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Rayleigh North East

Middle area

West Rochford. 8,295 people in 3.9 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Rayleigh North East’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£426,500
1,638th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,125
3,329th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Rayleigh North East compares

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Median sale price11 middle areas, Rochford · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Rochford11 areas from £325,000 to £450,000. The middle area is £423,500. Rayleigh North East is £426,500.
£426,5005th highest
Population11 middle areas, Rochford · 2021
Population: every middle area in Rochford11 areas from 5,654 to 8,861. The middle area is 7,919. Rayleigh North East is 8,125.
8,1254th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage11 middle areas, Rochford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Rochford11 areas from 73.0% to 97.3%. The middle area is 92.3%. Rayleigh North East is 92.3%.
92.3%6th highest
Claimant rate11 middle areas, Rochford · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Rochford11 areas from 1.4% to 4.2%. The middle area is 2.4%. Rayleigh North East is 1.5%.
1.5%joint 2nd lowest

Figures for the whole of Rochford

These figures are published for the whole of Rochford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Rochford and not Rayleigh North East alone. See Rochford

Average house price
£412,543
Up 2.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£44,750
54th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.2×
78th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
11.4
39th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Rayleigh North East in brief

The median price paid for a home in Rayleigh North East was £426,500 in 2025.

Rayleigh North East had 8,125 usual residents at the census.

In Rayleigh North East, 92.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Rayleigh North East, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.