Rochford: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£637,875

Semi-detached

£389,510

Terraced

£339,298

Flat or maisonette

£181,107

First-time buyers

£336,315

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  75,512 in 1991 → 89,815 in 2024 (+18.9%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £211,297 in 2005 → £412,543 in 2026 (+95.2%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £424 in 2008 → £722 in 2025 (+70.2%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  76.1% in 2004 → 77.0% in 2023 (+1.2%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.3% in 2001 → 2.2% in 2025 (+69.2%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £12,503 in 1997 → £27,085 in 2024 (+116.6%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Rochford; 29 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Smokers · Health & wellbeing6.2% (2020 to 2024) · 6th lowest of 373
• Fuel poverty · Economy & work7.1% (2024) · 15th lowest of 296
• Three-year business survival · Economy & work64.0% (2021) · 25th highest of 374
• High-growth businesses · Economy & work6.6% (2024) · 30th highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills54.1% (2023) · 319th highest of 348
• Job density · Economy & work0.59 jobs per resident (2024) · 312th highest of 350
• Home gas use · Environment11,317 kWh (2024/25) · 310th lowest of 347
• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access75.7 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 311th highest of 361

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Essex, which includes Rochford.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)80.5 years · England 80.0 · 49th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.3 years · England 83.8 · 56th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)62.7 years · England 60.9 · 44th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)62.4 years · England 61.3 · 52nd highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)290.4 per 100k · England 321.0 · 48th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)9.7% · England 10.4 · 62nd lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)67.5% · England 64.6 · 96th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Essex, which includes Rochford.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)70.7% · England 68.3 · 37th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)45.4 score · England 46.0 · 81st highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)6.2% · England 5.8 · 107th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)14.4% · England 19.8 · 38th lowest of 153