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High Elms Park

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3,273 people · median £396,600 · Rochford

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Fast broadbandAmong the least deprived

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

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Who lives here? This neighbourhood

Population3,273

0–14

15%

15–24

11%

25–44

19%

45–64

29%

65+

26%

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Median age48.4

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

Employment rate58%

Residents aged 16 or over who were in work when the census was taken.

Unemployed · of economically active residents4.3%

Self-employed · of people in work18.2%

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Retired27.8%

ONS Census 2021

Degree-level qualified19%

Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.

No formal qualifications21.7%

Residents aged 16+ · ONS Census 2021

Good or very good health83%

Residents who described their general health as good or very good.

Average life-satisfaction rating 7.42/10

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Happiness7.28/10

Feels worthwhile7.5/10

Anxiety (lower = better)3.34/10

Health: ONS Census 2021 · wellbeing ratings: ONS Annual Population Survey

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 9/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 85% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 9/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 9/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 85% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 9 in 2019 — little changed since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

8.5/10

Employment

8.5/10

Education & skills

4.5/10

Health & disability

8.5/10

Crime

9.0/10

Housing & services

4.5/10

Living environment

9.5/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

92%

own their home

97%

White
largest ethnic group · next: Mixed 1%

ONS Census 2021

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