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Downhall and Rawreth

Ward

West Rochford. About 7,623 people in 13 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Downhall and Rawreth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
6,587
Joint 4,071st least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
76.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Downhall and Rawreth compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Downhall and RawrethMiddle
Population13 wards, Rochford · 2021
Population: every ward in Rochford13 areas from 5,909 to 7,135. The middle area is 6,587. Downhall and Rawreth is 6,587.
6,5877th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares13 wards, Rochford · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Rochford13 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Downhall and Rawreth is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage13 wards, Rochford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Rochford13 areas from 76.0% to 99.7%. The middle area is 93.6%. Downhall and Rawreth is 76.0%.
76.0%lowest
Claimant rate13 wards, Rochford · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Rochford13 areas from 1.6% to 4.2%. The middle area is 2.3%. Downhall and Rawreth is 2.3%.
2.3%joint 5th highest

Is Downhall and Rawreth safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Downhall and Rawreth at a rate of 55.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 50.7 per 1,000 people across Rochford.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 32 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Downhall and Rawreth.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (197), other crime (71) and anti-social behaviour (56).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Rochford

These figures are published for the whole of Rochford, not for each ward, so they describe all of Rochford and not Downhall and Rawreth 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.2×
Joint 78th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
11.4
39th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Downhall and Rawreth in brief

Downhall and Rawreth had 6,587 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Downhall and Rawreth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Downhall and Rawreth, 76.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Downhall and Rawreth, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.