Electoral wardE05010844
Downhall and Rawreth ward, Rochford
Downhall and Rawreth is one of 13 electoral wards of Rochford District Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 6,592 residents in 2,549 households — 511 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Rayleigh and Wickford constituency; for county elections it is in the Rayleigh North and Rayleigh South divisions.
Residents, 20216,592council ward average 6,589
Households2,5492.59 residents per household
Density511/ km²about 12.90 km² · Rochford 513
Aged 65+18.0%Rochford: 23.4% · under 16: 19.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.6% · 371
5–96.1% · 404
10–157.9% · 520
16–194.4% · 287
20–245.2% · 343
25–3411.0% · 728
35–4920.0% · 1,317
50–6421.8% · 1,440
65–7410.1% · 667
75–845.8% · 382
85+2.0% · 135
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.5% · 217
1 car or van37.7% · 961
2 cars or vans36.2% · 923
3 or more17.6% · 448
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Rochford overall: 80.7% owned, 8.1% social rented, 10.7% private rented.
Owned outright40.3% · 1,028
With mortgage42.0% · 1,070
Shared ownership0.5% · 12
Social rented7.3% · 185
Private rented10.0% · 254
Type of home
Detached house44.1% · 1,125
Semi-detached house35.0% · 893
Terraced house10.6% · 271
Purpose-built flat8.5% · 218
Converted house0.3% · 7
Other conversion0.3% · 8
Above shop / office0.2% · 6
Caravan, mobile0.9% · 23
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010844- Council
- Rochford District Council
- County council
- Essex County Council
- County division
- Rayleigh North, Rayleigh South
- Constituency
- Rayleigh and Wickford
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 10 of 13
Parishes in the ward
RawrethRayleigh
Other wards in the same constituency
HHawkwell East23.6% aged 65+ · 81.1% owned5,910HHawkwell West22.0% aged 65+ · 90.1% owned6,518HHockley24.1% aged 65+ · 82.1% owned6,509HHockley and Ashingdon25.9% aged 65+ · 90.1% owned6,248HHullbridge32.5% aged 65+ · 89.2% owned6,593LLodge24.9% aged 65+ · 86.4% owned6,651SSweyne Park and Grange18.4% aged 65+ · 77.7% owned6,762TTrinity27.1% aged 65+ · 88.3% owned6,952WWheatley27.0% aged 65+ · 76.0% owned6,536
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.