Grays

9°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 13° / 7° · 20% rain
• Tomorrow: 13° / 8° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:52Sunset 16:32

9h 40m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

20US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · Dartford - St Clements 2, United Kingdom

• 8.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 6.0% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

354 reported · August 2026▲ 12% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences169
• Anti-social behaviour45
• Shoplifting30
• Other theft21

17 stop & searches

Neighbourhood team: Chafford Hundred and Grays · Essex

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

260 reported road collisions (2025)

78 killed or seriously injured · 326 casualties · 14.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

408 food businesses within 2 miles

• 328 rated 4–5 ★ (233 top)
• 15 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Grays (0.2 km)
• 25 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

£319,969 average▼ 1.4% YoY

Across Thurrock · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,380 average monthly rent▲ 4.8% YoY

• 1 bed £941
• 2 bed £1,214
• 3 bed £1,474

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

1,858 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Esso (10.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Esso (10.9 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

60 charging locations within ~8 km

• 19 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Crown Road (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches10
• Playgrounds11

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

176,001 residents in Thurrock · 1,074/km²

• Under 16: 23%
• 16–64: 64%
• 65+: 14%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK10,751
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK11,673
• Net moves−922

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 114 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

3% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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

58 schools · 31,239 pupils

39 primary · 13 secondary · 6 other

Ofsted: 19 of 24 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (79%)

56 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Thurrock

182 CQC-registered services

• Care homes26
• GP practices30
• Dentists29
• Homecare agencies82
• Hospitals & hospices5

CQC ratings: 93% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Thurrock

• Not in the Green Belt
• 8 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

170 applications decided

77.6% granted · 132 granted, 38 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Jen Craft

Labour

Thurrock

Source: UK Parliament

Reform UK majority

• Lab 4
• Con 2
• Ref 43

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools7
• GPs & clinics9
• Pharmacies6
• Supermarkets4
• Parks & greens11
• Restaurants & cafés36

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,245 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

584 jobs advertised · £41,866 avg

e.g. HGV Class 1 Driver - Thurrock, Residential Children's Home Manager, Functional Skills Trainer

Source: Adzuna

£853 median full-time weekly pay

4.4% 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

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

73% low-carbon electricity

Wind 38% · Gas 25% · Nuclear 23% · Biomass 13%

114 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

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

• 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

10 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in RM17

• Balfour Medical Centre
• Dr Yadava N Practice
• Dell Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Thurrock:

• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND240 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth193 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Make catapult attacks against animals a standalone criminal offence142 local signatures · 55,084 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK119 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately80 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Thurrock Town Hall · 0.1 km

  Thurrock Town Hall is a newest part of municipal complex in New Road in Grays, Essex, a town in England. The complex accommodates the offices and meeting place of Thurrock Council.

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  Grays railway station · 0.2 km

  Grays railway station is on the London, Tilbury and Southend line, serving the town of Grays, in Essex, England. It lies 19 miles 70 chains (32.0 km) down the line from London Fenchurch Street, via Rainham; it is loca…

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  White Hart, Grays · 0.3 km

  The White Hart is a Grade II listed pub at Kings Walk, Grays, Essex, RM17 6HR.

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  State Cinema · 0.3 km

  The State Cinema is a Grade II* Listed building in Grays, Essex. Designed by F. G. M. Chancellor under Matcham & Co., it opened in 1938 as one of the most modern cinemas of its type at the time with seating for 2200 p…

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  New Recreation Ground · 0.3 km

  The New Recreation Ground was a football stadium on Bridge Road, Grays, Essex, England, and was the home ground of Grays Athletic. Prior to it being closed, the capacity stood at 4,100, of which 1,000 was seated.

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  Grays, Essex · 0.3 km

  Grays, historically also known as Grays Thurrock, is the largest town and administrative headquarters of the borough of Thurrock, in Essex, England. The town is located on the north bank of the River Thames, approxima…

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