On average Rother has average deprivation and low crime levels, with around 52 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 38% below the South East average of 84 per 1,000. Approximately 8.7% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Rother is £51,765 per year. There are 37 schools in Rother: 32 primary (4 Outstanding and 23 Good) and 5 secondary (0 Outstanding and 4 Good). Rother is home to around 93,110 people, with a population density of about 182.8 per km².
Based on 1,167 recent sales, the median property price is £350,000 (about £347 per square foot) in Rother area, with individual transactions ranging from £73,600 up to £2,900,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 496 | £505,000 | £379 |
| Semi-Detached | 239 | £335,000 | £365 |
| Terraced | 196 | £290,000 | £341 |
| Flats | 236 | £186,750 | £262 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £378,000 | £155,000 | £264,000 | £230,000 |
| 2017 | £385,000 | £155,000 | £265,000 | £246,750 |
| 2018 | £398,750 | £165,000 | £285,000 | £250,000 |
| 2019 | £420,000 | £165,000 | £285,500 | £257,000 |
| 2020 | £435,000 | £170,000 | £309,475 | £268,000 |
| 2021 | £485,000 | £180,000 | £320,000 | £285,750 |
| 2022 | £535,000 | £205,000 | £369,000 | £322,000 |
| 2023 | £530,000 | £195,000 | £345,000 | £311,250 |
| 2024 | £500,000 | £200,000 | £357,500 | £305,000 |
| 2025 | £505,000 | £190,000 | £339,500 | £299,975 |
| 2026 | £510,000 | £193,750 | £330,000 | £295,000 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £303 | £215 | £288 | £251 |
| 2017 | £312 | £222 | £289 | £269 |
| 2018 | £321 | £233 | £297 | £273 |
| 2019 | £323 | £237 | £303 | £280 |
| 2020 | £330 | £233 | £311 | £301 |
| 2021 | £368 | £253 | £341 | £327 |
| 2022 | £413 | £290 | £385 | £359 |
| 2023 | £403 | £280 | £379 | £353 |
| 2024 | £394 | £272 | £361 | £365 |
| 2025 | £384 | £269 | £362 | £352 |
| 2026 | £377 | £236 | £357 | £330 |
Rother records about 52 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a low crime rate for England: it scores 3 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level.
Among the 21 wards of Rother, Bexhill Kewhurst has the lowest crime rate, with about 30 crimes per 1,000 residents per year (the Rother average is 52 per 1,000) based on official Police.uk data.
The median sale price in Rother is £350,000 (about £347 per square foot) based on 1,167 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
Rother has 32 primary schools (4 rated Outstanding, 23 Good) and 5 secondary schools (4 Good). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.
Rother scores 6 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. The typical neighbourhood in Rother sits around rank 16,355 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The average household income in Rother is around £51,765 per year, and 9% of homes are social housing (ONS data).
Rother spans 2 parliamentary constituencies, represented by Bexhill and Battle: Kieran Mullan (Conservative and Unionist Party) and Hastings and Rye: Helena Dollimore (Labour and Co-operative Party).
Bexhill Central
Bexhill Collington
Bexhill Kewhurst
Bexhill Old Town & Worsham
Bexhill Pebsham & St Michaels
Bexhill Sackville
Bexhill Sidley
Bexhill St Marks
Bexhill St Stephens
Brede & Udimore
Burwash & the Weald
Catsfield & Crowhurst
Eastern Rother
Hurst Green & Ticehurst
North Battle, Netherfield & Whatlington
Northern Rother
Robertsbridge
Rye & Winchelsea
Sedlescombe & Westfield
South Battle & Telham
Southern Rother
TN39 3WT
Devonshire Road
TN33 0AD
Powdermill Lane
TN33 0SP
Forewood Lane
TN40 1FB
Links Drive
TN40 2DY
St John's Road
TN5 7AB
Church Street
TN39 5AA
Buxton Drive
TN40 2JE
De La Warr Road
TN39 3LX
Harewood Close
TN33 0GF
Sunny Rise
TN31 7DB
Rock Channel
TN32 5EB
Bishop's Lane
TN32 5DN
Bellhurst Road
TN19 7HR
Foots Lane
TN31 6NR
Farm Gardens
TN35 4EU
Pannel Lane
TN39 4BY
Gunter's Lane
TN31 6JR
Adams Lane
TN19 7BE
Borders Lane
TN31 6BF
Highfields Place
TN39 4QL
Barnhorn Road
TN31 6BQ
Manor Pound Close
TN32 5UJ
Levetts Lane
TN39 4FN
Augers Crescent
All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/07/2026. Read more about how our statistics are calculated.