Electoral wardE05010853

Roche South ward, Rochford

Roche South is one of 13 electoral wards of Rochford District Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 6,575 residents in 2,889 households — 297 people per km², the 8th 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, 20216,575council ward average 6,589

Households2,8892.28 residents per household

Density297/ km²about 22.12 km² · Rochford 513

Aged 65+20.0%Rochford: 23.4% · under 16: 19.2%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.6% · 436

5–95.8% · 381

10–156.8% · 445

16–193.8% · 248

20–244.9% · 323

25–3414.2% · 935

35–4918.8% · 1,239

50–6419.1% · 1,253

65–7410.3% · 680

75–846.4% · 420

85+3.3% · 217

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van17.8% · 513

1 car or van41.8% · 1,207

2 cars or vans28.2% · 814

3 or more12.3% · 355

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright31.9% · 923

With mortgage34.2% · 990

Shared ownership1.8% · 52

Social rented14.6% · 423

Private rented17.3% · 501

Lives rent free0.1% · 3

Type of home

Detached house29.3% · 847

Semi-detached house32.0% · 926

Terraced house12.4% · 359

Purpose-built flat21.0% · 606

Converted house2.1% · 61

Other conversion1.0% · 30

Above shop / office1.7% · 49

Caravan, mobile0.4% · 12

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05010853
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: 11 of 13

Parishes in the ward

Barling MagnaRochfordSutton

Other wards in the same constituency

FFoulness and The Wakerings21.3% aged 65+ · 75.1% owned7,133 RRoche North and Rural19.1% aged 65+ · 66.3% owned6,681

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.