Thurrock
Thurrock is a town in Essex, England, with a population of around 100,000. It has around 1 pharmacy and 1 restaurant & café, along with 21 bus stops and East Tilbury railway station 3.5 km away. In June 2026, there were around 92 recorded street crimes, most commonly violence & sexual offences. Covers 15 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Thurrock is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 176,001 residents at roughly 1,074 people per km².
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 241st of 294 English council areas — better than 18% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
18°COvercast
- Today: 21° / 18° · 72% rain
- Tomorrow: 26° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:28Sunset 19:20
12h 51m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
9US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Stanford-le-Hope Roadside, United Kingdom
Crime
113 reported · July 2026▲ 11% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences45
- Anti-social behaviour20
- Criminal damage & arson14
- Vehicle crime11
2 stop & searches
Neighbourhood team: Corringham, Orsett and Stanford-le-Hope · Essex
Local policing priorities
- Antisocial Behaviour (ASB) - Concerns from residents about ASB in Thurrock particularly in Town Centres and Lakeside Shopping Centre.
- Domestic Abuse – Protecting individuals from domestic abuse and repeat victimisation in vulnerable communities where repeat harm has been…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
218 reported road collisions (2024)
42 killed or seriously injured · 276 casualties · 12.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
137 food businesses within 2 miles
- 112 rated 4–5 ★ (80 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: East Tilbury (3.5 km)
- 21 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from East Tilbury (3.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£327,176 average▲ 2.3% YoY
Across Thurrock · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,375 average monthly rent▲ 4.8% YoY
- 1 bed £937
- 2 bed £1,210
- 3 bed £1,468
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
8.7× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 8.7 times median annual pay (9.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Esso (7.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 184.7p · Asda (10.2 km)
24 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
31 charging locations within ~8 km
- 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Marlborough Road (1.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools5
- Sports pitches24
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
176,001 residents in Thurrock · 1,074/km²
- Under 16: 23%
- 16–64: 64%
- 65+: 14%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 116 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
4% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,255 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (39% of 70,290)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
58 schools · 31,239 pupils
39 primary · 13 secondary · 6 other
Ofsted: 19 of 24 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (79%)
56inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Harris Academy Chafford HundredOutstanding
- Harris Academy OckendonOutstanding
- Harris Academy RiversideGood
- Orsett Heath AcademyGood
- Thames Park Secondary SchoolGood
- Mossbourne Port Side AcademyRequires improvement
- Ormiston Park AcademyRequires improvement
- William Edwards SchoolRequires improvement
- Mossbourne Fobbing AcademyInadequate
- Grays Convent High School
- St Clere's School
- The Gateway Academy
- The Hathaway Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Thurrock
Care & health services
182 CQC-registered services
- Care homes26
- GP practices30
- Dentists29
- Homecare agencies82
- Hospitals & hospices5
CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Thurrock
Heritage & planning
- Within the Green Belt
- 14 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
142 applications decided
80.3% granted · 114 granted, 28 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Reform UK majority
- Lab 4
- Con 2
- Ref 43
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools7
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,065 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
228 jobs advertised · £41,195 avg
e.g. Class 1 Driver, Retail Sales Manager, Site Installer - Modular Buildings
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£853 median full-time weekly pay
4.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£23,662 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
47% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 73,858 certificates
8.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 83.4 yrs women · 79.4 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 58.2 women · 58.9 men
71% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Basildon and East Thurrock:
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test454 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office405 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership289 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance256 local signatures · 94,447 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s253 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Orsett Heath · 0.7 kmOrsett Heath is a village in the unitary authority area of Thurrock, in the ceremonial county of Essex, England. It is located about twenty miles away from London. Nearby settlements include the towns of Tilbury and G…
Treetops School · 1.0 kmTreetops School is an all-through special school with academy status in Grays, Essex, England. Students are from 5 to 19 with moderate learning difficulties and many are on the autistic spectrum, with speech and langu…
- Terrel's Heath · 1.0 km
Terrel's Heath is, in spite of its name, an area of woodland in Chadwell St Mary named on the 1938 six-inch Ordnance Survey map.
- Orsett Rural District · 1.2 km
Orsett Rural District was a rural district in Essex, England, from 1894 to 1936. It covered Orsett and surrounding parishes near the Thames Estuary in the south of the county. It was abolished in 1936, when most of th…
Thurrock Urban District · 1.2 kmThurrock was a local government district and civil parish in south Essex, England, from 1936 to 1974.
Orsett Heath Academy · 1.2 kmThe Orsett Heath Academy is a coeducational secondary free school academy in Grays, Essex, England. It is the newest member of the South West Essex Community Education Trust and was built under the leadership of nearb…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)