Thorpe Bay

Southend-on-Sea · East of England · population 9,180 · 6 LSOAs

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

84Area Score / 100 ?
  • #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%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,113
Median age (est.)51
Density3,301per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above30%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 19%45–64 28%65+ 29%

Tenure

Own outright: 51%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 1%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 51%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 1%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 8%Other: 22%
One person 29%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 8%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional16%
Administrative13%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service6%
Elementary6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

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.

Income 88 · #848
Employment 81 · #1,280
Education 72 · #1,904
Health 75 · #1,691
Crime 59 · #2,781
Housing & access 79 · #1,451
Living environment 44 · #3,871

House prices ?

£485,000median (12m) · +2.6% yr · n=125
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£485,000125+2.6%+26.0%
Detached£725,00044+5.1%+10.7%
Semi-detached£500,00037-2.0%+22.0%
Terraced£429,50012+6.0%+19.3%
Flat£251,24832-1.5%+0.5%
This area£485,000
Southend-on-Sea£343,000
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)£45,779±£6,427 · #1,901 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£43,932
Price-to-income ?10.6×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 ?

39Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

42 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 382 offences
Southend-on-Sea101
East of England70
England83

Rank #1,385 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences162
Theft37
Burglary30
Vehicle crime58
Criminal damage & arson33
Public order & weapons37
Drugs16
Robbery5
Other4

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 →

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