Is Rochford a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Rochford, from official data · 7 postcode districts · 2,137 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Rochford, from official data · 7 postcode districts · 2,137 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Rochford sold for £412,543 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.9% on a year earlier. Across Rochford, police record 52 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Rochford, the nearest primary school is Lift Westerings, 0.4 mi away, about a 9 minute walk; the nearest secondary is Lift Greensward, 1.0 mi away, about a 20 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Church View Surgery, 0.7 mi away, about a 13 minute walk.
Hockley station is 0.8 mi away, about a 16 minute walk; the nearest park is 0.2 mi away, about a 3 minute walk.
Across Rochford, police record 52 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Rochford sold for £412,543 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.9% on a year earlier. By type: detached £637,875, semi-detached £389,510, terraced £339,298, flats £181,107. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Lift Westerings, 0.4 mi away, about a 9 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is Lift Greensward, 1.0 mi away, about a 20 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Hockley is 0.8 mi away, about a 16 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £66,053 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.