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Rochford

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
85,691
Households
61,933
Crimes · Jun '26
181
61,933
Households
White Brit. · 94%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
181
Crimes · Jun '26
£404,229
Median property price
£1,166
Median rent
2,139
Postcodes
61,933
Households
White Brit. · 94%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
181
Crimes · Jun '26
£404,229
Median property price
£1,166
Median rent
2,139
Postcodes

Sold prices in Rochford

England & Wales
Property sales · Rochford
HM Land Registry · Rochford
Average price
£427,605
YoY: -1.0%
Median price: £400,246
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 39 sales · avg £434,818
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£464k£427k£390k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '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 yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
62
YoY -23%
876950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
33
YoY +83%
37226
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
17
YoY —
18102
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
5
YoY -55%
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
15
YoY +36%
19124
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

2 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising

181
incidents · Jun '26

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

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.

Apply for a primary place via Essex

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

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, tram, and ferry only

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

Median private rent

£1,166/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£887
1 bed
£1,166
2 bed
£1,424
3 bed
£1,867
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Rochford

Coordinates51.5924, 0.6650
Postcodes
2,139
Population (Census)
85,691
Households (Census)
61,933
Recorded crime · Jun '26
181

Demographics in Rochford

Ethnicity

Total residents: 85,656
White Brit.93.8%
Other White1.4%
+ other · 4.8%

Religion

Total residents: 85,659
Christian47.6%
No religion44.9%
Not answered5.5%
+ other · 2.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 85,691
50–6421.4%
35–4918.1%
65–7412.0%
25–3410.7%
75–848.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.7%

Households

Total households: 61,933
Lone parent family: With dependent children57.4%
Cohabiting couple family: All children non-dependent9.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.6%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children6.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent6.3%
+ 5 other households · 12.8%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Rochford

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