Hastings vs Rother

A side-by-side comparison of the Hastings and Rotherlocal authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation.

In short: Rother is the more populous; council tax is lower in Hastings; Rother has the higher share of Good/Outstanding schools.

	Hastings	Rother
Population	90,995	93,113
Density	3,054/km²	183/km²
Deprivation	30% in most-deprived 10%	3% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)	£2,677	£2,701
Schools Good/Outstanding	58%	93%
Aged under 16	18%	15%
Aged 16–64	62%	53%
Aged 65+	20%	32%

Hastings council area →Rother council area →