Electoral wardE05010849
Hockley and Ashingdon ward, Rochford
Hockley and Ashingdon is one of 13 electoral wards of Rochford District Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 6,248 residents in 2,529 households — 540 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Rayleigh and Wickford constituency; for county elections it is in the Rochford North and Rochford West divisions.
Residents, 20216,248council ward average 6,589
Households2,5292.47 residents per household
Density540/ km²about 11.58 km² · Rochford 513
Aged 65+25.9%Rochford: 23.4% · under 16: 15.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.4% · 274
5–94.6% · 287
10–156.5% · 405
16–194.0% · 250
20–245.0% · 312
25–349.0% · 565
35–4916.8% · 1,050
50–6423.8% · 1,489
65–7413.6% · 848
75–849.1% · 569
85+3.2% · 199
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.7% · 245
1 car or van36.2% · 916
2 cars or vans34.8% · 881
3 or more19.3% · 487
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Rochford overall: 80.7% owned, 8.1% social rented, 10.7% private rented.
Owned outright50.9% · 1,286
With mortgage39.2% · 992
Shared ownership0.4% · 10
Social rented2.3% · 57
Private rented7.3% · 184
Type of home
Detached house40.5% · 1,024
Semi-detached house54.0% · 1,366
Terraced house2.7% · 68
Purpose-built flat1.6% · 40
Converted house0.5% · 12
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.4% · 9
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 7
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010849- Council
- Rochford District Council
- County council
- Essex County Council
- County division
- Rochford North, Rochford West
- Constituency
- Rayleigh and Wickford
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 9 of 13
Parishes in the ward
AshingdonHockley
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% owned6,518HHockley24.1% aged 65+ · 82.1% owned6,509HHullbridge32.5% 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.