Electoral wardE05010852
Roche North and Rural ward, Rochford
Roche North and Rural is one of 13 electoral wards of Rochford District Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 6,681 residents in 2,688 households — 151 people per km², the 4th 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 North and Rochford South divisions.
Residents, 20216,681council ward average 6,589
Households2,6882.49 residents per household
Density151/ km²about 44.27 km² · Rochford 513
Aged 65+19.1%Rochford: 23.4% · under 16: 19.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.6% · 375
5–96.0% · 400
10–157.8% · 521
16–194.5% · 301
20–245.7% · 382
25–3412.0% · 805
35–4918.1% · 1,206
50–6421.2% · 1,416
65–7410.3% · 688
75–846.1% · 409
85+2.7% · 178
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van14.1% · 380
1 car or van36.8% · 989
2 cars or vans32.8% · 881
3 or more16.3% · 439
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Rochford overall: 80.7% owned, 8.1% social rented, 10.7% private rented.
Owned outright32.0% · 860
With mortgage34.3% · 922
Shared ownership1.0% · 28
Social rented22.2% · 597
Private rented10.5% · 281
Type of home
Detached house22.8% · 613
Semi-detached house50.3% · 1,351
Terraced house13.4% · 361
Purpose-built flat9.7% · 261
Converted house1.1% · 29
Other conversion1.2% · 31
Above shop / office0.4% · 11
Caravan, mobile1.2% · 31
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010852- Council
- Rochford District Council
- County council
- Essex County Council
- County division
- Rochford North, Rochford South
- Constituency
- Southend East and Rochford
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 13 of 13
Parishes in the ward
CanewdonPagleshamRochfordStambridge
Other wards in the same constituency
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.