City Profile • Local Authority

Rother

Rother is a local authority district comprising 13 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £419k, reflecting a upward trend of 4.4% over the past year. It is a sought-after area for buyers, characterised by strong rates of homeownership. Crime levels sit at a moderate 62 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

94,162
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

13 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Rother authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English91.7%
White: Other White2.8%
White: Irish0.8%
White and Asian0.6%
Other Asian0.6%
Other Mixed0.5%

Age Profile

70-74 years9.0%
55-59 years7.9%
60-64 years7.5%
65-69 years7.4%
50-54 years7.0%
75-79 years6.7%

Top Occupations

Professional17.1%
Managers and directors15.5%
Skilled trades13.9%
Associate professional12.4%
Caring and leisure11.4%
Administrative and secretarial9.9%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Outright48.4%
Owned: Mortgage24.2%
Private rented: Landlord13.9%
Social rented: Other8.7%
Private rented: Other2.3%
Social rented: Council1.5%

Area DNA

family4/10
health5/10
safety7/10
homeown10/10
transit6/10
affluence5/10
diversity2/10
employment1/10
investment10/10