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Roche North and Rural

Ward

North Rochford. About 7,051 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 44 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Roche North and Rural live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
6,684
4,148th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Roche North and Rural compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Roche North and RuralMiddle
Population13 wards, Rochford · 2021
Population: every ward in Rochford13 areas from 5,909 to 7,135. The middle area is 6,587. Roche North and Rural is 6,684.
6,6844th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares13 wards, Rochford · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Rochford13 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Roche North and Rural is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage13 wards, Rochford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Rochford13 areas from 76.0% to 99.7%. The middle area is 93.6%. Roche North and Rural is 97.5%.
97.5%3rd highest
Claimant rate13 wards, Rochford · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Rochford13 areas from 1.6% to 4.2%. The middle area is 2.3%. Roche North and Rural is 4.2%.
4.2%highest

Is Roche North and Rural safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Roche North and Rural at a rate of 78.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 50.7 per 1,000 people across Rochford.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 42 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Roche North and Rural.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (281), other crime (91) and anti-social behaviour (72).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Rochford

These figures are published for the whole of Rochford, not for each ward, so they describe all of Rochford and not Roche North and Rural alone. See Rochford

Average house price
£405,340
Up 0.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£44,750
54th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.1×
Joint 84th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
11.4
39th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Roche North and Rural in brief

Roche North and Rural had 6,684 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Roche North and Rural live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Roche North and Rural, 97.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Roche North and Rural, 4.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.