Rochford District Statement of Place
Welcome to the Rochford District Statement of Place, a
collection of facts and figures about Rochford District and its
communities. The purpose of this document is to provide a
definitive source of key data about Rochford District.
It is intended to provide a common data source for all those
working for the Council, we have made it available to anyone
looking for detailed data on our District.
The Statement of Place has been undertaken by the Rochford Local
Strategic Partnership and brings together work commissioned from
Local Futures, the Joint Essex Strategic Health Assessment and
Tribal Consulting.
The data is arranged in four parts. An Executive Summary, An
abridged Area profile and the full Local Futures data arranged at
District level and at Ward and Super Output Area (SOA) level.
A selection of key fact are detailed below:
- The District of Rochford contains more persons per hectare than
the County of Essex (3.8 persons), the East of England region (2.8
persons) and England and Wales (3.4 persons).
- Life expectancy at birth (years): Males is 78.
- Life expectancy at birth (years): Females is 82.2.
- The vast majority of Rochford District residents (71.1%) class
themselves as being in 'good' health.
- 84.93% of residents think that for their local area, over the
past three years, that sport and leisure facilities have got better
or stayed the same.
- A high proportion of the Rochford workforce commutes out of the
District. 30% travel to work in Southend, 14% to London, 9% to
Basildon and about 15% travel elsewhere outside the District.
- 16.4% of households within the District of Rochford do not own
a car or van. This proportion of the population is considerably
different to the national trend whereby 26.8% of households do not
own a car or van.
- Overall there has been a 15.7% decrease in crime between 2005
and 2006. Whilst overall crime has reduced theft from a motor
vehicle rose by 7%, and increase in actual numbers of 22. This is
linked to theft of number plates, stereos and satellite navigation
systems. It is predicted that the district will see a rise in Sat
nav thefts in 2007.
- Percentage of residents surveyed who say that they feel fairly
safe or very safe outside during the day is 98%.
- 80% of residents are satisfied with the area as a place to
live.
- The average price of a flat within the District of Rochford
(£81, 667) was less than the average price of a flat within the
region (£96, 888) and nationally 18(£138, 762).
To view all the details from the Rochford District Statement of
Place please see the Related Documents below.