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Ashingdon: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Ashingdon neighbourhood of Rochford, England (ONS area Rochford 002). Headline figures assembled 2 November 2026. Postcodes SS4, SS5. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SS4 3ED.

An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against Rochford

Ashingdon is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against Rochford (signals are mixed: 5 rising and 2 falling of 18). Houses here typically resell for £380,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Rochford (0.5 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest railway station, Hockley, is 2.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 2 November 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£380,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +13% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Affluent

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Mixed signs

Weighted balance +0.07; 5 of 18 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 9 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 7 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£60,900

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.5 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

Faster than the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Ashingdon sits in Rochford

  • Typical house price: 4th lowest of 11 neighbourhoods in Rochford
  • Average household income: 6th highest of 11 neighbourhoods in Rochford

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 2 November 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Ashingdon

House prices: Ashingdon against Rochford: This neighbourhood £63k (1995) to £405k (2026); Rochford £60k (1995) to £413k (2026).£104k£370k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£405kRochford£413k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Rochford, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).
Flat prices: Ashingdon against Rochford: This neighbourhood £116k (2006) to £198k (2024); Rochford £124k (2006) to £200k (2026).£130k£209k2026202320202017201420112006This neighbourhood£198kRochford£200k
Median resale price of flats each year here and across Rochford, 2006 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 2 November 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

5 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Rochford, 2 the other way and 11 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Recorded crime
  • Income deprivation ranking
  • Schools improving
  • New-build activity
  • Homes selling

Falling behind the borough

  • Home improvement applications
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Hockley Railway station, 2.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 6.7 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Greater Anglia to London Liverpool Street (about 51 min) and Southend Victoria (about 16 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Lift Ashingdon 1.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2023).
  • Nearest state secondary school The King Edmund School 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jan 2024).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Ashingdon

What is the typical house price in Ashingdon?

£380,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +13% against 2017-2019.

How does Ashingdon compare with the rest of Rochford?

Typical house price: 4th lowest of 11 neighbourhoods in Rochford. Average household income: 6th highest of 11 neighbourhoods in Rochford.

Is Ashingdon an affluent area?

Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Ashingdon gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.07; 5 of 18 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Ashingdon?

Hockley. Railway station, 2.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 6.7 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Greater Anglia to London Liverpool Street (about 51 min) and Southend Victoria (about 16 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Ashingdon?

Nearest state primary school. Lift Ashingdon. 1.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2023). Nearest state secondary school. The King Edmund School. 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jan 2024).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.