{"id":1001,"date":"2008-02-01T07:36:10","date_gmt":"2008-02-01T07:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlinefocus.org\/?p=1001"},"modified":"2008-02-01T07:38:28","modified_gmt":"2008-02-01T07:38:28","slug":"the-rochford-district-area-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlinefocus.org\/the-rochford-district-area-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rochford District Area Profile &#8211; And Commuting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rochford.gov.uk\/rdc\/main.asp?page=1329&amp;crosslink=1\" class=\"broken_link\">new page on the District Council website<\/a> which might  interest  onlineFOCUS readers:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Rochford District Area Profile<\/strong><br \/>\nWelcome to the Rochford District Area Profile, a collection of facts and figures about Rochford District and its communities.  The purpose of this document is to provide a definitive source of key data about Rochford District.<\/p>\n<p>It is intended to provide a common data source for all those working for the Council, we have made it available to anyone looking for detailed data on our District.<\/p>\n<p>A selection of data from is detailed below:<\/p>\n<p>    * The District of Rochford contains more persons per hectare than the County of Essex (3.8 persons), the East of England region (2.8 persons) and England and Wales (3.4 persons).<br \/>\n    * Life expectancy at birth (years): Males is 78.<br \/>\n    * Life expectancy at birth (years): Females is 82.2.<br \/>\n    * The vast majority of Rochford District residents (71.1%) class themselves as being in &#8216;good&#8217; health.<br \/>\n    * 84.93% of residents think that for their local area, over the past three years, that sport and leisure facilities have got better or stayed the same.<br \/>\n    * A high proportion of the Rochford workforce commutes out of the District. 30% travel to work in Southend, 14% to London, 9% to Basildon and about 15% travel elsewhere outside the District.<br \/>\n    * 16.4% of households within the District of Rochford do not own a car or van. This proportion of the population is considerably different to the national trend whereby 26.8% of households do not own a car or van.<br \/>\n    * Within the District the majority of persons out commute and travel 40-60 miles.<br \/>\n    * Overall there has been a 15.7% decrease in crime between 2005 and 2006. Whilst overall crime has reduced theft from a motor vehicle rose by 7%, and increase in actual numbers of 22. This is linked to theft of number plates, stereos and satellite navigation systems. It is predicted that the district will see a rise in Sat nav thefts in 2007.<br \/>\n    * Percentage of residents surveyed who say that they feel fairly safe or very safe outside during the day is 98%.<br \/>\n    * 80% of residents are satisfied with the area as a place to live.<br \/>\n    * The average price of a flat within the District of Rochford (?81, 667) was less than the average price of a flat within the region (?96, 888) and nationally 18(?138, 762).\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If you <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rochford.gov.uk\/rdc\/pdf\/community_rochford_area_profile.pdf\" class=\"broken_link\">click here<\/a>, you can download the whole collection of data.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe the most startling bit of data above is <em>Within the District the majority of persons out commute and travel 40-60 miles. <\/em> Is that why we have such traffic problems? 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