Rochford

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Least deprived 30–40%
Census 2021
85,661
Households
35,555
Crimes · Aug '26
331

Estimated population, mid-2025: 90,760 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

35,555
Households
White Brit. · 94%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Least deprived 30–40%
Avg IMD
331
Crimes · Aug '26
£405,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,039 sales
£1,300
Average rent, August 2026
2,139
Postcodes
35,555
Households
White Brit. · 94%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Least deprived 30–40%
Avg IMD
331
Crimes · Aug '26
£405,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,039 sales
£1,300
Average rent, August 2026
2,139
Postcodes

Sold prices in Rochford

England & Wales
Property sales · Rochford
HM Land Registry · Rochford
Average price
£431,669
Median price: £405,000
Median 0% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,039 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 13 sales · avg £394,115
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£461k£426k£391k
Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Rochford

England & Wales
Crime trends · Rochford

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
141
YoY +93%
16710950
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
61
YoY +408%
85466
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
16
YoY —
31172
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
8
YoY —
1160
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
25
YoY +32%
30174
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
80
YoY +82%
805529
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 6 key categories improving · asb rising

331
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in Rochford

Ethnicity

Total residents: 85,661
White Brit.93.8%
Other White1.4%
+ other · 4.8%

Religion

Total residents: 85,661
Christian47.6%
No religion44.9%
Not answered5.5%
+ other · 2.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 85,661
50–6421.4%
35–4918.1%
65–7412.0%
25–3410.7%
75–848.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.7%

Households

Total households: 35,555
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.0%
One person: aged 66+15.3%
Single family household, all members 66+13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.5%
One person: other11.0%
+ 9 other households · 32.9%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Rochford

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Least deprived 30–40%
Mean decile 7.36 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Least deprived 30–40% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.36 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Rochford

High flood risk in part of this area

2 of 8 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Tidal Models

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 8-point area sample, not a check on any one property

Transport in Rochford

Hockley is a 16-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 1.3 km

  • Hockley

    Rail

    1.3 km
  • Rochford

    Rail

    2.8 km
  • Southend Airport

    Rail

    3.8 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, DLR, tram, metro, and ferry

Amenities in Rochford

GPs make up most of the mapped places

7 GPs · 5 Libraries · 1 Hospitals · 13 in all

  • GPs7
  • Libraries5
  • Hospitals1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Rochford

Average rent, August 2026

£1,300/month

ONS Price Index of Private Rents — average monthly rent by bedroom.

£890
1 bed
£1,169
2 bed
£1,428
3 bed
£1,870
4 bed

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

School applications

We've matched this area to Essex.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Rochford is the district council. School applications go through Essex.

Last published allocation

None of the schools listed here has a published last-distance figure, so we cannot compare a postcode with last year's allocation. We do not draw catchment maps in this list; where we hold a council's map, it is on the school's page.

Apply for a primary place via Essex

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Overview of Rochford

Coordinates51.5924, 0.6650
Postcodes
2,139
Census 2021
85,661

Estimated population, mid-2025: 90,760 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

Households (Census)
35,555
Recorded crime · Aug '26
331

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