Schools and transport may need closer review
Foulness & The Wakerings at a glance
- House prices
- £362,500
- Middle67th percentile
- Schools
- 26th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 19th percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 48.6 per 1,000 residents
- Middle70th percentile
- Flood risk
- 42.9% of the area in flood zones
- More flood-zone land94th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Foulness & The Wakerings a good place to live?
Foulness & The Wakerings has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. Transport access appears weaker and school performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Rochford below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
The public data shows a mixed profile, so the right fit depends on your priorities.
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Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- More of the area is in river or sea flood zones than most neighbourhoods in England; check the flood map for the specific property
Crime rate in Foulness & The Wakerings
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 48.6 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 70th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively lower; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Foulness & The Wakerings
House prices
- Median sale price
- £362,500
- Percentile
- 67th percentile nationally
House prices are above the national middle range.
Median of 75 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Foulness & The Wakerings
Schools
26th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Foulness & The Wakerings
Flood risk
42.9% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 38.6% of the area. That is the 94th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Foulness & The Wakerings
Transport
19th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Foulness & The Wakerings a good place to live?
Foulness & The Wakerings has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. Transport access appears weaker and school performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Foulness & The Wakerings safe?
Foulness & The Wakerings ranks in the 70th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Foulness & The Wakerings?
The median sale price was £362,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 67th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Foulness & The Wakerings?
Schools rank in the 26th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Foulness & The Wakerings?
Nearby public profiles include Roche South in Rochford and Sweyne Park & Grange in Rochford.
