Is Rochford, Essex a nice place to live?

Is Rochford a nice place to live or is Rochford a bit rough? For us there are a number of factors that make any town a nice place to live, like a low crime rate, low levels of deprivation, the good health of the residents, rent affordability and excellent wages. In this article we will see if Rochford meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Rochford?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Rochford. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. Naturally rural areas have less crime than urban areas, but for this part of our town assessment we've looked at the 10 wards nearest to the centre of Rochford. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#WardCrime Rank
1Hockley28993
2Hockley and Ashingdon26852
3Hawkwell West26700
4Eastwood Park25325
5Hawkwell East24728
6St Laurence15881
7Roche North and Rural14147
8Westborough13675
9Prittlewell13131
10Roche South10862
Crime
FAILED

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Is Rochford a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Rochford, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. For this section of the town assessment, we've examined government health statistics from the 2021 Census General Health question and the Indices of Multiple Deprivation's health element.The table below shows what percentage of Rochford residents answered saying their health was either bad or very bad. To pass this section, the local authority has to have a percentage score less than or equal to 7%.

Local Authority%
Rochford (Rochford)4.24
Maldon4.77
Castle Point5.47
Southend-on-Sea5.57

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Rochford. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average LSOA rank for 10 wards nearest to the centre of Rochford. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#WardHealth Rank
1Hockley and Ashingdon (Best)30182
2Hawkwell West30061
3Hockley29502
4Hawkwell East27334
5Roche North and Rural21656
6Eastwood Park21109
7Roche South20882
8Prittlewell17259
9St Laurence16615
10Westborough (Worst)12635
health
PASSED
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Is Rochford rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Rochford. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space. To pass this section as the town assessment, 8 out of 10 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#WardDeprivation Rank
1Hockley29503
2Hockley and Ashingdon28349
3Hawkwell West28004
4Hawkwell East25082
5Eastwood Park24109
6Prittlewell18276
7Roche North and Rural16018
8Roche South15324
9St Laurence14498
10Westborough11972
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Rochford?

Every six months the Office for National statitics publishes a snapshot of rental costs. These market rental statistics are dated September 2023. We have used the median rental figure for this assessment as we believe this is a more realistic figure than the average (mean) that can be skewed by artificially low and high rents. To pass this section, Rochford rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Essex.

BedsRochfordEssex
1£685£750
2£925£900
3£1200£1150
4£1500£1500
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Rochford per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Rochford, you'll want to know how much you can earn in a job in the town. Every year the government publishes statistics on gross weekly pay, these figures are for September 2023. To pass this section Rochford's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Rochford (Rochford)£827.60
2Southend-on-Sea UA£730.60
3Castle Point£681.00
4Maldon£664.20
Wages
PASSED



So, is Rochford a nice place to live?

Is Rochford a nice place to live?
NO*
* Probably.