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33 recorded sales · median £265,000 · Rochford
Rochford Council · Conservative / Independent coalition 21/39 seats · 54% · OCD 2026
70/100
Good
Acreright area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£265k
median price
5.6
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£265k
median sold price
11.1 yrs
of local pay to buy
37 min
London — fastest
5
rail stations mapped
0
grammar schools
28
schools total
5.6
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
196
Violence — most
8.8
NO₂ · WHO 10
6.5%
in a flood zone
58
green spaces
7.1
PM2.5 · WHO 5
125
eat & drink
32
shops
70.6%
gigabit
4
gyms & leisure
Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.
Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities
Sold price trend
£107,750 in 1999 → £475,000 in 2022
⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Rochford, clearly labelled.
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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-09-09
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2026 (control)
Crime2026-07
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01
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What does it cost? This street
A typical home here sells for £265,000. That's about 11.1× local earnings — around the 11.8× five-year average.
Sold price history
2022 · 2 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to Sep 2026 · 33 sales£265,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Too few sales by type to chart.
Typical home price compared with annual local pay11.1× · five-year average 11.8×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Rochford15.3%
Of the homes across Rochford that sold again within five years, 15.3% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than East of England (17.5%).
By property type
Semi-detached houses5.3%
Flats16.1%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new14.9%
Bought second-hand15.3%
Overall
Typical resale gain+15.7% · ~8.1-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (445 resale pairs) across Rochford — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership81%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,283
Rochford District Council£273
Essex County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,642
Police & Crime Commissioner£275
Fire & Rescue£93
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,522
Band B£1,775
Band C£2,029
Band D (baseline)£2,283
Band E£2,790
Band F£3,297
Band G£3,804
Band H£4,565
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
Neighbourhood prices in Rochford how Nelson Gardens compares · from Rochford
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Rochford +31.6%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochford | £357,500 | +31.6% | 246 |
| Wolsey Park | £415,000 | +24% | 315 |
| Hawkwell | £385,000 | +19.2% | 198 |
| Rayleigh | £425,000 | +17.6% | 978 |
| Hockley | £438,000 | +15.4% | 513 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Nelson Gardens — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6, Nelson Gardens | Semi-detached | — | — | £244,800 | Feb 2026 |
| 19 Nelson Gardens | Semi-detached | — | — | £530,000 | Jan 2025 |
| 4 Nelson Gardens | Semi-detached | — | — | £475,000 | Aug 2024 |
| 12 Nelson Gardens | Semi-detached | — | — | £500,000 | Sep 2022 |
| 20 Nelson Gardens | Semi-detached | — | — | £450,000 | Jul 2022 |
| 22, Nelson Gardens | Semi-detached | — | — | £430,000 | Nov 2020 |
| 32, Nelson Gardens | Detached | — | — | £550,000 | Sep 2020 |
| 24, Nelson Gardens | Semi-detached | — | — | £427,500 | Jun 2020 |
| 32, Nelson Gardens | Detached | — | — | £389,995 | Dec 2015 |
| 23 NELSON GARDENS | Detached | — | — | £350,000 | May 2015 |
24 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
How safe is it? from Rochford
Crime runs at 5.6 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
Per 1,000 / month5.6
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months from Rochford
Recorded crimes by category across the whole Rochford district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on. Some forces log crimes at their police station, so a station can look like a hotspot.
Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk
Who lives here? from Rochford
Population85,661
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 7/10 · more deprived than in 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 65% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 7/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 7/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 65% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 8 in 2019 — has worsened since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
7.2/10
Employment
7.1/10
Education & skills
5.6/10
Health & disability
7.5/10
Crime
6.8/10
Housing & services
5.5/10
Living environment
7.1/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
Figures for the wider Rochford — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Employment rate · residents aged 16+58%
Unemployment · economically active residents4.3%
Degree-level (Level 4+)23%
Good or very good health83%
Own their home81%
Median age46
Born outside the UK4%
See the full Rochford report →
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
Schools This street
100% of the 2 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
2 of 2 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 2 nearest inspected schools
of the 2 nearest inspected schools
GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"
Catchments
Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.
Council catchment polygons + GIAS
Nearest schools 25 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Born To | Nursery | Outstanding ('23) | 0.3 km |
| Edward Francis Primary School | Primary | — | 0.8 km |
| Fairview Under Fives Group | Nursery | Good ('24) | 0.8 km |
| Downhall Under Fives | Nursery | Outstanding ('25) | 1.0 km |
| The FitzWimarc School | Secondary | Good ('22) | 1.0 km |
| Down Hall Primary School | Primary | — | 1.0 km |
| Glebe Primary School | Primary | Inspected '24 — see report | 1.4 km |
| Grove Wood Primary School | Primary | Inspected '24 — see report | 1.5 km |
| Grove Road Pre-school | Nursery | Outstanding ('25) | 1.5 km |
| Happy Days Nursery | Nursery | Good ('24) | 1.5 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
At a glance
| Here | |
|---|---|
| Life expectancy — men | 81 yrs |
| Life expectancy — women | 84.5 yrs |
| Smoking | 3.9% |
| Adults overweight or obese | 71% |
OHID Fingertips · district-level figures (the health-outcomes grain)
25
nearest GP surgeries · nearest 1.4 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest dentists · nearest 1.3 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest pharmacies · nearest 1.1 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
12 of 12 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hambro Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 1.1 km |
| Yardley Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 1.3 km |
| The Essex Smile Centre | Dentist | — | 1.3 km |
| Boots | Pharmacy | — | 1.4 km |
| Audley Mills Surgery | GP | — | 1.4 km |
| Audley Mills Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 1.5 km |
| Downhall Park Surgery | GP | — | 1.5 km |
| William Harvey Surgery | GP | — | 1.6 km |
Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)
Getting around from Rochford
5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 42 min from Leigh-On-Sea.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To London | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rayleigh | 1.0 mi | London Liverpool Street | 43 min |
| Hockley | 1.7 mi | London Liverpool Street | 47 min |
| Battlesbridge | 3.2 mi | London Liverpool Street | 45 min |
| Rochford | 3.6 mi | London Liverpool Street | 51 min |
| Leigh-On-Sea | 3.8 mi | London Fenchurch Street | 42 min |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Leigh-On-Sea (42 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail
Travel to work
Census travel-to-work — how residents commute
EV charging3 points
Per 10,000 residents0.4
National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion
Environment from Rochford
Air quality
µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA
Ground checks
Surface water 1-in-1000.2%
Flood zone6.5% of postcodes
Radonup to <1% of homes
Historic landfill34 sites within ~1 km
EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search
Transport noise (Defra)
Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".
Defra strategic noise mapping
Heritage & green space
Listed buildings330
Conservation areas11
Green belt70.6%
Green spaces58
Historic England · OS Open Greenspace
Amenities from Rochford
What's here
| Category | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eat & drink | 125 | 94% hygiene 4★+ (FSA) |
| Shops | 32 | supermarkets & convenience stores |
| Gyms, leisure & playgrounds | 4 | — |
| Green spaces & parks | 58 | filled areas on the map |
OSM + FSA
Broadband
% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations
Local economy from Rochford
Figures for the wider Rochford — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Unemployment rate4.3%
In work (employment rate)57.5%
Companies registered here12,217
New incorporations (12m)1,390
Property companies (SPVs)1,335
See the full Rochford report →
Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district