Rochford District

Rochford District
Non-metropolitan district
Rochford, the administrative centre and one of the towns of the district
Rochford shown within Essex
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	East of England
Non-metropolitan county	Essex
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Rochford
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Rochford District Council
• Leadership	Alternative - Sec. 31 (Liberal Democrats / Rochford Residents / Independent / Green)
• MPs	James Duddridge Mark Francois
Area
• Total	65.44 sq mi (169.49 km2)
• Rank	156th (of 296)
Population  (2022)
• Total	87,216
• Rank	272nd (of 296)
• Density	1,300/sq mi (510/km2)
Ethnicity (2021) [1]
• Ethnic groups	List 95.9% White 1.7% Mixed 1.4% Asian 0.7% Black 0.3% other
Religion (2021) [1]
• Religion	List 47.6% Christianity 44.9% no religion 7% other 0.5% Islam
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	22UL (ONS) E07000075 (GSS)
OS grid reference	TQ876904

Rochford is a local government district in Essex, England. It is named after one of its main settlements, Rochford, where the council is based. The largest town in the district is Rayleigh. Other places in the district include Hockley, Ashingdon, Great Wakering, Canewdon and Hullbridge.

The district borders Maldon District to the north, the City of Chelmsford to the north-west, the Borough of Basildon to the west, the Borough of Castle Point to the south-west, and the City of Southend-on-Sea to the south. To the east, it has a stretch of coast at Foulness Island.

Most of the built-up areas are in the western part of the district, along the railway line from Shenfield to Southend Victoria. Southend Airport straddles the district's border with the City of Southend-on-Sea. The eastern part of the district is more sparsely populated.