Rother vs Wealden

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

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

	Rother	Wealden
Population	93,113	160,151
Density	183/km²	192/km²
Deprivation	3% in most-deprived 10%	0% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)	£2,701	£2,728
Schools Good/Outstanding	93%	81%
Aged under 16	15%	17%
Aged 16–64	53%	57%
Aged 65+	32%	27%

Rother council area →Wealden council area →