Hockley South & Hawkwell West

Rochford · East of England · population 8,077 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

91Area Score / 100 ?
  • #615 of 6,856 in England
  • #65 of 746 in East of England
  • #4 of 11 in Rochford
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,920
Median age (est.)46
Density1,801per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above24%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 29%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 46%Mortgage/shared: 37%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 46%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 6%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 8%Other: 18%
One person 27%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 8%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Associate professional 17% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Associate professional17%
Managers & directors14%
Administrative13%
Skilled trades12%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service6%
Elementary6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 46% · Hindu 0%

Born outside the UK: 4%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Hockley South & Hawkwell West is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #615 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 11 in Rochford. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (92) and lowest on Housing & access (48). Typical homes here sold for about £437,000 over the past year, up 15% across five years (from 115 sales), 7% above the wider Rochford median of £410,000. Typical household take-home income is around £44,680 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 33 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 84 · #1,067
Employment 86 · #930
Education 72 · #1,911
Health 85 · #1,006
Crime 79 · #1,438
Housing & access 48 · #3,556
Living environment 92 · #533

House prices ?

£437,000median (12m) · +7.9% yr · n=115
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£437,000115+7.9%+15.0%
Detached£615,00045+11.8%+15.5%
Semi-detached£390,00039+2.6%+19.3%
Terraced£319,87516-13.7%+2.2%
Flat£240,00015+9.1%+17.1%
This area£437,000
Rochford£410,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£44,680±£6,274 · #2,155 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£39,158
Price-to-income ?9.8×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

55Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

33 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 270 offences
Rochford45
East of England70
England83

Rank #685 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences127
Theft46
Burglary9
Vehicle crime15
Criminal damage & arson24
Public order & weapons26
Drugs11
Robbery5
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 49 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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