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Rochford

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85,661 people · median £406,750

Rochford Council · Conservative / Independent coalition 21/39 seats · 54% · OCD 2026

Overview Valuation Safety Who lives here Schools Health Getting around Environment Amenities & economy

70/100

Good

AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating

£407k

median price

+18.8%

5-year growth

4.7

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

80%

of rated schools are Good or Outstanding

£407k

median sold price

11.1 yrs

of local pay to buy

+18.8%

5-year change

£325k

typical terraced

43 min

London — fastest

rail stations

80%

of rated schools are Good or Outstanding

grammar schools

schools total

4.7

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

179

Violence — most

8.8

NO₂ · WHO 10

6.5%

in a flood zone

green spaces

7.1

PM2.5 · WHO 5

125

eat & drink

shops

70.6%

gigabit

gyms & leisure

Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend +18.8%

£240,000 in 2014 → £410,000 in 2025 · 2,308 sales in 12 months

In Essex:

11th cheapest of 142nd safest of 1411th most affordable of 1413th best for schools of 14

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The district at a glance each strip is where Rochford sits on the Essex range — click through for the full section

Valuation — £406,750 medianValuation →

dearestcheapest

£406,750 median 11th cheapest of 14

among 14 districts in Essex

Safety — 4.7 crimes per 1,000 residents each monthSafety →

highest crimesafest

4.7 crimes per 1,000 residents each month 2nd safest of 14

among 14 districts in Essex

Schools — 80% of rated schools are Good or OutstandingSchools →

weakeststrongest

80% of rated schools are Good or Outstanding 13th best for schools of 14

among 14 districts in Essex

⌄ Below this district: the map is shaded by Rochford's neighbourhoods — click any of them to go a level finer, where streets take over, then individual sales.

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All figures, sources and dates

Prices2026-05

Affordability2025

Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)

Crime2026-06

Deprivation2025

Census2021

Schools2026

Health2026/2025

Transport2026

Broadband2024-07

Environment2023–24

Ground checks2022–25

Heritage & planning2026

Amenities2026

Companies2026-07-01

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