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The Drive, Rochford

MyStreetCheck free street report: The Drive, Rochford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/rochford-essex/the-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SS4 1QE, SS4 1QD, SS4 1QQ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£325,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£297,750
36 sales
Price range
£142k – £390k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
13 Apr 2026
SS4 1QE

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At a glance

House prices£325k average12% below the Rochford average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station9 min walkRochford station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold93% freeholdAcross 43 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

36 property sales on The Drive, Rochford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £325,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £308,345. Average sale prices rose from £270,000 in 2016 to £325,000 in 2026 (+20%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 12% below the Rochford average of £371,324 over the same period. 8 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 81% semi-detached, 14% terraced, 6% flat. Recorded sale prices on The Drive range from £142,000 to £390,000. 93% of homes sold here were freehold and 7% leasehold. Of 53 streets in Rochford with at least two sales in the last year, The Drive ranks 41st for average price.

House prices on The Drive compared

The Drive£325,000
SS4 postcode area£371,324
Rochford£371,324
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all SS4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £270,000 (2 sales)2016£270k2017: £250,000 (4 sales)2017£250k2018: £274,999 (5 sales)2018£275k2019: £275,000 (1 sales)2019£275k2020: £222,667 (3 sales)2020£223k2021: £309,000 (5 sales)2021£309k2022: £324,375 (4 sales)2022£324k2023: £347,500 (3 sales)2023£348k2024: £357,667 (3 sales)2024£358k2025: £313,250 (4 sales)2025£313k2026: £325,000 (2 sales)2026£325k

Tenure: 93% freehold and 7% leasehold across 43 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached29£308,34513 Apr 2026
Terraced5£291,40010 May 2024
Flat2£160,00014 Mar 2025

