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Rochford house prices, schools and crime

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85,661 people · median £406,750

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

Prices

The median sold price in Rochford is £406,750.

Neighbourhoods

Streets

Schools

Rochford’s schools: 83% of inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding.

Crime

Rochford records 4.8 crimes per 1,000 residents a month.

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What does it cost? This district

A typical home here sells for £406,750, up 18.8% over five years. That's about 11.1× local earnings — around the 11.8× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 681 sales
£184k£246k£309k£372k£434k201120182026 YTD2015 +13%−4%£400,000
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£406,750
5-year change+18.8%
Full history since 1995
£20k£128k£236k£344k£452k199520102026 YTD2002 +21%−11%£400,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£530k
Semi-detached
£390k
Terraced
£325k
Flat
£193k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay11.1× · five-year average 11.8×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss15.4%

Of the homes here that sold again within five years, 15.4% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than East of England (17.9%).

By property type
Semi-detached houses9.5%
Flats16.1%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new13.7%
Bought second-hand15.7%
Overall
Typical resale gain+15.6% · ~8-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (467 resale pairs) · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership81%

Owned outright
44%
With a mortgage
37%
Private rented
11%
Social rented
8%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,283

Rochford District Council£273
Essex County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,642
Police & Crime Commissioner£275
Fire & Rescue£93
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,522
Band B£1,775
Band C£2,029
Band D (baseline)£2,283
Band E£2,790
Band F£3,297
Band G£3,804
Band H£4,565
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

£3,667 per square metre

What this means ▾

The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Prices by street in Rochford 12 streets — this area, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Ashingdon Road£169,9501,002—
High Street£145,000655—
Eastwood Road£250,000572—
Alexandra Road£185,000559—
Little Wakering Road£203,750431—
Southend Road£185,000395—
Main Road£250,000390—
Rectory Avenue£195,000363—
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid

Prices by neighbourhood 9 neighbourhoods — the district, broken down

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Rochford +31.6%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 12m
Rochford£357,500+31.6%246
Wolsey Park£415,000+24%315
Hawkwell£385,000+19.2%198
Rayleigh£425,000+17.6%978
Hockley£438,000+15.4%513
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in Rochford — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
2,308 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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