Foulness and The Wakerings ward, Rochford

Foulness and The Wakerings is one of 13 electoral wards of Rochford District Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 7,133 residents in 2,930 households — 151 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Southend East and Rochford constituency; for county elections it is in the Rochford South division.

Residents, 20217,133council ward average 6,589

Households2,9302.43 residents per household

Density151/ km²about 47.21 km² · Rochford 513

Aged 65+21.3%Rochford: 23.4% · under 16: 18.1%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.2% · 372

5–95.7% · 409

10–157.1% · 507

16–194.3% · 305

20–245.1% · 365

25–3411.9% · 848

35–4917.7% · 1,266

50–6421.6% · 1,544

65–7412.3% · 875

75–846.6% · 472

85+2.4% · 170

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van11.9% · 350

1 car or van38.1% · 1,116

2 cars or vans34.0% · 997

3 or more15.9% · 467

Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Rochford overall: 80.7% owned, 8.1% social rented, 10.7% private rented.

Owned outright37.8% · 1,107

With mortgage37.3% · 1,092

Shared ownership1.0% · 28

Social rented12.2% · 357

Private rented11.8% · 346

Type of home

Detached house27.1% · 793

Semi-detached house49.4% · 1,446

Terraced house14.6% · 429

Purpose-built flat7.6% · 223

Converted house0.6% · 18

Other conversion0.3% · 9

Above shop / office0.3% · 10

Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05010845
Council: Rochford District Council
County council: Essex County Council
County division: Rochford South
Constituency: Southend East and Rochford
Region: East of England
Density rank in council: 12 of 13

Parishes in the ward

Barling MagnaFoulnessGreat Wakering

Other wards in the same constituency

RRoche North and Rural19.1% aged 65+ · 66.3% owned6,681 RRoche South20.0% aged 65+ · 66.1% owned6,575

All 13 wards of Rochford

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.