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Hockley and Ashingdon

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North west Rochford. About 6,416 people in 12 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Hockley and Ashingdon, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
6,247
3,785th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
59.7%
2,367th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Hockley and Ashingdon compares

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

Hockley and AshingdonMiddle
Population13 wards, Rochford · 2021
Population: every ward in Rochford13 areas from 5,909 to 7,135. The middle area is 6,587. Hockley and Ashingdon is 6,247.
6,2472nd lowest
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%. Hockley and Ashingdon is 94.3%.
94.3%6th highest
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%. Hockley and Ashingdon is 1.6%.
1.6%joint lowest
Aged 15 to 6413 wards, Rochford · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Rochford13 areas from 54.8% to 64.3%. The middle area is 61.1%. Hockley and Ashingdon is 59.7%.
59.7%5th lowest

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 Hockley and Ashingdon 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
Hockley and Ashingdon in brief

Hockley and Ashingdon had 6,247 usual residents at the census.

In Hockley and Ashingdon, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Hockley and Ashingdon, 1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

59.7% of residents in Hockley and Ashingdon were aged 15 to 64 at the census.