Thundersley Glen

Castle Point · East of England · population 8,064 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

93Area Score / 100 ?
  • #498 of 6,856 in England
  • #55 of 746 in East of England
  • #1 of 12 in Castle Point
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,074
Median age (est.)47
Density1,659per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above23%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 11%25–44 21%45–64 29%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 48%Mortgage/shared: 42%Social rent: 1%Private rent: 9%
Own outright 48%Mortgage/shared 42%Social rent 1%Private rent 9%

Households

One person: 22%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 33%Lone parent: 7%Other: 21%
One person 22%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 33%Lone parent 7%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Managers & directors 18% · Professional 17% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Managers & directors18%
Professional17%
Associate professional15%
Administrative13%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 43% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Thundersley Glen is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #498 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #1 of 12 in Castle Point. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (95) and lowest on Housing & access (45). Typical homes here sold for about £420,000 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 123 sales), 15% above the wider Castle Point median of £365,000. Typical household take-home income is around £50,689 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 30 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 95 · #361
Employment 92 · #581
Education 63 · #2,548
Health 84 · #1,067
Crime 92 · #526
Housing & access 45 · #3,761
Living environment 80 · #1,362

House prices ?

£420,000median (12m) · +5.0% yr · n=123
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£420,000123+5.0%+12.0%
Detached£614,50048+14.0%+25.7%
Semi-detached£395,00049+2.6%+17.5%
TerracedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Flat£270,00025+5.9%+25.0%
This area£420,000
Castle Point£365,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£50,689±£7,218 · #945 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£39,222
Price-to-income ?8.3×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

62Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

30 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 240 offences
Castle Point53
East of England70
England83

Rank #395 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences119
Theft22
Burglary25
Vehicle crime17
Criminal damage & arson21
Public order & weapons16
Drugs13
Robbery2
Other5

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 12 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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