Aveley

Thurrock · East of England · population 9,483 · 5 LSOAs

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

41Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,049 of 6,856 in England
  • #553 of 746 in East of England
  • #12 of 20 in Thurrock
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,517
Median age (est.)36
Density1,076per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above25%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 11%25–44 30%45–64 24%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 44%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 44%Social rent 21%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 33%Lone parent: 13%Other: 15%
One person 24%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 33%Lone parent 13%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 14% · Skilled trades 12% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional14%
Skilled trades12%
Elementary12%
Administrative12%
Process & plant11%
Managers & directors11%
Associate professional10%
Sales & customer service9%
Caring & leisure8%

Ethnic group

White: 79%Asian: 6%Black: 11%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 79%Asian 6%Black 11%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 38% · Muslim 5%

Born outside the UK: 19%

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

Aveley is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #4,049 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #12 of 20 in Thurrock. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (72) and lowest on Housing & access (22). Typical homes here sold for about £381,250 over the past year, up 21% across five years (from 114 sales), 7% above the wider Thurrock median of £355,000. Typical household take-home income is around £42,476 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 72 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 39 · #4,180
Employment 45 · #3,761
Education 31 · #4,701
Health 46 · #3,720
Crime 29 · #4,893
Housing & access 22 · #5,338
Living environment 72 · #1,938

House prices ?

£381,250median (12m) · +5.9% yr · n=114
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£381,250114+5.9%+20.6%
Detached£533,0005+14.6%
Semi-detached£405,00046+4.5%+19.1%
Terraced£365,00051+2.0%+21.1%
Flat£170,00012-11.5%-1.4%
This area£381,250
Thurrock£355,000
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)£42,476±£6,023 · #2,712 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,069
Price-to-income ?9.0×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 ?

37Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

72 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 682 offences
Thurrock90
East of England70
England83

Rank #3,656 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences290
Theft62
Burglary27
Vehicle crime80
Criminal damage & arson97
Public order & weapons61
Drugs36
Robbery8
Other21

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 107 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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