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Rother 005B

Neighbourhood

Central Rother. 1,661 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 9.2 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Rother 005B is in decile 6.

Deprivation score
15.6
Joint 15,035th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£410,000
Joint 8,178th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,611
Joint 17,539th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
22.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Rother 005B compares

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

Rother 005BMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only58 neighbourhoods, Rother · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Rother58 areas from 6.9 to 62.9. The middle area is 19.2. Rother 005B is 15.6.
15.619th least deprived
Median sale price54 neighbourhoods, Rother · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Rother54 areas from £175,000 to £922,500. The middle area is £398,975. Rother 005B is £410,000.
£410,00023rd most expensive
Population58 neighbourhoods, Rother · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Rother58 areas from 1,082 to 2,298. The middle area is 1,579. Rother 005B is 1,611.
1,61124th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage58 neighbourhoods, Rother · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Rother58 areas from 5.5% to 100.0%. The middle area is 78.3%. Rother 005B is 22.3%.
22.3%2nd lowest

Is Rother 005B safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rother 005B at a rate of 22.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 41.6 per 1,000 people across Westfield, Fairlight & Broad Oak.

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

In August 2026 alone, 6 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Rother 005B.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (13), anti-social behaviour (12) and other crime (7).

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 Rother

These figures are published for the whole of Rother, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Rother and not Rother 005B alone. See Rother

Average house price
£335,680
Down 1.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,197
100th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.3×
Joint 72nd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
96,150
Up 0.2% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Rother 005B in brief

Rother 005B has a deprivation score of 15.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Rother 005B was £410,000 in 2025.

Rother 005B had 1,611 usual residents at the census.

In Rother 005B, 22.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.