Very good | 23 Apr 2026 |
| Clever Cloggs Pre-School SS5 4EH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 380 m | 5 Very good | 29 Mar 2019 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 10 |
| Shoplifting | 6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (11); On or near Park/Open Space (10); On or near Uplands Close (2); On or near Helena Close (2); On or near White Hart Lane (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- SS5 4DN: 9 addresses
Nearby streets
Uplands Road · Helena Close · Kent Green Close · Hill Lane · Welbeck Close · Hawkwell Chase · Highams Road · Heycroft Road · Hillside Avenue · Magnolia Road · Park Gardens · Glencrofts
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.