UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/rochford
Council areaEast of England, England
House prices in Rochford
Homes in Rochford sold for a median of £405,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 2,596 standard sales.
That puts it in the middle third of the 45 council areas in the East of England with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £349,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 882 | £535,000 | £450,000 to £650,000 | £4,401/m²from 34 sales |
| Semi-detached | 1,208 | £387,000 | £350,000 to £430,000 | £4,462/m²from 45 sales |
| Terraced | 250 | £334,500 | £307,000 to £380,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 256 | £195,000 | £155,000 to £240,000 | Too few |
Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold in Rochford, at 47% of sales, ahead of detached houses at 34%.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £4,331 per m², 11% above the £3,900 across the East of England as a whole.
Prices over time
The median rose 36%, from £302,000 in 2016 to £410,000 in 2025, the same as the 36% rise across the East of England as a whole.
Postcode districts in Rochford
District medians are close together, from £370,000 in SS4 (Rochford) to £430,000 in SS5 (Hockley).
Post towns in Rochford, by number of sales: Rayleigh (SS6), Rochford (SS4), Hockley (SS5).
- SS5Hockley, 685 salesMedian price £430,000Price per square metre £4,376Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +10%
- SS6Rayleigh, 972 salesMedian price £420,000Price per square metre £4,220Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
- SS4Rochford, 698 salesMedian price £370,000Price per square metre £4,269Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Ashingdon Road, Rochford (SS4)54 sales
- Grebe Drive, Rochford (SS4)28 sales
- Eastwood Road, Rayleigh (SS6)27 sales
- Minke Mews, Hullbridge (SS5)21 sales
- Bittern Lane, Rochford (SS4)17 sales
- London Road, Rayleigh (SS6)17 sales
- Plumberow Avenue, Hockley (SS5)16 sales
- Castle Road, Rayleigh (SS6)16 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Minke Mews, Hullbridge (SS5, detached houses, £693,500), Victoria Avenue, Rayleigh (SS6, £692,500) and Coniston Crescent, Hullbridge (SS5, detached houses, £647,500).
The cheapest were Roche Close, Rochford (SS4, flats, £127,500), Lesney Gardens, Rochford (SS4, flats, £134,000) and King Georges Close, Rayleigh (SS6, flats, £180,000).
Living in Rochford
Crime
47 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 92 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
90% of homes can get it
Near the middle of all council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
No postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 86 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,363 a year in Rochford for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 65 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the East of England
Median sale price of the 45 council areas in the East of England with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Rochford and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- East Hertfordshire£450,000
- Welwyn Hatfield£435,000
- Broxbourne£433,000
- South Cambridgeshire£432,000
- North Hertfordshire£425,000
- Watford£420,000
- Chelmsford£408,500
- Rochford, this council area£405,000
- Maldon£390,000
- Central Bedfordshire£367,500
- Castle Point£365,000
- Basildon£363,500
- Thurrock£360,000
- Bedford£349,000
- Braintree£345,000
About these figures
Rochford's figures come from 2,596 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 3 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Rochford, so their sales add up to 2,355 instead (how we build council pages). New builds made up 8% of them.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.