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Rother

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
93,085
Households
42,122
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 5.6 per 1k
42,122
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
Christian · 51%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 5.6 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£366,933
Median property price
£1,031
Median rent
3,172
Postcodes
42,122
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
Christian · 51%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 5.6 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£366,933
Median property price
£1,031
Median rent
3,172
Postcodes

Sold prices in Rother

England & Wales
Property sales · Rother
HM Land Registry · Rother
Average price
£403,681
YoY: -1.8%
Median price: £374,614
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 62 sales · avg £404,753
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£458k£408k£357k
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 Rother

England & Wales
Crime trends · Rother

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
167
YoY stable
184943
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
120
YoY stable
124620
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
11
YoY -21%
22110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
22
YoY +57%
22110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
37
YoY -24%
64320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
46
YoY +18%
62310
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

2 of 5 key categories improving · public order up sharply · burglary rising

521
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Rother

High flood risk in part of this area

1 of 9 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 Fluvial / Tidal Models

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to East Sussex.

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

Rother is the district council. School applications go through East Sussex.

Apply for a primary place via East Sussex

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 Rother

Battle is a 19-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 1.5 km

  • Battle

    Rail

    1.5 km
  • Crowhurst

    Rail

    2.8 km
  • Doleham

    Rail

    6.5 km
  • West St Leonards

    Rail

    6.8 km

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

Amenities in Rother

GPs make up most of the mapped places

14 GPs · 6 Museums · 5 Libraries · 28 in all

  • GPs14
  • Museums6
  • Libraries5
  • Hospitals3

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

Private rents in Rother

Median private rent

£1,031/month

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

£803
1 bed
£1,031
2 bed
£1,294
3 bed
£1,915
4 bed

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

Overview of Rother

Coordinates50.9121, 0.5166
Postcodes
3,172
Population (Census)
93,085
Households (Census)
42,122
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 5.6 per 1k

Demographics in Rother

Ethnicity

Total residents: 93,091
White Brit.91.7%
Other White2.8%
+ other · 5.5%

Religion

Total residents: 93,123
Christian50.9%
No religion40.7%
Not answered6.6%
+ other · 1.9%

Age groups

Total residents: 93,085
50–6422.4%
65–7416.3%
35–4914.2%
75–8411.3%
25–348.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.1%

Households

Total households: 42,122
Any member 66+19.9%
All members 66+16.3%
Other12.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.8%
+ 7 other households · 29.2%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Rother

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 4.79 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.79 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).