Sold prices on The Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
29, The Drive SS4 1QE 13 Apr 2026£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
85, The Drive SS4 1QQ 23 Mar 2026£330,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, The Drive SS4 1QE 28 Nov 2025£246,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
99, The Drive SS4 1QQ 14 Aug 2025£360,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
54, The Drive SS4 1QE 20 Mar 2025£355,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
59C, The Drive SS4 1QE 14 Mar 2025£178,000 FlatLeasehold
67, The Drive SS4 1QQ 6 Jan 2025£360,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, The Drive SS4 1QE 28 Oct 2024£390,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
94, The Drive SS4 1QQ 19 Aug 2024£358,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, The Drive SS4 1QE 10 May 2024£325,000 TerracedFreehold
56, The Drive SS4 1QE 18 Dec 2023£365,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
112, The Drive SS4 1QQ 26 May 2023£382,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, The Drive SS4 1QD 13 Feb 2023£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
65, The Drive SS4 1QQ 31 Jan 2023£380,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
88, The Drive SS4 1QQ 17 Aug 2022£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
78, The Drive SS4 1QQ 29 Apr 2022£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, The Drive SS4 1QE 10 Mar 2022£312,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
57, The Drive SS4 1QE 4 Feb 2022£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, The Drive SS4 1QD 26 Aug 2021£331,000 TerracedFreehold
30, The Drive SS4 1QD 30 Apr 2021£262,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, The Drive SS4 1QD 1 Apr 2021£322,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, The Drive SS4 1QD 15 Mar 2021£332,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, The Drive SS4 1QE 26 Feb 2021£297,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
59A, The Drive SS4 1QE 14 Aug 2020£120,000 FlatLeasehold
32, The Drive SS4 1QD 12 Aug 2020£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
59C, The Drive SS4 1QE 24 Apr 2020£142,000 FlatLeasehold
17, The Drive SS4 1QD 3 Apr 2020£251,000 TerracedFreehold
67, The Drive SS4 1QQ 25 Oct 2019£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, The Drive SS4 1QD 14 Oct 2019£253,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, The Drive SS4 1QE 27 Nov 2018£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
96, The Drive SS4 1QQ 18 Sep 2018£294,995 Semi-detachedFreehold
54, The Drive SS4 1QE 27 Jul 2018£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, The Drive SS4 1QD 4 May 2018£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, The Drive SS4 1QD 8 Jan 2018£285,000 TerracedFreehold
52, The Drive SS4 1QE 14 Jul 2017£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
76, The Drive SS4 1QE 14 Jul 2017£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
94, The Drive SS4 1QQ 19 May 2017£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, The Drive SS4 1QE 6 Jan 2017£265,000 TerracedFreehold
41, The Drive SS4 1QE 21 Dec 2016£240,000 TerracedFreehold
18, The Drive SS4 1QD 11 Oct 2016£257,000 OtherFreehold
14, The Drive SS4 1QD 26 Sep 2016£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, The Drive SS4 1QD 26 Sep 2016£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, The Drive SS4 1QE 21 Mar 2016£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
29, The Drive £246,000 (Nov 2025) → £320,000 (Apr 2026) +30%
over under a year
54, The Drive £280,000 (Jul 2018) → £355,000 (Mar 2025) +27%
over 7 yrs
59C, The Drive £142,000 (Apr 2020) → £178,000 (Mar 2025) +25%
over 5 yrs
67, The Drive £275,000 (Oct 2019) → £360,000 (Jan 2025) +31%
over 5 yrs
94, The Drive £265,000 (May 2017) → £358,000 (Aug 2024) +35%
over 7 yrs
47, The Drive £180,000 (Mar 2016) → £312,500 (Mar 2022) +74%
over 6 yrs
21, The Drive £285,000 (Jan 2018) → £331,000 (Aug 2021) +16%
over 4 yrs
4, The Drive £265,000 (Sep 2016) → £253,000 (Oct 2019) -5%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near The Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Waterman Primary School 67 pupils Primary 4–11 Requires improvement Report 0.1 mi
Poplar Adolescent Unit Pupil referral unit 11–18 Report 0.3 mi
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School 196 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Rochford Primary and Nursery School 239 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Holt Farm Infant School 211 pupils Primary 4–7 Report 0.5 mi
Holt Farm Junior School 296 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
The King Edmund School 1,318 pupils Secondary 11–19 Good Report 0.7 mi
Stambridge Primary School 82 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.2 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Rochford station 0.5 mi · 9 min walk
  • Southend Airport station 1.3 mi · 27 min walk
  • Hockley station 2.3 mi · 46 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Dalys Road (E-bound, Dalys Rd) 4 min walk
  • Roche Avenue (opp, Ashingdon Rd) 6 min walk
  • Doggetts Close (adj, Stambridge Rd) 6 min walk
  • Doggetts Close (opp, Stambridge Rd) 6 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Practice Leecon Way
    1 Leecon Way, Ashington Gardens, Rochford · 0.4 mi
  • Dr Puzey,Dr Kothari And Dr Nanda
    The Puzey Family Practice, Southwell House, Back Lane, Rochford · 0.4 mi
  • Ashingdon Medical Centre
    57 Lascelles Gardens, Ashingdon, Rochford · 1.1 mi
  • Scott Park Surgery
    205 Western Approaches, Southend-On-Sea · 2.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Rochford West Street · 0.4 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Rochford West Street Local · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Rochford - Golden Cross Parade · 0.7 mi
  • The Food Warehouse Iceland Southend Food Warehouse · 1.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Well · 0.4 mi
  • Rochford Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Golden Cross Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • West Street (dental Surgery) · 0.4 mi
  • Apollo Dental Health Clinic Ltd · 1.4 mi
  • White Hart Lane (dental Surgery) · 2.1 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income5 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned73.4%62.5%
Private rented12.9%20.3%
Social rented13.6%17.1%
Households1,144

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1521.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.9%64.1%
Aged 65+13.1%18.6%
Residents2,840

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks84%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network99%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks89%92%

Share of homes across Rochford with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around The Drive

Ethnic group

HereRochford
White90.8%95.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.1%0.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.9%1.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%1.7%
Other ethnic group0.8%0.3%

Religion

HereRochford
No religion51.4%44.9%
Christian38.8%47.6%
Not answered5.6%5.5%
Muslim1.6%0.5%
Hindu1.1%0.4%
Other religion0.5%0.4%
Buddhist0.4%0.2%
Sikh0.3%–

Country of birth

HereRochford
Born in the UK92.9%96%
Born outside the UK7.1%4%

Highest qualification

HereRochford
Level 4 qualifications and above28%22.8%
Level 3 qualifications23.3%18.5%
Level 2 qualifications17.4%17.5%
No qualifications14.1%19.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%12.8%
Apprenticeship4.9%6.3%
Other qualifications1.9%2.9%

General health

HereRochford
Very good health53.5%48.9%
Good health32.5%34.5%
Fair health10%12.4%
Bad health3%3.3%
Very bad health1.1%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereRochford
1 car or van in household40.6%38.7%
2 cars or vans in household33.2%33%
No cars or vans in household13.4%13%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.8%15.3%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Rochford.

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