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Southfields

Southfields is a town in Essex, England, with a population of around 25,000. It has 7 bus stops and Stanford-le-Hope station is 2.6 km away. There were around 24 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly shoplifting. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Southfields area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Thurrock area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 176,001 residents at roughly 1,074 people per km².

Council
Thurrock
County
Essex
Constituency
South Basildon and East Thurrock
Police force
Essex
38/ 100

My Area Score

Challenged

Ranked 241st of 294 English council areas — better than 18% of them.

Low crime34
Home affordability45
Affordable rents32
Good schools16
Life expectancy35
Low deprivation38
Employment26
Low council tax89

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

10°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 11° / 9° · 28% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:59Sunset 16:24

9h 26m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

38US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Stanford-le-Hope Roadside, United Kingdom

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 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

Crime

22 reported · August 2026▼ 4% YoY

  • Shoplifting12
  • Violence & sexual offences6
  • Anti-social behaviour2
  • Vehicle crime2

1 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

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)

Food hygiene

112 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 95 rated 4–5 ★ (63 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Stanford-le-Hope (2.6 km)
  • 7 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Stanford-Le-Hope (2.5 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£319,969 average▼ 1.4% YoY

Across Thurrock · to 2026-08

Detached£590,156
Semi-detached£398,062
Terraced£317,361
Flat£188,423

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£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

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

Property sales

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 135.8p · AppleGreen (11.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (11.5 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

23 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 250 kW
  • Nearest: Marlborough Road (0.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools2
  • Sports pitches10
  • Golf courses2
  • Playgrounds1

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)

Internal migration

  • 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

Deprivation

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

Council tax

£2,255 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (39% of 70,290)

A £1,503
B £1,754
C £2,004
D £2,255
E £2,756
F £3,257
G £3,758
H £4,509

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%)

56 inspected 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: 93% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Thurrock

Heritage & planning

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

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

Planning decisions

170 applications decided

77.6% granted · 132 granted, 38 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Your MP

James McMurdock

Independent

South Basildon and East Thurrock

Recent votes:

  • NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Reform UK majority

  • Lab 4
  • Con 2
  • Ref 43

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

8,245 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

64 jobs advertised · £30,984 avg

e.g. Vehicle Technician, Handyman Wanted. Make Your Own Schedule., Cleaner

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£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

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

Grid electricity

78% low-carbon electricity

Wind 46% · Nuclear 21% · Gas 20% · Biomass 12%

93 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

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

Health services

6 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in RM16

  • Chafford Hundred Medical Centre
  • Orsett Surgery
  • Stifford Clays Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Basildon and East Thurrock:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Orsett · 1.3 km

    Orsett is a village in the borough of Thurrock in Essex, England. It lies 3 miles (5 km) north-east of the centre of Grays, its post town. At the 2021 census the Orsett built up area had a population of 1,461.

  • St Giles' and All Saints' Church, Orsett · 1.6 km

    St Giles & All Saints Church is a Church of England parish church in Orsett, Essex, England, which is of medieval origin. It is a Grade I listed building.

  • Basildon (constituency) · 1.8 km

    Basildon was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

  • Orsett Hall · 2.0 km

    Orsett Hall was a 17th-century Grade II listed building in Orsett, Essex. It was set in 12 acres (4.9 ha) of parkland and was the centre of the Orsett Hall agricultural estate. The house was destroyed by fire on 11 Ma…

  • Thurrock · 2.1 km

    Thurrock is a unitary authority area with borough status in the ceremonial county of Essex, England. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames immediately east of London and has over 18 miles (29 km) of riverfront…

  • Linford, Essex · 2.2 km

    Linford, historically known as Muckingford, is a village in the borough of Thurrock in Essex, England. Located around 3 miles north-east from Tilbury Town, it is bordered directly by East Tilbury to its south and also…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Southfields?
Southfields is a town in Essex, England, in the Thurrock local authority.
How deprived is Southfields?
The Thurrock local authority, which includes Southfields, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.