Social housing in Rochford
8.1% of households in Rochford are social housing — council or housing-association homes — according to the 2021–22 Census. That is below the UK average of 17.5%.
How much social housing is there in Rochford?
Rochford ranks 369th of 374 UK local authorities by social-housing share. Of its 35,548 households, 2,875 are social homes (8.1%) — renting from the council or a housing association.
How does Rochford compare with the UK average?
At -9.4 percentage points versus the UK average of 17.5%, Rochford sits below the national level. It is among the lowest shares in the country.
Rochford at a glance
Beyond housing, here is what the map's other datasets say about Rochford.
Schools
On the Department for Education's register, Rochford has 28 schools — 27 state-funded and 1 independent. That includes 22 primary and 4 secondary schools. Of the 10 with a published Ofsted grade, 80% are Good or Outstanding.
Nurseries
There are 35 nurseries and pre-schools on Ofsted's childcare register in Rochford, offering about 1,424 registered childcare places. Childminders are not counted — Ofsted withholds their addresses.
Deprivation
The median neighbourhood in Rochford sits in decile 8 of 10 on its nation's deprivation index, and 4% of its 53 neighbourhoods fall in the most-deprived national fifth.
House prices
The median neighbourhood price is about £4,311 per m², from Land Registry sold prices matched to EPC floor areas.
Broadband
Median available download speed is about 1,000 Mbit/s — what can be ordered, not what residents have bought (Ofcom Connected Nations).
Explore Rochford
See Rochford through the other lenses on the interactive map — house prices, recorded crime and anti-social behaviour, road & rail noise, deprivation and broadband:
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Figures: 2021–22 Census · Page updated 15 August 2026 · Download the full dataset (CSV, all 374 councils).