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Rayleigh

Town · 31,309 residents

Affordability: 54/100Safety: 84/100Transport: 50/100Schools: 48/100Health: 40/100Food & drink: 45/100Environment: 61/100Infrastructure: 66/100Property market: 60/100
61Good

Good · better than 3 in 10 towns

Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country

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What’s good

  • Less recorded crime than is typical: 55 per 1,000 people a year against 100
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The essentials

Everyday life

The area

Around Rayleigh

Rettendon Great Common58Hockley and Hawkwell65Wickford57Rochford58Hullbridge62Eastwood72Nevendon40Shotgate58
About Rayleigh ↓

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Is Rayleigh a good place to live?

Rayleigh scores 61/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as good — 60 is typical for the country.

It stands out for safety (84).

Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Rayleigh in East of England, each measured against the national average.

Summary of Rayleigh›

The summary for Rayleigh is written when the report is first opened.

Data last updated: 19 October 2026

Places in and around Rayleigh›

Transport

1 place
  1. 1Rayleigh
Rail station

Schools

6 places
  1. 1The FitzWimarc SchoolSecondary · Good
  2. 2The Sweyne Park SchoolSecondary
  3. 3The DeanesSecondary · Good
  4. 4Grove Wood Primary SchoolPrimary
  5. 5Rayleigh Primary SchoolPrimary · Good
  6. 6Edward Francis Primary SchoolPrimary · Good

Health

6 places
  1. 1Audley Mills SurgeryGP practice
  2. 2Downhall Park SurgeryGP practice
  3. 3Grace House SurgeryGP practice
  4. 4Audley Mills PharmacyPharmacy
  5. 5BootsPharmacy
  6. 6Dental PracticeDentist

Food & drink

6 places
  1. 1Makro RayleighMakro · superstore
  2. 2Sainsburys Rayleigh WeirSainsburys · superstore
  3. 3Asda Rayleigh SupermarketAsda · large supermarket
  4. 4Lidl Eastwood Southend-On-SeaLidl · supermarket
  5. 5Budgens RayleighBudgens · convenience store
  6. 6Morrisons Daily Rayleigh High StreetMorrisons · convenience store

Environment

6 places
  1. 1Sweyne ParkPublic park · 23 ha
  2. 2Oak Wood ParkPublic park · 6.3 ha
  3. 3Little CommonPublic park · 1.8 ha
  4. 4Thundersley Oaks Nature ParkPublic park · 1.6 ha
  5. 5Brooklands Public GardensPublic park · 1.1 ha
  6. 6Fairview Playing FieldPlaying field · 6.1 ha
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Rayleigh by topic

  • Safety in Rayleigh
  • Schools in Rayleigh
  • Transport in Rayleigh
  • Property market and prices in Rayleigh
  • Health, food & drink in Rayleigh
  • Environment in Rayleigh
  • Infrastructure in Rayleigh
  • People in Rayleigh

Areas near Rayleigh

  • Rettendon Great Common
  • Hockley and Hawkwell
  • Wickford
  • Rochford
  • Hullbridge
  • Eastwood
  • Nevendon
  • Shotgate

Postcodes in Rayleigh

  • SS6
  • SS7
  • SS5
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