Thorpe Bay
Southend-on-Sea · East of England · population 9,180 · 6 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #1,067 of 6,856 in England
- #137 of 746 in East of England
- #2 of 17 in Southend-on-Sea
- Least deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 20% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 16%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 20% |
| Managers & directors | 18% |
| Associate professional | 16% |
| Administrative | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 8% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Elementary | 6% |
| Process & plant | 4% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 50% · No religion 38% · Muslim 2%
Born outside the UK: 9%
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
Thorpe Bay is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,067 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #2 of 17 in Southend-on-Sea. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (88) and lowest on Living environment (44). Typical homes here, about £485,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 26% in five years (from 125 sales), 41% above the wider Southend-on-Sea median of £343,000. Typical household take-home income is around £45,779 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 42 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £485,000 | 125 | +2.6% | +26.0% |
| Detached | £725,000 | 44 | +5.1% | +10.7% |
| Semi-detached | £500,000 | 37 | -2.0% | +22.0% |
| Terraced | £429,500 | 12 | +6.0% | +19.3% |
| Flat | £251,248 | 32 | -1.5% | +0.5% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #4,190 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #1,385 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 162 |
| Theft | 37 |
| Burglary | 30 |
| Vehicle crime | 58 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 33 |
| Public order & weapons | 37 |
| Drugs | 16 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Other | 4 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 66 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Southend-on-Sea
- West Leigh97
- Leigh81
- Eastwood Park78
- Belfairs64
- Prittlewell46
- Chalkwell44
- Eastwood43
- Blenheim Park40
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Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
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