Rayleigh North East

Rochford · East of England · population 8,205 · 5 LSOAs

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

97Area Score / 100 ?
  • #197 of 6,856 in England
  • #24 of 746 in East of England
  • #2 of 11 in Rochford
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,121
Median age (est.)48
Density2,104per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above25%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 21%45–64 28%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 49%Mortgage/shared: 40%Social rent: 2%Private rent: 9%
Own outright 49%Mortgage/shared 40%Social rent 2%Private rent 9%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 33%Lone parent: 7%Other: 21%
One person 23%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 33%Lone parent 7%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional16%
Administrative14%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary6%
Caring & leisure6%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 42% · Hindu 1%

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

Rayleigh North East is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #197 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #2 of 11 in Rochford. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (97) and lowest on Housing & access (72). Typical homes here sold for about £420,000 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 115 sales), in line with the wider Rochford median of £410,000. Typical household take-home income is around £46,834 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 26 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 97 · #231
Employment 94 · #389
Education 76 · #1,623
Health 90 · #677
Crime 93 · #451
Housing & access 72 · #1,917
Living environment 79 · #1,424

House prices ?

£420,000median (12m) · -3.1% yr · n=115
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£420,000115-3.1%+12.0%
Detached£505,00047-3.8%+3.7%
Semi-detached£415,00053+0.2%+20.3%
Terraced£363,50012-4.3%+8.5%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£420,000
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)£46,834±£6,575 · #1,668 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,142
Price-to-income ?9.0×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 ?

64Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

26 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 209 offences
Rochford45
East of England70
England83

Rank #187 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences121
Theft9
Burglary13
Vehicle crime17
Criminal damage & arson19
Public order & weapons13
Drugs8
Robbery1
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 24 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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