Neighbourhoods in Rother

South East · 11 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).

42

Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population

#196 of 296 local authorities · 11 neighbourhoods · 94,221 residents

Income54
Employment41
Education42
Health45
Crime62
Housing & access20
Living env.51
Decile 1: 0% of residentsDecile 2: 10% of residentsDecile 3: 18% of residentsDecile 4: 7% of residentsDecile 5: 46% of residentsDecile 6: 0% of residentsDecile 7: 8% of residentsDecile 8: 11% of residentsDecile 9: 0% of residentsDecile 10: 0% of residentsResidents by national
deprivation decile · left = most deprived

Neighbourhoods here span Bexhill North & Sidley (11) to Collington, Cooden & Little Common (72); 0% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →

In summary

Rother contains both ends of the scale: Collington, Cooden & Little Common at 72 out of 100 (#1,890 of 6,856 in England) against Bexhill North & Sidley at 11, a 62-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £206,000 in Bexhill Central to £497,500 in Burwash, Sedlescombe & Staplecross — a 2.4× gap within Rother.

Living here

Typical net household income£39,095a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime57per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)52
Owner-occupied74%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Rother

£355,000median home sold over the past year · +9.2% over 5 years · -2.7% over the year · 1,287 sales
Detached£504,000
Semi-detached£338,250
Terraced£300,000
Flat£190,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Towns & places in Rother

Grouped neighbourhoods that share a town or locality name.

NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Collington, Cooden & Little Common 1,89072 £460,000
Kewhurst 2,06170 £350,000
Battle & Catsfield 3,56348 £419,500
Westfield, Fairlight & Broad Oak 3,61147 £438,750
Robertsbridge, Hurst Green & Ticehurst 3,63847 £430,000

Neighbourhood rankings in Rother

Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →

Postcode districts in Rother

Postcode districts that overlap Rother — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.

People living in Rother Census 2021

Residents93,103
Median age (est.)52
Density183per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above30%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 17%45–64 28%65+ 32%

Tenure

Own outright: 48%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 48%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 10%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 19%Lone parent: 9%Other: 22%
One person 33%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 19%Lone parent 9%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Managers & directors 15% · Skilled trades 14%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Managers & directors15%
Skilled trades14%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure11%
Administrative10%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 41% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 8%

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.

Nearby areas

Local authorities around Rother.