Tilbury
Tilbury is a town in Essex, England, with a population of around 14,185. It has two pharmacies, one supermarket, and eight restaurants and cafés, with 21 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Tilbury Town, 0.1 km away. The average sold house price is around £321,281, and there were around 163 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Tilbury area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Thurrock area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has 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
12US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)
Source: WAQI · Dartford - St Clements 2, United Kingdom
Crime
207 reported · July 2026▼ 3% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences91
- Criminal damage & arson33
- Anti-social behaviour32
- Vehicle crime13
11 stop & searches
Neighbourhood team: Chadwell St Mary and Tilbury · 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
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 419 rated 4–5 ★ (326 top)
- 8 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Tilbury Town (0.3 km)
- 30 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Tilbury Town (0.3 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 (9.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · Asda (1.1 km)
25 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
51 charging locations within ~8 km
- 18 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Berkeley Modular (2.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches10
- Playgrounds3
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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 6 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
Your MP
Jen Craft
Labour
Thurrock
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Reform UK majority
- Lab 4
- Con 2
- Ref 43
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools6
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens6
- Restaurants & cafés9
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,065 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
232 jobs advertised · £41,762 avg
e.g. Area Manager,, Senior Reliability Maintenance Engineering Technician, RME, LGV (CE) Driver - Purfleet
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
Grid electricity
60% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 34% · Gas 34% · Wind 16% · Biomass 7%
146 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Thurrock:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s411 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test357 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office353 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership257 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance195 local signatures · 94,447 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Tilbury · 0.2 kmTilbury is a port town on the north bank of the Thames in the borough of Thurrock in Essex, England. The town was established as separate settlement near East and West Tilbury and Tilbury Fort in the late 19th century…
Tilbury Town railway station · 0.3 kmTilbury Town railway station is on a loop line of the London, Tilbury and Southend line, serving the town of Tilbury, Essex. It is 21 miles 48 chains (34.8 km) down the line from London Fenchurch Street via Rainham an…
TS Queen Mary · 0.8 kmTS Queen Mary is a Clyde steamer launched in 1933 at the William Denny shipyard, Dumbarton, for Williamson-Buchanan Steamers. She is currently being restored as a museum ship, in Glasgow.
Tilbury F.C. · 0.9 kmTilbury Football Club is a football club based in Tilbury, Thurrock, England. The club play in black and white stripes, are currently members of the Isthmian League North Division and play home matches at Chadfields.
Port of Tilbury · 1.0 kmThe Port of Tilbury is a port located on the River Thames at Tilbury in Essex, England. It serves as the principal port for London, as well as being the main United Kingdom port for handling the importation of paper.…
Tilbury Riverside railway station · 1.2 kmTilbury Riverside was a railway station that served the town of Tilbury, in Essex, England. It was located south of a triangular junction on the railway between Tilbury Town station and East Tilbury, 22 miles 46 chain…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tilbury?
- Tilbury is a town in Essex, England, in the Thurrock local authority.
- What is the population of Tilbury?
- Tilbury has an approximate settlement population of 14,185.
- How deprived is Tilbury?
- The Thurrock local authority, which includes Tilbury, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.