Electoral wardE05010848
Hockley ward, Rochford
Hockley is one of 13 electoral wards of Rochford District Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 6,509 residents in 2,747 households — 1,189 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Rayleigh and Wickford constituency; for county elections it is in the Rochford West division.
Residents, 20216,509council ward average 6,589
Households2,7472.37 residents per household
Density1,189/ km²about 5.47 km² · Rochford 513
Aged 65+24.1%Rochford: 23.4% · under 16: 16.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.8% · 314
5–95.4% · 349
10–156.6% · 430
16–194.0% · 262
20–244.9% · 320
25–3411.0% · 713
35–4917.8% · 1,156
50–6421.5% · 1,398
65–7411.9% · 773
75–848.7% · 564
85+3.5% · 231
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van12.9% · 355
1 car or van40.0% · 1,098
2 cars or vans30.4% · 836
3 or more16.7% · 458
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Rochford overall: 80.7% owned, 8.1% social rented, 10.7% private rented.
Owned outright45.0% · 1,237
With mortgage37.1% · 1,019
Shared ownership0.3% · 9
Social rented5.9% · 161
Private rented11.7% · 321
Type of home
Detached house42.5% · 1,168
Semi-detached house37.7% · 1,036
Terraced house6.4% · 177
Purpose-built flat11.8% · 324
Converted house0.5% · 15
Other conversion0.0% · 1
Above shop / office0.7% · 20
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010848- Council
- Rochford District Council
- County council
- Essex County Council
- County division
- Rochford West
- Constituency
- Rayleigh and Wickford
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 7 of 13
Parishes in the ward
Hockley
Other wards in the same constituency
DDownhall and Rawreth18.0% aged 65+ · 82.3% owned6,592HHawkwell East23.6% aged 65+ · 81.1% owned5,910HHawkwell West22.0% aged 65+ · 90.1% owned6,518HHockley 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.