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Rochford District Council

Local authority area: Rochford

Rochford is a district council in Essex, in the East of England region of England. It covers 169.5 km² and had 87,216 residents in 2022 — about 515 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Rochford.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Rochford, 2012–2022.

Residents, 202287,216+4.0% since 2012

Land area169.5km²65.4 sq mi

Density515/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#348of 382 UK councils · #293 in England

Population estimates4 data points

83.9K85.1K87K87.2K

2012201520182022

History

How the council came to be

1974
Created
Rochford became a local authority area.

Same county

Other councils in Essex

All councils in East of England

Colchester194,394 Basildon188,848 Chelmsford183,326 Braintree157,681 Tendring151,451 Epping Forest134,989 Harlow94,409 Uttlesford92,578 Castle Point89,731 Brentwood77,332 Maldon67,554

Elections

13 electoral wards

Census 2021: 85,660 residents in 35,557 households across the wards; 23.4% aged 65+, 80.7% of homes owned, 12.9% of households without a car.

1Foulness and The Wakerings2,930 households · 21.3% aged 65+7,133 2Trinity2,772 households · 27.1% aged 65+6,952 3Sweyne Park and Grange2,866 households · 18.4% aged 65+6,762 4Roche North and Rural2,688 households · 19.1% aged 65+6,681 5Lodge2,671 households · 24.9% aged 65+6,651 6Hullbridge2,909 households · 32.5% aged 65+6,593

All wards of Rochford

Westminster

Constituencies

Rayleigh and Wickford · 10 wards Southend East and Rochford · 3 wards

Source: Wikidata Q2160315 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.